Cork City has again been successful in its bid to achieve the Purple Flag award status for 2017. The Purple Flag, originally awarded in 2015, is an international accreditation with successful cities and towns distinguished as vibrant, diverse, enjoyable and well-managed locations for all those to enjoy an evening or night out. The application process brings together stakeholders from across the public, private and voluntary sector in Cork to meet the awarding criteria. Cork Chamber are actively engaged on the Cork City Purple Flag award steering committee and are delighted to welcome this award success once again.

The Cork City Purple Flag weekend will run on the weekend of the 6^th/ 7^th October with a celebration happening across the city and with plenty of purple on display.

More than 7,500 people in Ireland are homeless and the crisis continues to deepen. Focus Ireland are moving people out of homelessness and into homes of their own every single day. One third of these is a child. That's why Chamber Policy Director Thomas Mc Hugh is taking part in Shine A Light Night and sleeping-out for Focus Ireland.

Please help Thomas raise vital funds by donating here. 

Nominate a colleague for the One4all Spotlight Awards!

• Free entry
• Your colleague could win up to €500
• Great way to recognise staff

The One4all Spotlight Awards, in association with Chambers Ireland, have been launched to help shine a light on employees that deserve special recognition within their organisations. With recent research showing that 40% of Irish companies do not offer any sort of benefit/reward for staff loyalty, this is your opportunity to recognise and reward a member of staff who goes above and beyond in their role to achieve success.

Both Cork City Council and Cork County Council have voted to retain local property tax at the base level for 2018.

This decision comes on foot of Cork Chamber having asked all City Councillors to avoid lowering the local property tax, which would have resulted in a net loss of €1.6 million to the Council coffers.

The consequential result would likely be cuts to services or further increases to commercial rates.

The policy team will continue to engage with local Councillors as they prepare the full budget for 2018, including the setting of commercial rates.

Here at Cork Chamber we are proud as representatives of the Cork business community to have been part of the strategy development and now the implementation steering groups for the Cork Age Friendly City and the Cork Age Friendly County initiatives. 

Most recently, the first annual report of Cork Age Friendly City Strategy was launched and reported on the ambitious targets set out originally in May 2016, and which will remain in place for the lifetime of the strategy to 2020. 

Date: Friday 6^th October

Time: 7:30am – 9am, 
Venue: Cork International Hotel

Cost: €25 members / €50 non-members

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Don’t miss your chance to hear Sinéad McSweeney, Managing Director Twitter Ireland tell her interesting career journey in her own words as the guest speaker at our October Business Breakfast this Friday. 
 
As well as being MD of Twitter Ireland, Sinéad is also VP of Twitter's Public Policy and Communications team in EMEA.  A Midleton native, Sinéad has been a key leader within the Twitter team since she joined the company in 2012. Sinéad is a qualified barrister and has a wealth of experience with former roles including Director of Communications for An Garda Síochána, Director of Media and Public Relations for the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Special Adviser to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. 

Book now to hear Sinéad’s unique story!

Date: Thursday 12^th October

Time: 5:30pm – 7pm

Venue: The Glucksman, UCC

Cost: FREE for members

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Places are filling up fast for Cork Chamber’s first members evening hosted by the Glucksman, a cultural and educational institution that promotes the research, creation and exploration of the visual arts.

Don’t miss your chance to meet and connect with your fellow members and if you need a break from talking business there will be plenty to say about the Glucksman’s current exhibitions Now Wakes the Sea and Deep Maps:West Cork Costal Cultures, both on display until 5th November.

You are invited to the Cork Chamber Offices on Summerhill North this coming Friday 6th October from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Please come along to meet with a member of the team and to learn specific ways in which Cork Chamber can help your business.

This is open to both members and non-members so please forward the invitation to anyone who may be interested, thank you!

Please contact Annie or Deirdre on the membership team on 021 – 4530145 to arrange a time.  

Date: Tuesday 21^st November
Venue: Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, Dublin

Cost: €150 per person / €1500 table of ten

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Tickets are now on sale for Cork Chamber’s Dublin Dinner 2017 which will be held on Tuesday 21^st November at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road.

Over the past six years this black tie event has grown to become one of the most popular and prestigious events in our calendar, attracting close to 600 business leaders, political decision makers and dignitaries.
It offers the business community from both cities the chance to establish new connections and strengthen existing relationships as we all work towards the common goal of protecting our future growth and prosperity as a nation.

We are delighted to have the continued support of EY as the headline sponsor of the dinner and Kernel Capital as Networking Reception sponsor. 

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The purpose of this special purpose QQI Level 5 award is to equip the learner with the relevant knowledge, skill and competence to communicate verbally and nonverbally in standard everyday tasks and in work-related tasks, operating independently while under general direction.

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Based on the principle that no leadership behaviour is suitable for all situations, the highly interactive programme is designed to provide participants with an insight into their current behavioural traits, preferred leadership styles and the ways in which they can adapt these to become more effective leaders. Gaining immediate feedback from fellow delegates, they explore the characteristics of a good manager and leader, as well as becoming more aware of the differences that may exist between their own motivations and those of their team members. This will allow them to understand how they can better motivate others, both as individuals and as teams, in a way that enhances overall performance.

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• Celebrating Business Success:  ‘Cork Company of the Year’ Awards 2018 Launched - read more
• New Group Sales & Marketing Manager at Trigon Hotels - read more
• Ronan Daly Jermyn awarded ISO 27001 Certification - read more
• Hat Trick of Awards for Montenotte Hotel - read more
• Seabrook Technology Group announces €3 million partnership with UK-based Toolroom Technology Ltd - read more
• Clayton Hotel Cork City Welcomes New Sales & Marketing Manager - read more
• Nova Telecom is the new B2B brand from Nova Broadband - read more

• Cogans Toyota: Toyota Plus Sales Event - read more
• Admirror: 20% discount on Admirror advertising - read more
• Spiralli Business Solutions Ltd: 10% off Professional Web Consultancy Services - read more
• The Logiskills Group: FREE on-site skills needs analysis - read more

Do business with fellow Cork Chamber members through sharing an offer. Offers can be submitted through the Member Information Centre (MIC) and all current offers are displayed on our website.

• Dress for Success: Living Life Well - Wellbeing Event, 8th Oct - read more
• Local Enterprise Office’s National Women’s Enterprise Day 2017, 12th Oct. - read more
• NRF: Do you want to be a sales guru? 17th Oct. - read more
  
• MII: Launch Event and hear "How do we save advertising in the digital age?" 11th Oct. - read more
• Hayfield Manor: Afternoon Tea with Cantate Choir in support of Pieta House, 13th Oct. - read more
• Muckross Park Hotel & Spa: Michelin Star Chef Derry Clarke, 13th Oct. - read more
  
• JCI Cork: National Convention 2017, 13th - 15th  Oct. - read more
• The Everyman: Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer, until Oct. 14th - read more
• Brighter Communities: Kenya Ball 2017, 14th Oct. - read more
  
• Taste Cork Week: 16th -22nd Oct. - read more
• Techfindr: 2017 Munster GDPR Hotel Conference, 17th Oct. - read more
• Holy Smoke: Taste of Cork: Whiskey & Craft Beer Edition, 17th Oct. - read more
• ISPCC: Childline Breakfast Together Morning 2017 Blackrock Castle Café, 17th Oct. - read more
  
• Geraldine O'Brien: Create a Winning Self Image, 18th Oct. - read more
• Enable Ireland: Style Event at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 18th Oct. - read more
• BH Consulting: INFOSEC VS GDPR ISO 27001  & GDPR, 18th Oct. - read more
• St. Luke's Home: Annual Corporate Lunch, Guest Speaker Patrick Coveney, CEO Greencore, 20th Oct. - read more
  
• Tyndall: Tyndall Technology Days, 25th Oct - read more
• Mason Hayes Curran: Do's and Don'ts of Disciplinary Procedures, 25th Oct. - read more
• Spinal Injuries Ireland: Cork Jazz Ball in aid of Spinal Injuries Ireland (Cork), 28th Oct. - read more
• The Everyman: Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, 28th Oct. - read more

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