• Tyndall seeks applicants for Deep Tech start up programme
• Recipients of €50k Thermo Fisher Scientific Community Partnership Grant announced
• Tandem Raises €14,000 for Focus Ireland in 2020!
• Christmas Carols for Cork City

• The Muppet Christmas Carol at Triskel Cinema – 17th to 20th December
• Nollaig na mBan Afternoon Tea 2021 at The River Lee Hotel in support of Focus Ireland
• Steam Education – Science-in-a-Box Teacher Edition – 5% Discount
• Stay and Dine at The River Lee this winter with our exclusive Cork Chamber Members Offer
• Happy Holiday: Christmas with Andy Williams - Presented by The Everyman Christmas Songbook from now to the 31^st of December

The ideal gift for a loved one or team member, the 5-Star Castlemartyr Resort has a selection of gift vouchers to suit all tastes this Christmas. With a variety of Luxury Breaks, Spa Days, Golf, Afternoon Tea and more, all gift vouchers are valid for 5 years and available in both e-voucher and traditional gift wrapped styles.

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From January 2021, if you need to import goods from Great Britain you will need to complete custom declarations. Find out more on the revenue website about this topic and also learn about bringing goods in from an EU member State through GB.

The Brexit Readiness Checklist highlights some of the key actions that businesses can take to get ready for the changes Brexit will bring from 1 January 2021.

The checklist includes links to the relevant Agencies who can provide the necessary guidance and support to businesses

"What an incredible year it has been."

Welcome to issue 5 of Chamberlink which you can now browse online and enjoy the interactive and video content.

In this final issue of Chamberlink 2020, we bring you stories of the awardees of our Sustainable Cork Fund, along with the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Business Award. We bring you research on energy diversity, opinion on key local infrastructure, outline the recent digitalisation of Irish SMEs and explore tools of international trade.

We look forward to 2021 and share the line up of the early 2021 events and training.

Thurs 21 Jan | 12pm-1pm

Kick off your New Year with this interactive Masterclass on 'Networking in a Changed World' where we will be joined by networking expert Kingsley Aikins who will walk you through everything you need to know to fully utilise any networking opportunity so you will be prepared for virtual interactions and face to face meetings when the time comes again.

Fri 22 Jan | 11am-12pm

This webinar will feature Liz Meaney, Arts Director Performing and Local Arts, The Arts Council of Ireland, Lorraine Maye, Director, Cork Midsummer Festival and Shane O’Driscoll, Visual Artist and initiator of Ardú, Cork’s new street art initiative. Speakers will delve into the reach of arts and cultural activities far beyond its own sectoral footprint, the importance of a resilient recovery and the role of the sector to the sustainable economic and social development of the Cork region.

Wed 20 Jan | 09:30am-11:00am | 5 mornings

This course is designed to follow-on from MS Excel Intermediate. Having already familiarised yourself with the most efficient way of performing everyday tasks and now that you have mastered the more commonly used Intermediate topics, it is now time to build on that knowledge.  A large proportion of the course is dedicated to managing and manipulating lists of information from working with tables & slicers up to creating and working with Pivot Tables.

Wed 20 Jan | 11:00am-1:00pm

This webinar will incorporate what types of restructuring are available to businesses in line with relevant legislation.

What Needs To Be Done?

Who Needs To Be Involved?

Types of Temporary Restructuring.

Types of Permanent Restructuring.

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment public consultation on the introduction of a statutory right to paid sick leave for all employees closes this Friday December 18. Please be in touch with Thomas McHugh, Director of Public Affairs & Communications at Cork Chamber by Thursday with any thoughts you may have. <Email Here>

Minister Humphries spoke last week to provide reassurance to workers that PUP will remain open for new claims until March 2021; any worker who returns to work, only to have the business closes again in the New Year, will be able to avail of the payment. 

The latest update includes progress on the Dunkettle Interchange upgrade and installation of N40 intelligent transport systems.