Date:  Wednesday 9^th November
Time:  8:30am – 11:00am
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: free, however registration essential.
To book: RSVP by email to Kieran Lettice before 4th November

Representatives from Energy Cork, Gas Networks Ireland, Bus Éireann, Cork City Council, Cork County Council and University College Cork, and focussed on achieving a shift to a low carbon public transport service for the Cork City public bus fleet.

To hear more about this initiative, and the broader move to promote smarter travel workplaces in Cork, Cork Chamber are delighted to invite members to an upcoming Energy Cork briefing that will focus on sustainable bus transport in Cork, and the opportunity for Cork to become a leader and hub for low emission public transport.

A light breakfast will be provided from 0830, with speakers from 0900 and moderated Q&A to close by 1100.

November 19^th, 2016

A limited number of tables have become available at the Startup Nations Gala Awards Dinner taking place in Cork County Hall on November 19^th from 6.30 pm. Hosts for the night are Cork County Council on behalf of the Global Entrepreneurship Network and Startup Nations.

This awards ceremony & dinner recognises the contribution that individuals have made to supporting entrepreneurship around the world and is part of a wider Startup Nations Summit programme happening across Cork over the weekend of November 18^th- 20^th next.

Shortlisted candidates are profiled here

November 14th – 20^th is Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Email Aisling Salter  for more details or or telephone 086 2872286.

By invitation of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Cork Chamber is today participating in an all-island civic dialogue on Brexit taking place in Kilmainham.

The dialogue brings together political representatives from North and South of the border as well as business representation groups and community organisations.

Throughout the day, the Chamber Network will be raising competitiveness issues following the vote for Brexit, call for increased investment in infrastructure,  and expanded business supports to incentivise regions and sectors at particular risk as a result of the British vote.

For those of you interested, you can follow the discussions onTwitter on @dfatirl and @merrionstreet using #allislanddialogue.

As part of Government’s action plan on housing, submissions are currently being invited from stakeholders in respect of developing a new national rental strategy built around security, supply, standards, and services.

Based on our research to date, Cork Chamber will be engaging in this consultation process. If you have any ideas or input that you wish to share with us please contact Sarah by Friday 4^th November.

Details on the consultation can be found here.

Cork Chamber’s report on the rental market can be accessed here.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2016 was 7.7%, down from 7.9% in September 2016 and 9.2% in October 2015.

The youth unemployment rate in October 2016 meanwhile stood at 15.1%.

In context of falling unemployment rates, Cork Chamber continues to survey members on positions that are proving hard to fill. If you and your business are having difficulties attracting talent or filling specific roles, we encourage you to engage in our economic surveys or to contact a member of the policy team to share your experiences.

Regional Actions to Innovation Operational Programmes (RATIO) is a four-year Interreg Europe project (commenced in 2016). The RATIO project aims to review the policy framework that exists in the context of European SMEs in rural areas, and focuses on improving the access to and capacity for research and innovation within rural-based SMEs. From a regional perspective, the improvement of innovation capacity is essential for the sustained growth of our SME base, which in turn is integral to the long-term balanced regional economic development across our rural regions. RATIO is a collaborative project comprising 9 partner organisations from across 8 European countries.


Cork Chamber, as Irish project partner, is specifically focused on innovation within rural-based SMEs across the region and with the aim to influence a policy change(s) that will positively impact upon the innovation potential of SMEs. The project partners involve organisations from the following countries: Spain (Lead Partner: Aragonese Federation of Municipalities, Regions and Provinces), Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Poland and Portugal. For more information on this Interreg Europe Project please see the RATIO project newsletter (Semester 1). RATIO is funded by the Interreg Europe programme and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Date: 8^th November

Time: 7pm

Venue: Double Tree Hilton Hotel

Cost: €125

Book: Here

Now in its sixth year Cork Chamber's Dublin Dinner has grown to over 550 guests from across the business and political communities of Dublin and Cork providing an opportunity for companies to network and strengthen connections with their peers. The night is also one of celebration where we honour one of Cork’s business leaders with the Outstanding Achievement in Business Award and this year we are delighted to announce Mr. Dick Lehane (EMC) as the recipient. We are also delighted to announce Pat Cox as our keynote speaker on the night, more details to follow. 

Cork Chamber will once again partner with EY for this prestigious annual event who are leading the way in establishing the type of business connections this event is promoting.  Also with thanks to Kernel Capital as supporters of the Networking Reception.

The night offers attendees the opportunity to rub shoulders with leaders across industry and government, while networking and entertaining peers, colleagues and clients. 

Book now! 

Date: Friday 11^th November
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Cork International Hotel
Cost: €25 members / €35 non members
BOOK HERE

Damien Kennedy is a native of Cork City and his entrepreneurial journey began in 2010 when he first purchased a homemade icecream on eBay.  Since then, Damien and his business partner Greg Duggan have launched WheyHey, a high-protein, sugar free ice cream.

Last year, WheyHey ice cream sold more than 1million pots in Europe and is set to sell 4 million this year and double again in 2017.  WheyHey is already selling fast in the Middle East and due to export into Australia this year, with fans including Richard Branson (who awarded the product Virgin Pioneer status) One Direction and many more.

Damien will talk to Cork Chamber members about his incredible journey, the scaling up of his brand and the future for WheyHey in Europe and the US over the next few years.

Date: Thursday 17^th November
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Musgrave MarketPlace, Ballycureen Business Park
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
BOOK HERE



Cork Chamber is delighted to partner with Musgrave MarketPlace on the Airport Road for the November “Network & Shop” After Hours event.


This is a must-attend event in the run up to Christmas, with delicious canapes and party food, special deals for your Christmas shopping requirements including a wide selection of hampers and Christmas decorations and all at wholesale prices. We will also have a cookery demo from Head Chef Clement for those foodies amongst you.


We won’t be leaving empty handed either, with some lovely goodie bags to take home.  And to top it all off, some energetic pre-Christmas networking before the shopping starts!

November 11th - €480 for Chamber Members!

This 4 day course is for any business that wants to reduce marketing and sales costs, that wants to get more business using social media and wants to reinforce their offline reputation, online.

The course will cover the following:

• Search Optimisation, website conversion and web traffic tools
• Targeted Advertising with Google, Google Analytics and creating landing pages
• Content Creation: Using a blog or your website to create attractive content
• Facebook & Twitter for Business: Using Facebook and Twitter for sales and marketing
• Linkedin: Using this business social network for lead generation and building the reputation of your business
• Mobile Future: Should you create an app? What is the work involved. Getting your company ready for the mobile revolution
• Devising a Marketing Plan: Creating a template for your company to be efficient in digital marketing

Places can be booked here!

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• Hayfield Manor: Wine Society - Book a table of 10 and get one place free per table! - read more
• Moloney HRM: Free Human Resources Consultation - read more
• Conversation Piece: Cloud Phone System - read more
• The Ambassador Hotel: Christmas Lunch and Dinner at McGettigans Cookhouse & Bar Cork - read more