• Himalaya Yoga Valley Raises €16,710 for Charity This Summer!
• ‘You Are the Difference’ Customer Service Charter Training with leading UK performance coach, Alf Dunbar – 6th November
• MSL Cork Launch Fully Electric Vehicles

Matheson is running a series of monthly Employment Law Masterclasses in Cork which will run until April 2020. Each event will provide a practical deep dive into workplace challenges and will be delivered by Matheson market leading specialists.

At the next event on Nov 14 the Employment Group will be discussing protected leave and managing absences. This session will focus in particular on the various and complex issues that come up in managing sick leave and illness related absence.

Matheson is the law firm of choice for internationally focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland.

Date: Wednesday 30th October, 2019
Duration: 1 Day
Time: 9am - 5pm
Location: River Lee Hotel

Date: Tuesday October 22, 2019
Duration: 2 hours
Time: 12pm - 2pm  
Location: Republic of Work

This seminar is free, but booking is essential.

This weekend, Paula Cogan, President of Cork Chamber will Sleep-Out on Fortress Spike Island to help Focus Ireland raise vital funds and #ShineALight on homelessness.

Please give what you can, donate now to support the homeless community. 

Cork County Council invites you to get involved in developing a new Corporate Plan for Cork County Council (2019 – 2024) and to contribute to the future of the County.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future. Submissions close 5pm Thursday Oct 17.

Applications Open: Submit your 1st stage applications by October 24th.

The 4 award categories are:

• Emerging Cork Company of the Year (less than 5 years in business)
• Cork SME Company of the Year (less than 50 employees)
• Cork Large Company of the Year (50-200 employees)
• Cork Corporate of the Year (more than 200 employees

View our quick guide to entering here:

Recognised as being the most prestigious and esteemed business awards in the region, the Cork Company of the Year Awards 2020 are proudly sponsored by Vodafone with media partner Irish Examiner.

• Helium Arts invites you to Kosmic @ the Crawford Gallery – 24th October
• Mackin Consultancy - Hosting a Table Quiz in Aid of Rebel Wheelers – 24th October
• The Matheson Employment Law Masterclass Series 2019
• An evening of Magical Mozart masterpieces at the Everyman – 3rd November
• Glavloc CPD Breakfast Event - Architects & Technicians – 7th November
• Local Enterprise Office- Brexit Consultation Clinic – 31st October

Thurs Nov 14 | 7.30am – 9am | The Metropole Hotel

Presenting Michael Dawson, founder and CEO of The Gift Voucher Shop, home of the One4all brand. A visionary and entrepreneur, Michael has made an impact and left his entrepreneurial mark across a diverse range of career paths, from youth work, politics, lottery, to the business he heads up today.

Tues Nov 26 | 7pm – 11pm | Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road

Final tickets remaining.

We are delighted to announce Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton T.D. as our guest speaker. Also on the night we will honour Anne O’Leary, CEO of Vodafone Ireland with the Outstanding Contribution to Business Award.

Headline sponsor - EY; sponsor of networking reception - Kernel Capital.

The Q3 Economic Trends survey of 2019 reports on member experiences during July, August and September.

Q3 also included a focus on business competitiveness with regard to public transport priorities and business insurance. Your views shape our agenda.

Our Economic Trends Survey is sponsored Ulster Bank.

The Malta Business Bureau is bringing a delegation of businesses in the ICT sector to connect with Cork companies interested in support services for digital transformation, business process management, software development and web design across a number of sectors.

Enterprise Europe Network and Cork Chamber will facilitate business partnering and collaboration opportunities across geographies and sectors on 9 and 10 December 2019.

Have your say in The SME Awareness of Free Trade agreements confidential survey.

The results of this survey will support addressing the broader challenges EU trade policy is facing and how public authorities and SMEs could use, and benefit from, trade agreements.

As a member of Cork Chamber you can share special offers for other members to avail of by posting them to the Members Information Centre. 

Don't forget to make use of this benefit and take advantage of these fantastic offers!!

The Cork Digital Marketing Awards were held last Friday at Cork International Hotel.

In a room full of inspiring digital transformers, the Awards presented by MC Sinead Kennedy, recognised the innovative and creative approaches that businesses are bringing to all digital platforms.

All facets of digital marketing were recognised, with awards including Best in Content Creation, Best Social Media Team and awards for individual channels from Website to Instagram.  

This year saw Visit Cork declared as Cork’s overall Digital Transformer 2019.