The Everyman presents the world premiere production of John O’Brien’s new opera ‘The Nightingale and the Rose’

The Everyman presents the world premiere production of a brand new opera by John O’Brien, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s timeless story, The Nightingale and the Rose, premiering at The Everyman on Saturday October 13 to Saturday October 20, excluding Monday October 15 and Thursday October 18, then the Civic Theatre, Tallaght, October 23 to 24, and the Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick, October 27.…

Spirit of selflessness shines brightly as Mercy Stars are presented to individuals and groups who go above and beyond for the Mercy Hospital

Friday September 28 saw the spirit of selflessness shining brightly in Cork as the individuals, teams, and fundraising volunteers who go above and beyond for patients and colleagues at The Mercy University Hospital, were officially recognised at the Mercy Stars awards night, which was held in the Clayton Hotel, Lapps Quay, Cork City. The Mercy…

500 startups later CorkBIC celebrates 30th anniversary

Michael O’Connor CEO CorkBIC, Olive O’Driscoll Founder AventaMed, Joe Healy, Enterprise Ireland, Simon Coveney TD, An Tánaiste – Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade,  Pete Smyth, Founder Broadlake. Photo: John Allen 500 startups later, leading business venture consultancy, CorkBIC celebrated its thirtieth anniversary at the Nano Nagle Centre in Cork City. The event was attended by business…

Ibec publishes latest Local Economic Indicators report with interesting findings

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, launched Local Economic Indicators 2018: Doing Business Locally. The annual report measures data from across eight regions and in all 31 local authorities. Local Economic Indicators 2018 is an evidenced-based report compiled from publicly available data. It provides insights for future policy planning in relation to eight categories: population,…

The SPAR Cork Airport 5km Runway Run returns!

Running legend Sonia O’Sullivan will join 2,500 runners for the annual SPAR Cork Airport 5K Runway Run on November 2.  Organised by Cork Athletics on behalf of Athletics Ireland, the unique 5km event on Cork Airport’s runway will take place at 23:59pm on Friday November 2. Funds raised will support Cork Airport’s 2018 Charity of the Year, Shine Centre for Autism. Registration for the SPAR Cork Airport 5K Runway Run is open at corkairportrunwayrun.com. Colin Donnelly, SPAR Sales Director, said: “SPAR has a long…

Brook Foods Wins Contract Caterer of The Year Award Again

On Tuesday night, September 25th Cork based Brook Foods won the Site Contract Caterer of the Year Award at the annual Gold Medal Awards held in Lyrath Estate. The company also won the award in 2017 having beaten off competition from major players in the Irish foodservice industry on both occasions. The award specifically recognises the…

LITTLE ISLAND TRANSPORTATION STUDY PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Cork County Council intends to hold a Public Consultation on the Draft Strategy Development Report on the Little Island Transportation Study on Thursday 18th October 2018, in the Radisson Hotel Little Island. The Consultation will be open to the public from 3pm to 8pm Cork County Council have kindly offered the members of LIBA the opportunity to…