Economic Development Event

This week sees the launch of a handy new publication for entrepreneurs across County Cork, brought to you by your Local Enterprise Offices. 
It’s one thing to have a good business idea, but it’s another thing entirely to bring it to life. Yet, every year, thousands of Irish people start, grow and successfully expand their businesses. Your Local Enterprise Office plays a major role in this, offering expertise, guidance and financial support to Irish businesses, enabling them to grow and thrive. If you have a good idea for a start-up or an existing business, talk to us.

Cork County Council today announced plans to develop a Boardwalk on the western wall of Mallow Bridge. The bridge, spanning the River Blackwater, is a recorded protected structure dating back to 1712 and is a major access route to Mallow Town Centre. The proposed Boardwalk development is estimated to cost in the region of €1.2 million and will be funded by the Council and an EU Designated Urban Centres grant worth €1 million.

With just weeks to go until Christmas the Cork public are once again being urged to shop a little closer to home this festive season and support their local businesses. This is the underlying message of the ‘Think Cork County’ campaign, an initiative of Cork County Council which is now in its third year, as it returns for 2018, encouraging residents of County Cork to ‘shop local, think your county, your town’. 

Today, 12th October 2018, Mayor of Cork County, Patrick Gerard Murphy warmly welcomed the official launch of the VistaMilk Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre at Teagasc Moorepark, as one of the partners to VistaMilk.

Cork County Council is pleased to announce its partnership with the 11^th annual Service Design Global Conference, which takes place in Dublin on October 11^th and 12^th and has a strong Cork presence throughout.

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy welcomed a delegation from the Jiangsu Province of China to Cork County Hall recently.  A major focus of the visit was the  participation of a Craft collective known as 10 HANDS who will represent County Cork in a showcase of work during November 2018 and May 2019 at National Craft Exhibitions in China.

Cork County Council invites expressions of interest to participate in trade delegation to Jiangsu

Jiangsu is located on the eastern coast of China, has a population of 80 million and the second highest GDP of the Chinese provinces with a gross domestic product in excess of US$1 trillion per annum. It is home to many of the world's leading exporters of electronic equipment, chemicals and textile and has been China's largest recipient of foreign direct investment since 2006.

The mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Declan Hurley, held a reception at County Hall to honour Donna Hennessy of the Castlemartyr Resort who was awarded the IHF (Irish Hotels Federation) Cork Branch Employee of the Year award.