The season of giving is almost upon us and specialist education, faith, heritage & charity insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance has launched its annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign to give £120,000 (approx. €140,000) to good causes across Ireland and the UK. As part of the campaign 120 different charities will get an early Christmas gift of…
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Ballymaloe Foods has teamed up with leading food chain Esquires Coffee to develop a Christmas offering. It follows a series of similar collaborations announced by Ballymaloe Foods this year as it joined forces with restaurants and food service outlets in Ireland. During 2021, Ballymaloe Foods worked with CoqBull restaurants in Cork and Limerick to…
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A new book of poetry entitled ‘Covid memories’ was recently launched at St Peter’s in Cork by Cork businessman Robert Stephens. The poems were written by Robert during lockdown last year and are focused on his childhood and growing up years in Shandon with his family and friends. The book is full of nostalgia with…
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Ireland will extend its Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme into the second quarter of 2022 as part of Tuesday’s budget announcement, which will also meet a key public finance target a year ahead of schedule, a source familiar with the process told Reuters. Ministers have so far said the subsidy would be extended beyond the current…
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For the first time ever, this year’s Ballymaloe Craft Fair will take place across two consecutive weekends in November. Previously high numbers in attendance in pre-COVID-19 times led the team at Ballymaloe to adjust this year’s event, spreading it across two weekends; Friday 19th to Sunday 21st November and Friday 26th to Sunday 28th November allowing shoppers to peruse the wonderful…
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Alan Raftery solicitor (left) and Bill Holohan SC (right) at the Irish Law Awards ceremony. At the Irish Law Awards ceremony held at the Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge Dublin on Friday evening 29 October, Bill Holohan, Senior Partner of Holohan Lane LLP, was presented with the Award for “Irish Lawyer of the Year”. This is the…
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Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, together with IDA Ireland and Cork County Council, officially opened a section of cycleway today at IDA Business & Technology Park, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork. The new amenity, developed and constructed by IDA Ireland, will form part of the Cork County Council-led initiative to develop an interurban…
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Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has said that revitalising the labour market and building for a new world of work will play an important role in preparing the economy for emerging competitiveness challenges. It comes as the group hosts its annual HR Leadership Summit, taking place virtually today. Ibec Director of Employer Relations…
DetailsBudget 2022 is focused on addressing the rising cost of living and the remainder of the obstacles we still face as we emerge out of the Covid-19 Pandemic. So what does Budget 2022 mean for you? What does it mean for your business and your employees? AG Associates have developed a summary below. Employers Parent’s Benefit: In…
DetailsOctober is National Reuse Month, and to help us play our part, Cork County Council and Cork City Council have launched an innovative circular economy initiative called Revive Paint, which involves the production of good quality, affordable paint by two Cork based social enterprises using paint which they collect from local authority civic amenity sites. The social enterprises involved are Northside…
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