If you normally reach for chocolate to beat that 4pm slump, try swapping your usual calorific bar for a satisfying low-calorie hot chocolate drink. Cadbury Hot Chocolate Highlights contain only 40 calories per sachet.
Cork Biz
Northgate Vehicle Hire has partnered with 4Fleet, the UK fleet service from Goodyear Dunlop, in a three-year contract. The partnership will see Northgate, with depots in Cork, Dublin and Limerick, fit its 52,000 UK and Ireland based fleet of vehicles on ’premium only’ tyres. The partnership also includes round the clock support for 365 days a year, alongside transparent real-time...
The Green Hospitality Programme (GHP) has launched a new booklet for the hospitality sector, detailing how to reduce utility costs through resource efficiency.
Resource Efficiency in the Hospitality Sector contains numerous case studies, including five from Cork, of GHP member hotels, restaurants, pubs and contract caterers who have implemented waste prevention measures, resulting in an...
SmartCharge extends the battery life of a smartphone by up to 25 hours of talk time.
Most of us are paying for wireless broadband, yet very few of us are totally happy with the service we are getting. A common problem is that the wireless signal doesn’t reach every room; forcing family members and flatmates to hover in doorways or balance on windowsills to get...
Do you spend much of the working week sitting at your desk? New research has shown that standing up for three hours every day can help you lose a whopping 8lb of fat per year. Creating a work station on top of a cabinet and standing at it while you answer emails of talk on the phone will blitz 144 calories in an afternoon and improve your circulation.
If you want to pursue a career in transport and gain a recognised qualification then you should consider a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Transport Management. This Certificate, which is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, qualifies you as a Transport Manager and entitles you to set up a haulage or bus passenger business. A CPC is also extremely...
Joe Aherne, CEO and founder of Leading Edge Group, will speak on front line innovations in business at a seminar entitled ‘Innovation – the Key to Success’ at Fota Island Resort Hotel on Friday, February 1st. Using the example of management consultancy company Leading Edge Group which has been successfully established in Canada for over five years, Mr. Aherne will cover how...
Teed off with the lack of women’s golf gear on the market, a group of like-minded individuals came together to create a solution. Maria Tracey talks to James Donovan, general manager of Cork-based Miss Designer Golf about how they hope to score a hole-in-one with their innovative online store.
When it comes to golf, the urban legend that it derives from the acronym "Gentlemen...
From its training centres at Hollyhill and Model Farm Road, National Learning Network provides a range of full-time employment and developmental training courses for people who have an injury, illness or disability. The courses, which are delivered on behalf of FAS, include Catering, IT Systems and PC Maintenance and Office Administration.
For persons who cannot engage in a training...
Cobh & Harbour Chamber will host a seminar designed to inspire business people on Friday, February 1st at Fota Island Resort Hotel. Innovation - The Key to Success will run from 9am to 1pm, with the panel of speakers including Sean Gallagher, entrepreneur, Joe Aherne CEO, Leading Edge Group (How to Successfully Launch your Business Abroad), Neil O'Carroll Lead Executive, Phillips 66,...
Cork City Enterprise Board has launched a new Management Development programme. The Accelerate professional development programme has been developed to provide owner managers or senior staff of small businesses with the leadership, business skills and knowledge to achieve sustainability and growth in their business.
Accelerate, which is based on international best practice, is delivered...
Shane Long, Franciscan Well Brewery and Alan Wolfe, Strategy & Planning Director, Molson Coors Ireland at the announcement of the purchase of the Franciscan Well Brewery by Molson Coors Ireland. Picture: John Sheehan Photography
The Franciscan Well craft beer brand and micro-brewery is under new ownership. Molson Coors UK & Ireland announced its purchase of the...
The Gadget Guide: Jessica Kelly's highlights from this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
Excited attendees flood into the Central Hall exhibits to see the latest and greatest in technology at the 2013 International CES.
The Consumer Electronics Show took place in Las Vegas last week, with the giants of the technology world showcasing the next big things to hit our shelves. Some of the talking points included:
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Smart-phone manufacturers and mobile networks are making it increasingly affordable to own a high-quality phone, without the high-end price tag. Huawei had a successful 2012 here in Ireland with their Ascend G300, which provided customers a cheaper alternative to the big branded Android phones.
It’s latest model, the Ascend G330 offers customers a 1GHz dual core...
Investment from companies like Apple and Eli Lilly- both with large European centres in Cork- has seen the new net job creation by IDA clients across Ireland soar to over 6,5000.
Last February, US pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly announced that it is to invest €330m in a new facility at its Kinsale campus, leading to the creation of 200 new jobs at the facility, as well as a further...
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