Joanne O’Leary McKesson Cork We set sail for Cork In April 2001, a man named Andy Smith travelled from Altanta, Georgia to Cork, Ireland with the mission of setting up a Central Software Distribution office for McKesson. Opening their doors on April 18th, teamed with just 6 employees, they had their work cut…
Joanne O’Leary McKesson Cork On March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day. March also commemorates Women in History month. We spoke with some of our female colleagues on how both McKesson and NorthStar has supported their careers in the areas of our societal impact, our innovation, best place to work and healthcare of the future.…
McKesson Cork Business Solutions have won CSR Initiative of the Year at the Irish Accountancy Awards 2020. A virtual awards ceremony took place on the 18th November, and after being shortlisted by a panel of experts, McKesson Cork scooped the award ahead of some other great finalists. The award is in recognition of CSR initiatives…
On the 6th October 2020, the NorthStar Cork team gathered for a virtual coffee morning to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society campaign for breast cancer. October is traditionally breast cancer awareness month for the Irish Cancer Society and more than ever, breast cancer patients need our support. The NorthStar team raised €610 at…
In April, the global UX Design team led by Cork-based Maébh Costello, got an unexpected and urgent request. An email from Nupura Kolwalkar, VP of Data Management at McKesson outlined a Covid-19 related business problem. McKesson needed company-wide co-ordination of data and analytics related to Covid-19 with visibility across all business units. But the tool…
In keeping with the commitment of the McKesson Cork Business Solutions Leadership team, I gladly volunteered to partake in the Shine a Light Night – Sleep-out on Spike Island on October 2019 to support Focus Ireland. Focus Ireland Fundraising Focus Ireland believes that everyone has a right to a place they can call home.…
Ballincollig retained it’s Gold Medal Status on Monday 30th September at the Helix in Dublin when the results of the SuperValu National Tidy Towns Competition were announced. This is the town’s eight gold and the Ballincollig Tidy Towns are thrilled. Ballincollig also won the County Award and was the winner of Category G. Their…
The 13th IT@Cork Tech Leaders Awards took place on Friday 18th October 2019. These awards showcase the companies and universities that are blazing a trail in technology. Continuing from last year’s success of McKesson winning the Multinational Company of the Year Award, we were shortlisted as finalists this year in the Corporate Social Responsibility and…
Dublin Tech Summit’s second annual DTS Women in Tech Awards took place on Thursday 17th October 2019. These awards highlight the importance of diversity in the workplace, focus on narrowing the gender gap and also recognise the achievements of women working to drive IT excellence, innovation, leadership and success in the tech industry. Maebh Costello,…
World Mental Health Day was last week, which is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. McKesson Cork and NorthStar Healthcare are very passionate about this and throughout the year focus on this continuously. On Tuesday September 24th McKesson Cork and Northstar Healthcare employees attended our usual monthly…