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Policy
Little Island Traffic Consultation
Advance Works on N22 Underway
Expanding the solid partnership between Ireland and Denmark
Subsidised Training
Tell us all about it!
Make Time for your Team!
Events
Business “Apéritif-Style”
Tee-Time is of the essence!
Pizza at the Pleasuredome
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Are you looking for German food and drink buyers?
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Are you Cork's Friendliest Business?

 

 

 


Following the tremendous success of last year's JCI Friendly Business Awards (FBA), JCI Cork are now on the hunt for another city centre business to receive a deserved accolade with an award in any of our six awards categories. The winner of each category is in with a chance of representing Cork at the national awards later this year and become JCI Ireland’s Friendly Business of 2017.

 

1. Community Impact

2. Customer Care

3. Disability Access

4. Digital Experience

5. Eco-Friendliness

6. Shop Layout and Design

 

 

Nominations are now open. Please click here to enter and to find out more.

 

Closing date for nominations is August 7th 2017.

 

Promotion
Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2017
Entries are now Open!
 

If you have a website, use Video, have a Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or Twitter account then these Awards are for you!


If you’re a Digital Superhero - doing things for the greater good and showing what a great place Cork is to work, live and play, now’s the time to tell everyone about it! 

Check out all the categories online


Nominations close 1st September next.

#digitalcork17

 


 

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Highlights from our recent booked out Summer BBQ at The Courtyard on Sober Lane

Over 150 people attended our recent Business After Hours BBQ at The Courtyard on Sober Lane, a great evening was had where delicious food was enjoyed in this fantastic venue and there was a plenty of new connections made on the night.  Be sure and check out some highlights from the event below. See some pictures from the evening online.

 


Business After Hours BBQ at The Courtyard on Sober Lane

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Policy
Little Island Traffic Consultation

We strongly encourage you to join us on Friday August 18th 2017 from 11.00-13.00 in Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island. This consultation ensures that your voice is heard, and that the future plans for Little Island address the current congestion problems.


Please RSVP to Thomas by email  by 11th August 2017.

Cork Chamber will be making a submissions on behalf of members and encourage you to share your experience by attending this event.

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Advance Works on N22 Underway
 

Advance Works on the N22 Baile Bhuirne/Macroom Project are progressing very well with excellent progress being made. The upgraded section of the N22 will ultimately bypass both Macroom and Ballyvourney/Ballymakeera, extending from Coolcour, east of Macroom to Slievereagh ,west of Ballyvourney. Advance Works are being carried out in anticipation of future funding for the Main Works and remain on track for completion by Quarter 1 of 2018.

 


If you have further questions contact the Site Team at (021)4520180 or email.  

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Expanding the solid partnership between Ireland and Denmark
'Brexit Beyond the Border' series
 

In the latest edition of ‘Brexit Beyond the Border’, we spoke to Carsten Søndergaard, Ambassador of Denmark in Ireland.

 

Ambassador Søndergaard highlighted the strong economic partnership between Ireland and Denmark and shared the Danish outlook on Brexit.

 

Click here to read the latest edition.

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Events
Business “Apéritif-Style”
Lunch on board the Brittany Ferries Pont-Aven
 

Date: Saturday 9th September

Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm

Venue: Pont Aven, Ringaskiddy Port

Cost: Members: €60 plus VAT Non-members: €65 plus VAT

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They say you should never mix business with pleasure but there are exceptions to every rule! Book your place today for our extremely popular luncheon aboard the Brittany Ferries flagship vessel Pont-Aven held in association with the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce. This event offers fantastic networking opportunities for companies that already have business interests in France or those who are considering working in France in the future.

The relaxed atmosphere, unique venue and sumptuous luncheon means this event is also ideal for an afternoon spent entertaining anyone with an appreciation for French food and wine, be that colleagues and clients or family and friends. All welcome!


For full details and to book your place click here  - tu le mérites!

    

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Tee-Time is of the essence!
Cork Chamber Annual Golf Classic 2017 in association with City Life
 
Date: Thursday 7th September

Time: 7:00am – 2:30pm

Venue: Cork Golf Club

Cost: €400 per team of four

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There are very limited tee times available for the 2017 Annual Golf Classic so book now to avoid disappointment! The fourball scramble event will this year be held in the stunning surrounds of Cork Golf Club, in association with our new sponsors City Life who have been offering financial planning and portfolio advice in Cork for almost 50 years.

With a world-class venue, top-notch prizes and a chance to win a brand new car in our charity Hole-in-One Competition, supported by Jaguar at Johnson & Perrott, this is an unmissable day out for golf enthusiasts!


Click here to book your team’s place today!

      

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Pizza at the Pleasuredome
Business After Hours at the Voxpro Garden
 

Date: Thursday 31st August

Time: 5.30pm – 7pm

Venue: Voxpro, Mahon

Cost: FREE for members

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Cork Chamber invite you to “boogie on down” to the the grooviest pizza party in town for our August Pizza Party in the Voxpro Pleasuredome. The brand new Pleasuredome is an open cabin built around a unique rotating disco ball shaped oven -just one of the funky features of Voxpro’s employee garden “Voxgro” which is also home to a thriving greenhouse, rescue chickens and giant beanbags! This one of a kind garden is usually only open to employees so don’t miss your chance to try the handmade pizza and see the garden for yourself while connecting with other members.

 

For full details and to book your place click here!

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International
The biggest marine renewable energy conference in the world is coming to Cork!

The biggest marine renewable energy conference in the world, European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC), takes place in University College Cork this year from August 28th to September 2nd. It provides attendees with a perfect forum for knowledge transfer and debate at the cutting edge of marine renewable energy technology. The agenda, which is continuously being updated, is accessible here.

For further information or to discuss partnership opportunities, please contact Fiona Collins

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Are you looking for German food and drink buyers?

ANUGA is the world’s largest trade-fair for food and drink products and it takes place in Cologne, Cork’s sister city, this October, 7th to 11th. ANUGA will attract approx. 160,000 visitors and more than 7,000 exhibitors. In line with this, Enterprise Europe Network is hosting a pre-ANUGA buyer-producer event entitled ‘Tour d’Europe’ on Friday, 6th October. Tour d’Europe will focus on organising face-to-face buyer-producer meetings, based on specific requests from German buyers. Participating in the pre-ANUGA matchmaking event is free-of-charge. Travel and accommodation costs are at participants’ own expense.

Contact Eimear for further information.

 

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Subsidised Training
Tell us all about it!
 

We would like to better understand your further training and upskilling needs so that we can improve our training offering for this year and beyond!

Please complete our very short survey and be in with a chance to win Afternoon Tea for 2 at the Cork International Hotel as well as a €500 voucher for training at BiznetCork Skillnet.

 

TAKE THE SURVEY!

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Make Time for your Team!
 

Teams are at the forefront of everything a business does. Take the time to help your team become better, more capable & confident!

 

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Member News
Member News
 
  • Winner of the Marymount Draw for a new Toyota Auris - read more

  • TG4 Tourism Series looking to showcase the best of what Ireland has to offer its tourists - read more

  • BioMarin Expands with 45 New Jobs at Ringaskiddy Manufacturing Plant - read more

 

 
Share your press releases to our website through our Member Information Centre (MIC). If you have forgotten your login details contact us and we can reset them for you! 

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Members Offers
Latest Member Offers
 
Member to Memeber offers
  • DeepRed Productions: 20% discount on a promotional video - read more
  • Clayton Hotel Cork City: Complimentary Room Hire for New Cork Chamber Members - 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.

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Member Events
Upcoming Member Events
 
  • Crawford Art Gallery: Danny McCarthy: Beyond Silence, until August 12th - read more
  • The Everyman: Dancing at Lughnasa, 2nd  - 26th August  - read more
  • Mercer:TrusteeTraining Course, August 15th - read more
  • Brighter Communities Worldwide: Mountain Challenge 2017 August 19th - read more
  • CUH Charity & Bishopstown GAA invite you to sign up for Wheel4Life 2017 this summer - read more
  • New Links Training Solutions: Conflict Management QQI Level 6, September 6th - read more
  • New Minds Digital Marketing College: Become a Digital Marketing Expert and Get Certified in just 10 weeks starts - read more
  • EURES Brussels Employment Fair, September 28th - read more
  • Brighter Communities Worldwide: Kenya Ball 2017, October 14th - read more


Promote an upcoming event through our Interactive Member Information Centre, all upcoming member events are listed on our website

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