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1 week ago | echolive.ie | Concubhar Ó Liatháin

Cork businesses are confident about increasing their profits and adding to their workforces in the year ahead despite global uncertainty prompted by the prospect of US president Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again international trade tariffs, a survey of local firms has revealed.

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Concubhar Ó Liatháin

The first of 107 cruise ships set to berth at Cork ports sailed into Cobh this morning to herald the beginning of this year’s cruise season, which is expected to generate €17m in revenue for the region between April and November. Cork will host the largest number of cruise visits across Irish ports this year. The MS Ambition, with its arrival today, is the first of a total of 93 liners to sail into the Port of Cork, while an additional 14 cruise ships will be berthing in Bantry during the season.

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Concubhar Ó Liatháin

Two Green Party members of Cork City Council have been named as spokespeople on the party’s new front bench. Oliver Moran, who represents the party in the city’s North East ward, has been named as the party’s housing spokesperson, while Honore Kamegni, who is the party’s councillor in the city’s South East ward, has been announced as the new spokesperson for sport and youth.

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Concubhar Ó Liatháin

The summer weather of late has been replaced by more typical April weather with a mixture of scattered showers and sunny spells being predicted for the next couple of days with the prospect of isolated thunderstorms and hail showers expected in some parts tomorrow.

2 weeks ago | echolive.ie | Concubhar Ó Liatháin

The amount of rent paid by students attending UCC has increased by more than 50% since 2017, according to UCC Students’ Union. Some often forgo buying food or healthcare products in order to pay for their accommodation, the union added in a response to a query from The Echo. The average rent for a single bedroom was €592 per month in 2024, but this has increased by an average of 6% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the final three months of last year.