“YOONI” offers educational AI platform for free following partnerships with Musgrave and Dornan Engineering Ltd YOONI, a software platform designed to help leaving cert students pick their ideal course, is now offering the service free of charge for a limited time. A free online tool to help students pick the right third level course is…
Bank of Ireland is announcing changes to branch services in Cork, with the closure of its Cork CIT, Glanmire, Bantry, Cobh, Dunmanway, Kanturk, Millstreet, Mitchelstown and Youghal branches from September and a new partnership with An Post providing banking services locally. The changes are in response to significant trends in how people are banking –…
Local Enterprise Week 2021 has been launched by the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Cork City. This year the schedule is packed with events from “Tips and Tools for Minding your Mental Health and Wellbeing during COVID-19” (with the HSE) to a session on selling online. Local Enterprise Week 2021 will take place from Monday 1st…
Those over 55 were more likely to be targeted by fraudsters, with 85% in this age group receiving some form of fraudulent communication. · 33% of people received a fraudulent communication from a bank or financial institution they were not a customer of. · 92% or 9 in 10 people have seen advertising or messaging…
“ It’s unavoidable that some banking customers will be badly hit when Ulster Bank exits the market. Unlike other in countries such as Canada and the USA, Irish consumers have an over-dependence on a couple of large national banks and, as a country, we have traditionally underutilised local banking and credit options. But it’s not…
The Zero Project Conference, hosted annually by the United Nations organisation in Vienna, took place from February 10th – 12th online. The Zero Project focuses on the rights of persons with disabilities globally. This international award recognises the impact that Cope Foundation’s Ability@Work programme has on developing inclusive workplaces across Cork city and county and…
The Port of Cork has reported that total traffic through the Port was down 2% to 9.2 million tonnes in 2020. The dip in trade traffic is a direct result of the challenges posed by Covid 19 and the cancellation of cruise calls to Cork in particular. Despite these challenges, overall container traffic through the…
Chris Mee Group are delighted to welcome Colette Horgan to their every growing Management team based in Little Island! Colette joined Chris Mee Group in October 2020 as Group Quality & Training Manager having spent 13 years at Enva Ireland Ltd. Since starting with the group Colette has been heavily involved in the ISO Integrated…
Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune says while upskilling can be a challenging experience women working in the home have so much to offer Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has highlighted that support is available to women who wish to use lockdown as an opportunity to upskill. MEP Clune said that women who have worked in…
2020 was a whirlwind year, with things changing so frequently since COVID-19, and 2021 has been no different so far… Many organisations faced HR challenges around keeping staff safe and motivated, using remote work systems to maintain productivity and focusing on business continuity in very challenging trading conditions. Peninsula’s advice lines were the busiest it’s…