Turnover for the Port of Cork totalled €35.4m last year, which was up by €3.9m from 2017.

For would-be business owners in Cork and beyond, even a cursory look at the finalists in EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Ireland Awards over the years would be a worthwhile exercise in self-motivation.

Objectors to a €220m Cork motorway that has received approval from An Bord Pleanála say they will consider their options in the coming days — including potential court action — to prevent the development from going ahead.

Brexit beckons and despite British prime minister Theresa May’s assertion that there will be a “frictionless border”, the future of the UK’s relationship with Ireland and the rest of the EU is still very uncertain.

Plans for the first urban residential development in Cork’s docklands have been hit by a last-minute appeal from a commercial semi-state company.

The Port of Cork is planning to build a new €15m deep-water quay in Cobh to handle the increasing number of large cruise liners expected to arrive in the near future.

A campaign has been launched to keep one of Cork City’s most historic buildings — which is earmarked for sale — in public ownership to promote the city’s maritime heritage.

The Port of Cork Company has been granted planning by An Bord Pleanála for a container terminal at Ringaskiddy, despite senior inspectors having advised rejection of permission. Following rejection of their application in 2008, due to inadequate roads and no rail facilities, Port of Cork nevertheless proceeded with a container facility at Ringaskiddy in 2012.

An umbrella organisation which represents more than 1,800 community groups has put its weight behind the Port of Cork’s plans for a €100m upgrade of its deepwater terminal at Ringaskiddy.

The Port of Cork today reported an increase in traffic volumes from 9.05 million tonnes in 2012 to 9.12 million tonnes in 2013.

Cork Garden Club presents Michael Clancy to talk on ‘Roses and other Plants’ on June 12, at Ashton School, at 8 pm.

A significant rise in imports — particularly of animal feed products — drove a 2% increase in container traffic at Port of Cork, last year, with throughput levels reaching a four-year high.

A high-powered group has been set up to conduct a feasibility study on reinstating a ferry service between Cork and Britain.

PORT of Cork pensioners protested outside the company’s headquarters yesterday over cuts in their pensions.

A MEDIEVAL flashmob organised to highlight Cork’s origins as a town founded by Norwegian Vikings in 915AD was among the highlights of the city’s annual Heritage Day which took place on Saturday.

THE Port of Cork has paid €634,315, 30% of the company’s 2010 after-tax profits of €2.23 million, to the Exchequer — the first time the company has paid a dividend to the state.

THE Port of Cork Company has labelled its 2010 performance “reasonable”, after returning to profit and recording a solid increase in both turnover and traffic.

Cork: The rooms of Custom House are to open to the public offering visitors the opportunity to view the boardroom and committee room as well as the collection of maritime artwork owned by the Port of Cork Company.

TRADE is picking up across most sectors in the Port of Cork this year, with costly one-off competitiveness measures undertaken in 2009 already paying dividends.

THE Lord Mayor of Cork has called a meeting of the city’s TDs as part of a new drive to secure Government funding for an €80 million bridge that will help kickstart the city’s docklands regeneration.

I REFER to the article headlined ‘No super port for IFI site’ (County supplement, February 16) and I wish to point out that the Port of Cork Company at this stage has not made a decision regarding the location for future port facilities in Cork harbour.

AN ORAL hearing into Port of Cork plans to build a €226 million container terminal in the lower harbour cost the company almost €1.4m last year – resulting in a plunge in pre-tax profits.

The company responsible for running Cork's ports today reported an increase in turnover for the year 2008 of 5.5% to €26.3m, with pre-tax profits of €4.1m.

FOR generations, they used their bare hands to unload massive ships berthed at a city’s bustling quays.

THE board of one the country’s biggest harbours has vowed to fight government plans to scrap it.

I NOTE with satisfaction reports that the Port of Cork Company, supported by the Cork Chamber of Commerce, is discussing with a number of shipping companies the possibility of running a new ferry service between Cork and the port of Gijon in northern Spain.

Following the decision by An Bord Pleanala, the Port of Cork held a board meeting today to discuss and review in detail the decision of An Bord Pleanala and the implications arising which will need to be considered, as well identifying the next steps for the Port of Cork Company.

IBEC today announced the Irish winners of the European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE).

THE Port of Cork Company wants to build a very large container port at Oyster Bank in Ringaskiddy.

Cork Chamber wants Government help to make a plan to provide 25,000 jobs and 6,000 new homes in the docklands area a reality, according to The Evening Echo.

THE Port of Cork is demanding a €60 million to €65m relocation package to leave the city centre quays to enable the €2 billion-plus city council-backed development of the docklands to proceed.

PROFITS at the Port of Cork Company more than halved last year, according to its latest financial accounts.

THE Port of Cork Company has signed a contract for a new pilot launch following a competitive international tender process.

A €3.6m investment in Cobh by the Port of Cork Company has paid huge dividends for the region, according to The Evening Echo.

Over 730,000 people have made a trip to Cork to enjoy the city’s reign as European Capital of Culture, it emerged today.

A FASCINATING exhibition of maritime paintings has been launched — in every sense — at the Port of Cork headquarters.

IF the Irish economy is to continue to achieve the levels of growth we have come to expect, Government policy will have to take development of our seaports seriously, Dermot O’Mahoney, chairman the Port of Cork Company warned yesterday.

CUTS of €32m are needed to secure the future of Irish Fertiliser Industry, according to a preliminary report presented to Tánaiste Mary Harney yesterday.