A mentor-driven sales accelerator programme based in Cork is now seeking applications for its second round.
Selr8r will select ten early stage companies, who have ready-to-market, innovative products and help bring them to a global market within 50 days. Each successful company chosen to participate will be given finance, technical back-up, marketing and design services, peer networking...
Gadget guru Jessica Kelly gets to grips with the Akita Handy Scan Compact & Portable Scanner
There have been times when I've received a product to review and I've spent the first 10 minutes trying to figure out what exactly it is. This was the case with the Akita Handy Scanner.
The small device is extremely thin and comes with a 4GB microSD card. Once set up, it can copy...
Dungarvan based E-Project Chartered Architects have been shortlisted for the National Green Building Awards for 2013 for their recently completed Headquarters Building for Television Mobiles Limited in Bartlemy, Co. Cork. The Headquarters Project is one of the first office developments in Ireland to fully embrace the design principles of Passive Haus Design.
Now entering its fifth year...
On average Port Miami welcomes four million cruise passengers annually and has seven cruise terminals.
The Port of Cork has announced details of their sister seaport agreement with PortMiami, the “Cruise Capital of the World”. The agreement will see the two ports exchange information and ideas, with the intended aim of increasing both cargo and cruise...
Parcel Motel has landed in two new locations in Co. Cork with Nightline announcing the arrival of a convenient, secure and round-the-clock delivery service for online shoppers at Topaz Wilton and Mahon Point Shopping Centre. The service allows consumers to have their goods delivered to a location that is convenient for them to collect at any time.
Over 30% of those surveyed (33...
Take the heat out of a stressful afternoon at work by popping in your headphones and listening to a few minutes of soothing music. In a recent study, one group of volunteers were asked to give an oral presentation with Pachaelbel’s Canon playing the background while the other group gave their presentations with no music. The first group were found to have lower blood pressure, heart rate...
Commercial vacancy rates in Cork are below the national average, according to a new report. The total number of vacant premises recorded in Cork to date is 2,699, representing 10% of the total 26,248 commercial outlets across the county. The figures from the first GeoView Quarterly Commercial Premises Vacancy Rates Report come following recent reports that the average vacancy rate in Cork city...
Sony really are trying to embrace Windows 8, with devices all of shapes and sizes being produced to accommodate the new software. In the last few months alone this column has featured the Sony Duo Slider, a hybrid tablet device and the Sony Tap 20, a 20-inch touchscreen desktop. Both show that while Windows 8 is a daunting, new computing experience for some, it can be pain-free if on the right...
Ever since the Celtic Tiger packed its suitcase and headed for the hills, cases of employees from high profile companies staging sit-ins after they were informed without prior consultations that operations were to cease have become more common. We asked the experts at Niall Colgan and Sinead Kane at Niall Colgan & Co. Solicitors on the South Mall to explain the legal obligations of...
Ger White, Regional Director KBC Bank Ireland. Picture: John Sheehan Photography
KBC Bank Ireland opened a new office in Cork city this week, citing "the increase in new customers joining the bank and the demand for competitive banking among Irish consumers" as the catalyst for the investment.
Celebrating forty years in Ireland this year, KBC has...
Laura Ward, Mothercare with Energia Key Account Manager Karen O’Brien at the announcement of an electricity supply deal with Energia worth over €300k. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography.
Mothercare has moved its electricity supply to green renewable energy with Energia in a renewed supply deal.
Under the terms of the renewed deal, Energia will supply...
Do you regularly forget to pick up milk on the way home? Try keeping a sprig of rosemary on your desk; scientists say that in trials, people who were exposed to rosemary essential oil were between 60% and 75% more likely to remember to complete tasks at particular times later that day.
A new bring site for commercial recyclable and reusable material is now open to businesses in Cork city and county. The Eco Village, which is the first business amenity site of its kind in Ireland, is located on the Monahan Road and will be open five days a week, Monday to Friday as well as on one Saturday every month for a WEEE collection day.
Businesses can bring batteries, glass,...
HTC have truly gone from strength to strength in the world of smartphones over the last two years, with stand-out phones for every budget. The HTC One X was the #GHTech Gadget of 2011 on The Right Hook, and the flagship follow-up to that phone does not disappoint.
The HTC one has a 4.7-inch full HD screen, set in a stunning aluminium body. The device sits well in the hand and is...
A Cork-based company was named as one the top 25 exhibitors at the International Food and Drink Event, held recently in London.
Veronica’s Snacks was set up just last July by mum-of-three, Veronica Kenneally, who noticed that one of her children constantly favoured junk food, no matter what other tasty treats were on offer.
Ms Kenneally decided to produce her own range of...
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