NEW Guinot Salon Opens in Glanmire

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On 6th February, residents of Glanmire and the surrounding areas joined Louise Coughlan & Ruth Murphy to celebrate the official opening of their Guinot franchise in Glanmire. The event was a huge success with Louise & Ruth being joined by their families, the Guinot Franchise team and Rose of Tralee 2012, present judge and podcaster Nicola Mc Evoy to cut the ribbon and officially open the new salon. Louise & Ruth, friends, family and existing clientele all turned out to show…

Cork GAA and PepsiCo Renew Successful Positive Action Partnership for 2025

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Cork GAA and PepsiCo today announced the renewal of their Positive Action partnership, following a first year that delivered tangible sustainability achievements at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh and across the wider Cork GAA community. The partnership focuses on raising awareness of positive climate action initiatives within the community, identifying and implementing cutting-edge sustainable technologies, and…

Welcome Kennedy Wilson to Little Island Business Association

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We are delighted to welcome Kennedy Wilson as a member of the Little Island Business Association. A leading global real estate investment company, Kennedy Wilson owns, operates, and invests in real estate across the Western United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland, with a strong focus on multifamily, office, industrial/logistics, and debt investments. In Ireland, Kennedy…

daa Contributes €166,666 to Cork Penny Dinners as Part of €500,000 Raised for Charities of the Year

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daa matches amount raised by passengers and employees in 2024   February 19, 2025: daa, the operator of Cork and Dublin airports, has presented cheques totalling €500,000 to three deserving Irish charities – Cork Penny Dinners, A Little Lifetime Foundation and Cliona’s Foundation. This follows a year of dedicated fundraising activities across Cork and Dublin airports by passengers and daa…

CHANGES TO STATE PENSION MAKE IT A FAIRER SYSTEM FOR WOMEN – FINANCIAL EXPERT CLAIMS

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A financial planning expert claims the changes to the state pension (contributory) entitlement make it a fairer and more transparent system, particularly for women. Up until the end of 2024, a person’s state pension (contributory) was calculated using two methods – the Yearly Average (YA) and the Total Contributions Approach (TCA). Financial expert Kieran McAuliffe,…

The Love Your Coast Photography Competition opens for entries on 14th February 2025

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An Taisce’s Clean Coasts Programme invites Irish photographers to fall in love with the coast with the return of the Love Your Coast photography competition for 2025.   Building on Clean Coasts’ 2025 theme of connection, the competition encourages photographers to capture the intersection of Ireland’s captivating coastal beauty, rich heritage, and biodiversity, alongside the…

Minister Lawless announces funding of €63.84 million to accelerate commercialisation of research across Ireland

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Groundbreaking initiative co-funded by European Union & Irish Government  €63.84m for Therapeutics and ICT Hubs under ERDF Regional Programme Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless TD has today announced a multi-annual ‘Accelerating Research to Commercialisation’ (ARC) Hub investment programme to fast-track the commercial potential of scientific research across Ireland. The…