Ronan Smyth
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Appleâs Tim Cook era ends as John Ternus becomes CEO with Cork operations facing new chapter (opens the original)
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This week marked a turning point for one of Corkâs largest employers, Apple, whose longstanding chief executive Tim Cook stepped down after 15 years in the job leaving the future of one of the worldâs most valuable companies in his chosen successor John Ternus. Handpicked by Steve Jobs to replace him as chief executive, Tim Cook joined Apple in 1998 and was its chief operations officer prior to taking the top job in 2011. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in Si
Cork only major airport to see fall in passengers between April and June (opens the original)
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Cork Airport was the only major airport in Ireland to see a decline in passenger numbers during the second quarter, compared to the same period last year, with a decline of 3.4%. According to data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), between April and June, 12.3 million passengers passed through one of the five main Irish airports, compared with around 12 million last year. The vast majority of those passengers, over 10.2 million, came through Dublin Airport, an increase of nearly 2% year-o
Cork first-time buyers need to earn almost double the median income to afford a home (opens the original)
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Households in three counties in Ireland now require a six-figure income to buy a typical first-time-buyer home, with Cork being the only county outside of greater Dublin where an income of over â¬90,000 is required, new research shows. The research, from Chill Insurance, shows there is no county in the country where a single buyer on the national median salary of â¬44,816 would be able to borrow enough to afford a home. Even in Longford, the most affordable county in the analysis, a single buy
Large budget package and tax cuts will only drive up prices, finance watchdog warns (opens the original)
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The Government has been warned a large budget package will only drive up prices and its plan to increase spending by 6% is not appropriate given the current state of the economy. In its pre-budget statement, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) also criticises the fact spending overruns by the Government have now become routine. Acting chief economist at Ifac Niall Conroy said the budget announcements each October have become “really a starting point” due to the overruns and the “budget pack
University College Cork's FemmeBiomehealth company spinning out in search of seed investment (opens the original)
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University College Cork (UCC) is spinning out its women’s health company, FemmeBiome, as it seeks further investment. The company emerged from research conducted at APC Microbiome Ireland and was founded by Siobhain O’Mahony, a professor of neurobiology at UCC. FemmeBiome utilises two decades of research in to the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in women’s health. UCC is seeking to develop microbiome-based products for women that are informed by clinical research and women’s lived experie
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