The Castle Hotel in Macroom beat off stiff competition to be voted best ‘customer service’ hotel in Munster by the Restaurant Association of Ireland (RAI) in its annual restaurant awards.
The award recognises establishments who go beyond the call of duty in a consistent and industry appropriate manner.
This year the nominations went online for the first time. There...
Five Cork builder’s merchants have been nominated for Octabuild Builders Merchant Awards. Cork Builders Providers, Togher; Burton’s Topline, Kanturk; Kelleher’s Topline, Bandon; James McMahon Ltd, Dunmanway and James McMahon Ltd, Water Street all received nominations. The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 16th in the Round Room of the Mansion House in Dublin.
More than 63,000 Irish users have left Facebook over the last six months, according to figures released by Social Breakers. While there are still 2,219,240 monthly active users on the social networking site, it would seem users are increasingly turning away from the social media site.
Facebook have made a number of changes over the last few months that have, anecdotally, left...
Paddy O’Connell, Berkley Group, Shirley O’Regan, Irish Examiner and Ronan Murphy, Smarttech.ie at the launch of the it@cork European Tech Summit, whcih will take place on Wednesday 15th May at City Hall. The Summit, a tech and business Gathering event, has attracted a number of global leaders in the tech space to speak at the event. Register at itcork.ie. Picture...
While quotas have been filled in New South Wales, many Australian states are still home to great opportunities for skilled workers in everything from hairdressing to carpentry.
In 2013 alone it is estimated the 20,000 Irish workers will travel to Australia for employment. According to visafirst.com, a further 10,000 already living in Australia will apply for the state sponsorship...
A free morning workshop designed to help employers tackle the growing issue of social networking in the workplace will take place on Wednesday, May 8th 2013 in The Rochestown Park Hotel.
A survey conducted by employment law consultancy Peninsula in 2012 showed that 67% of Irish employees admitted to checking their social networking sites during work hours, while 73% have admitted to bad...
Figures have shown that Cork people prefer to listen to local radio stations over their national counterparts. Latest audience figures from the JNLR (Joint National Listenership Research) show that local stations in Cork command 67% of listenership across all adults with 47% tuning into the national stations. In the breakdown, 40% listen to 96FM, 15% to C103 and 19% to Red FM. Newstalk holds 8...
Ireland’s largest diplomat gathering of 2013 will take place in Cork in October. One of the first events to be organised by Diplomat Magazine, founded by John X. Miller, Honorary Consul of Hungary in Ireland and Michael Mulcahy, Honorary Consul of Poland in Ireland, the Diplomat Dinner 2013 will take place on on Friday October 11th in The Maryborough Hotel & Spa.
The Diplomat...
Almost a fifth of small and medium sized firms in Munster have cited difficulty accessing funding as the main barrier to sustainable growth.
The statistic was revealed in the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey that aims to explore the sentiments of SME owner managers across Ireland on a range of issues pertinent to their business.
The Business Barometer also...
The London leg of the S4 world tour took place in London last week and I managed to get some hands-on experience with the new flagship device from Samsung. As mentioned last week, at a glance, the S4 does not look overly different to the S3. The design is slightly more square and there’s more screen space, but the phones are the same size.
Samsung’s message was very clear;...
John Coughlan, Business Development Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Development and Gerry Wycherley, Cork Airport Business Park and Tom Hassey, CEO Cork Airport Business Park at the signing of a Letter of Intent on Co-Operation between Cork Airport Business Park and Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park at the Cork International Airport Hotel. Picture: Darragh Kane
Cork...
Could your kind and caring colleagues be making you fat? Studies have shown that doughnuts, cakes and biscuits brought into the office by other workers are a temptation that many staff find it difficult to resist. 22% of workers admitted to needing a sugar boost in the afternoon, a habit that according to the survey of 2,000 people, can pile on over 6lbs per year!
The Undercover Laptop Sleeve is a neat, light-hearted solution that makes your laptop look no more conspicuous than a big, battered letter - and nobody wants to steal one of those unless they're a couple of stamps short of the full postage, if you see what we mean. The padded interior will protect your precious cargo from bumps and knocks. €18.75, iwantoneofthose.com.
Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central, Micheál Martin TD has called for the immediate establishment of a National Co-Ordination Group to deal with the fodder crisis, which is causing extreme hardship for hundreds of farmers throughout Cork.
Deputy Martin was speaking after visiting Boherbue Co-Op, where special silage distribution has been taking place for local farmers...
There were celebrations at Keanes outlets in Cork, Limerick and Killarney this week after the company was shortlisted in two key categories at the UK and Ireland Jewellery Awards – the only Irish jewellers to feature.
In business for over 65 years, Keanes have been nominated for Marketing Campaign of the Year and Retail Star of the Year. The "Start Your Own Story"...
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