Further office development is to take place on the last remaining commercial site in Eastgate in Cork’s Little Island.

Credit unions have again come top as the Irish firms who look after their customers the best, a number of retailers have also excelled, but the banks continue to lag, according to an annual survey of consumers and shoppers.

Irish adults are putting serious pressure on their hearts and those under 50 are particularly at risk, it has emerged.

Health Minister Simon Harris has responded to the report on removing private care from public hospitals by saying he believes “passionately” in universal health care.

Having the right health insurance coverage is becoming more important for customers than the cost, the Health Insurance Authority has found.

Our love affair with sunny Spain continues as it remains the most popular destination for Irish people this summer.

Consumers need to be careful now and start shopping around again well in advance of the renewal of their health insurance cover, a health insurance expert has warned.

Cork will host a major conference on cybersecurity in September with the burgeoning cybercrime industry’s exponential growth expected to exceed €4.5 trillion in two years.

Cancer drugs for “several new clinical indications” are now being covered by the VHI, the private health insurer has confirmed.

Irish Life Health has joined Laya Healthcare in opposing claims by the HSE concerning the payment of charges for the treatment of private patients in public hospitals.

Cork Airport’s use of social media and digital channels saw it declared the overall 2018 Cork Digital Marketing Champion at the Cork Chamber Skillnet Digital Marketing Awards.

Richard Egan, managing director and clinic director, MyMedical Urgent Care Centre, Cherrywood.

Much like the championships and trophies accrued by teams on the field of play, the sustained commercial success of a sporting organisation does not happen by chance.

Health insurance is a topic I have covered in the past but it is worth returning to as a number of recent developments in the market could mean good news for consumers.

The country’s largest health insurer is cutting premiums across plans that cover 90% of its customers.

A number of new office occupiers and sale deals are coming to an end-of-year close in the heart of Cork city, at Lapps Quay, at City Quarter, and at the Elysian, where a new walk-in medical clinic is set to open next month and where a new restaurant letting is agreed. Plus there’s 12,000 sq ft of offices at the Elysian under active negotiation via Lisney.

Consumer advice with Gráinne McGuinness

Locals in a Cork village who recently attended a charity coffee morning for a woman who was going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania could never have anticipated she would become ill and lose her life on the trip, her funeral Mass heard.

The Cork woman who died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro has been named as Majella Duffy from Rathcormac.

Andrea Mara hears how marketed fruit waters can contain as much sugar as cola and other fizzy drinks, and why the Super Troopers health programme is delivering results.  

The number of people securing health insurance increased by 30,000 in the past year, it has emerged.

Health Minister Simon Harris says he does not want to penalise people who took out private health insurance to protect themselves and their families.

The cost of private health insurance continues to soar, with a second insurer announcing a second price hike within six months.

Families insured by Laya Healthcare can expect to pay anywhere between €150 and €450 extra per annum from April 1, following a decision by the private health insurer to hike charges for a second time this year.

Laya, the country’s second-largest health insurer, posted a 22% increase in profits in 2015, but faced increased claims from public hospitals last year.

Almost one in three (31%) of Irish parents want to have a ‘big’ family, with one in 10 planning to extend their brood in 2017, new research reveals.

With most of Cork’s suburban retail parks now at or close to full occupancy, the arrival of UK homewares chain The Range as the anchor tenant at Eastgate Retail Park sees another c 60,000 sq ft taken up, and a new brand name enter the recovering Munster retail fray, with a product range spanning 65,000 items.

Consumers have been warned to expect double-digit premium hikes on their health insurance in 2017.

Sports psychologist Gerry Hussey, who worked with Ireland’s boxing team at the Olympic Games, has said that the athletes face very tough times ahead.