Perhaps it has something to do with pirate stories we listened to when we were children, but there cannot be many people to whom the notion of sunken treasure does not hold some sort of fascination.

You will still see on Cork’s beaches, the solitary figures of adults with metal d... read

Curraheen Greyhound Park thankfully survived our pre-Chrismas cold spell with the minimum disruption to its business – a frozen track on one evening and a wise decision by the management to close the track on another night due to the road conditions around the country.

As with m... read

Following two years of double-digit decline, the tourism sector in Cork will see growth this year according to the chief executive of Tourism Ireland, Niall Gibbons.

Mr Gibbons was in Cork for the local launch of the Tourism Ireland marketing plan for 2011, ‘Focus on Growth’... read

Women from across Cork are set to descend on City Hall this week as Look the Business, a now well-known business-networking and fashion event hits Cork for the first time. Ahead of the event, Mary O’ Keeffe caught up with some of the country’s most influential business women to find ... read

While still in its infancy, Bishopstown’s new market is already proving a real treat amongst Rebel shoppers, with many flocking to the town on a Thursday morning to pick up their fix of fresh food. The Bishopstown News took a trip to the newly opened market this month to see what it has to... read

Former SR Technics workers have been dealt a further blow with news that several degree courses for up to 200 workers that were due to start soon have been scrapped. It follows the disappointment of losing 200 Ryanair jobs to Prestwick Airport and the increasing likelihood that ... read

While almost all retailers would agree that making the leap online is necessary in these times, many admit that going live in Ireland can be a very frustrating experience. Two entrepreneurs who decided to bring their products onto the World Wide Web explain just how they managed to make the jump and... read

When Noreen Dukelow first learned that her sister Mary was thinking about retiring from her well-established uniform supplies company, Coppingers she didn’t have to give too much thought as to what the future could hold for the business.
Having previously successfully ran her own children... read

With the latest figures showing a continued downward trend in travel to Ireland, it’s not surprising to hear that Irish hotels and in particular, those in the luxury market, are finding it increasingly difficult to keep afloat.
Recent statistics from the Central Statistics Office reveale... read

Up to a few short years ago, living in rural Ireland offered a strong sense of security, stability and familiarity where the residents in every locality knew the owners of the farming land around them and could confidently predict who would own and run each and every farm into t... read