Pictured is George Lane and Karen Salter Townsend (right) AIB with Ann and Michael O’Shea from Beara Iron Works Ltd , Castletownbere , Co Cork, finalists in the SFA National Small Business Awards 2013, taking part in the SFA Small Business Showcase event in Chartered Accountants Ireland, Dublin.
Beara Iron Works – finalists in the SFA National Small Business Awards
February 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Employment creation to recieve “major setback”
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ryan Howard, CEO SECAD and Elaine Rodgers, Smart Solutions at an Opportunities Morning by SECAD. Pic: Darragh Kane
LOCAL development companies from West Cork, Cork, Kerry and Waterford have delivered a strong message to Minister Phil Hogan as his department sets about reforming local development companies which they say is at the detriment of urban and rural job creation and employment.
SMILE Resource Exchange Scoops Best Eco-Friendly Initiative 2013
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Smile Rescource Exchange Scoops Best Eco-Friendly Initiative 2013
MACROOM’S SMILE Resource Exchange has been named the winner of the Local Authority Members Association Award for ‘Best Eco-Friendly Initiative’ having best met the award criteria of encouraging environmental improvement, awareness and positive promotion within the community.
SMILE was recognised for making the business community more aware of eco-friendly procedures, such as the exchanging of resources in order to reduce waste going to landfill which enhances the resource efficiency of the business community.
SMILE was nominated for the award by Cork County Council who has recognised that in addition to saving money for businesses on their costs, the initiative is reducing waste going to landfill and encouraging a more resource efficient ethos amongst businesses in the community.
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Potential exchanges are identified through networking events, an online exchange facility www.smileexchange.ie and a support team to assist throughout.
At these exchange events and through the website businesses can identify resources they would like to exchange such as reusable items, by-products and surplus products.
All resources offered are either free of charge or below market value. The service is available to businesses in the Clare, Cork, Dublin, Kerry and Limerick regions and membership is free.
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SMILE Project Manager, Michelle Green said, “To win such a prestigious national award is a real honour, not only for the project partners and the SMILE team but also for the business members of SMILE who have gotten involved in the initiative.
SMILE Resource Exchange was piloted by Macroom-E, a dynamic community enterprise centre, dedicated to helping start up & growing businesses in the Lee Valley region, in 2010.
Since then SMILE has created over 1,900 potential exchanges between its business members with a further 500 connections made through the SMILE website.
From the resources presented at the SMILE events over 25,000 tonnes have the potential to be diverted from landfill raising a potential saving for the businesses involved of between €1.9m and €2.6m.
Membership is free and businesses can register at www.smileexchange.ie or call 026 20520 / 01 436 1864.
More pharma jobs coming to Kinsale
January 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Imstec is setting up a new base in Kinsale.
KINSALE is set to benefit from 35 new high-quality jobs with the announcement that German pharmaceutical solutions manufacturer IMSTec is to set up a service support and R&D centre in the West Cork town.
West Cork Times launches free compact newspaper
January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
WEST Cork’s fastest growing local media company, Wet Rocks Media Ltd. has announced the launch of a new compact newspaper covering the whole West Cork region.
The new West Cork Times print edition is a fortnightly compact newspaper delivering the latest news and opinion targeted to a West Cork audience.
Fianna Fáil to hold CAP consultation meeting in Bantry
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Denis O’Donovan
FIANNA Fáil will host a public meeting on CAP reform in Bantry next week, where farmers will be consulted about their views in advance of crucial negotiations on the policy.
The meeting will take place next Tuesday, January 29th at the Westlodge Hotel in Bantry at 8pm.
Agri-food a priority during EU Presidency
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Michael with Chris Hayes, Richard Connell and Donal O Donovan of the West Cork IFA at the ‘Growing the Agri-Food Sector Sustainably’ conference in Dublin last week.
LABOUR TD for Cork South-West Michael McCarthy has said that Ireland’s Presidency of the EU is a prime opportunity to secure an agreement on CAP reform and in turn support the growing agri-food sector.
“The agri-food and drinks sector in Ireland accounts for 7.5% of national employment, and 18% of Ireland’s total industrial output.
West Cork TD says Ireland’s reputation as a leading food producer is still vital in wake of horse meat scare
January 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Michael McCarthy
DUNMANWAY-based Labour TD Michael McCarthy has said that it is vital that Ireland protects its reputation as one of the world’s leading food producers as investigations continue into the discovery of horse and pig meat in some beef burgers.
“Major concerns” as West Cork’s first Tesco superstore gets green light
January 16, 2013 By 9 Comments
A similar Tesco superstore in Westport, Co.Mayo. Pic: Geograph
THE recent granting of planning approval for what will be West Cork’s first Tesco superstore has met with a mixed reaction from local businesses, many of who fear the development will damage existing locally owned enterprises.
The €10 million, 25,000 sq ft mega-store has been approved for a seven-acre site at Newtown on the Glengarriff side of Bantry (next to Rowa) and developers Richard Coffey and Donal Hunt say the new Tesco will create up to 150 full and part-time jobs when it opens in December, injecting €3m in wages into the local economy each year.
Gaeltacht jobs boost as tech firm expands
January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
UP to 35 jobs will created in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh with the news that technology company Bard na nGleann is to expand operations after securing two major contracts.
