Date: Friday 11^th December
Time: 12.30pm – 3.00pm
Venue: Vienna Woods Hotel
Cost: €60 Cork Chamber / MII members
€75 non-members
To book: online 

One of the staple events in the Chamber calendar, the Cork Chamber Christmas Lunch will this year take place in the Vienna Woods Hotel on Friday 11^th December, featuring guest speaker Mr John Creedon.

There will be some fantastic prizes to be won on the day and we will donate all proceeds to some randomly selected Chamber member charities, so your participation in the charity draw will go a long way to help these worthy causes.

Date: Tuesday 8^th December
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Castlemartyr Resort
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber Members
To book: online 

Step back in time with our final Business After Hours Networking event of 2015 in the stunning Garden Room in the Castlemartyr Hotel. Castlemartyr Resort is steeped in history and boasts a 17th century classic manor house, with gorgeous grounds featuring a tranquil swan lake, the dramatic ruins of an 800 year old castle and impeccably restored parterre gardens.

Join with your fellow Chamber members for a festive celebration in Lady Fitzgerald’s Garden Room. 

Date: Wednesday  16^th December
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: €25 members / €35 non members
To book: online

Cork Chamber is delighted to host Donal Sullivan, VP & GM of Tyco Ireland as the guest speaker for the final Business Breakfast of 2015. 

Donal has over 25 years experience working in a number of large multi nationals including, Apple & Flextronics, beginning his career in Engineering.  Tyco is a company with over 65,000 employees operating in over 50 countries.

Cork Chamber has welcomed GE Healthcare’s announcement of a $40 million investment in its manufacturing facility in Carrigtwohill, East Cork, which will see the site’s manufacturing capacity double and the creation of 140 new jobs in medical manufacturing.
Since its establishment in Cork, GE Healthcare has played a key role in the regional economy and is now set to employ more than 640 people. 

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Cork Chamber’s third quarterly economic trends survey of 2015 reports increases in turnover, net profit, employee numbers, and strong business confidence as regards the future, reflecting a positive overall outlook on current market conditions and an encouraging future outlook.

The survey, which is representative of a broad spectrum of business sizes across a variety of industries, found that a significant 68% of businesses considered Budget 2016 positive for business, with 91% of businesses reporting confidence in their financial future.

Commenting on the survey results, Barrie O’Connell, Cork Chamber President stated: “This is a very reassuring sign and these survey results reflect the strengthening position of businesses as the Cork region looks to the future”.

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Cork Chamber has broadly welcomed the Government’s Capital Plan 2016 - 2021 investment announcements for Cork and Kerry. The launch, which took place in UCC’s Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, saw the announcement of a wide range of projects for roads, floodworks, healthcare, housing and policing.

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In addition, we are delighted to announce that real time parking information is now available online through the City Council Open Data Repository via http://data.corkcity.ie/index.html. This service has been developed by Cork City Council in collaboration with the City Centre Forum and with the support of the Cork Smart Gateway and will allow visitors and shoppers to better plan their trip to enjoy all the city centre has to offer.

The Branding Of Me

Course Date: 9^th December                         Member Rate: €100.00

This one day course will help you manage your Personal Brand effectively so that it becomes one that you can be proud of and reflects not just who you are, but what you stand for.

This course will include:

• Planning your online brand
• Social Media Platforms – Twitter & hashtags, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ & others
• Developing your Profile & becoming ‘searchable”
• Developing your Brand at home after the workshop

This is a unique opportunity to highlight your offering, so BOOK TODAY!

MS Word (Intermediate)

Course Date: 15^th December                      
Member Rate: €110.00

Make Microsoft Word really work for you and your daily communications more effective & efficient!

Learn how to:

• Perform common everyday tasks in a quick & efficient manner
• Time-saving features such as Quick-Parts
• Deliver far more professionally presented documents
• Work with Tables, Headers & Footers
• Enhancing the overall image of the document

Cork Chamber will close at 5.00pm Wednesday 23rd December 2015 until 9.00am Monday 4th January  2016. If your company will require export certification over the holiday period please contact Imelda at 021-4530130 or imelda@corkchamber.ie at your earliest convenience to discuss your requriements. 

The European Commission has launched a public consultation to help identify ways to simplify the Value-Added Tax (VAT) payments on cross-border e-commerce transactions in the EU. Have your say on this issue before the Commission drafts its legislative proposals, as part of the Digital Single Market Strategy.

Complete this short consultation and you could win a night’s bed and breakfast for 2 people in the Kingsley Hotel! To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, all you need to do is complete the consultation (accessible here), note the reference number that you receive upon its completion and send it to Katherine before close of business on 7^th December 2015! 

JMB Partnership is a UK-based B2B sales and marketing agency that specialises in high-quality lead generation, delivered through integrated sales and marketing tactics. For the past 2 years, they have been working with multi-sector Irish companies that are keen to explore the UK market.

From the 7^th to 9^th of December, staff from JMB Partnership will be in Cork and they would be interested in an initial meeting with companies who are looking to explore the UK or develop their sales pipeline. If interested in a meeting, please contact Katherine. 

The K Gallery Christmas Art Sale will take place on Sunday 6th December in The Maryborough Hotel from 12-6pm. Entrance is free. There will be between 10%-50% of many paintings with a 10% discount for Chamber members. Artists include John Morris, Kenneth Webb, Arthur Maderson and Maureen O'Mahoney. Why not drop in and pick up that perfect Christmas gift!

Date: Friday December 11^th

Time: 8pm

Venue: St. Patrick’s Church, Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City

Cost: €15

To book: Register online here

A ‘Carols by Candlelight’ Concert will take place at St. Patrick’s Church on the Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City on Friday December 11^th at 8pm. Funds raised will benefit the Cork Association for Autism who provide support services for adults with autism. Choirs performing on the night include Note Perfect, Cork Garda Male Voice Choir, The Cork Prison Officers Male Voice Choir, The Choir of St. Patrick’s and the Hairmonics. The programme for the evening will include well known favourites such as Oh Holy Night, Winter Song and Carol of the Bells. Ballincollig Credit Union are the proud sponsors of the event this year. Young tenor Kevin Walsh from Ballincollig who avails of the Cork Association for Autism services will perform as a special guest on the night. 

Date: Thursday 3^rd December 
Time: 5pm to 9pm
Venue: The Kilkenny Shop, Emmet Place, Cork
Cost: Free Event

For One Night Only you are invited to Kilkenny’s exclusive corporate shopping event, where there will be up to 50% off almost everything in store. This is a fantastic opportunity to pick up your Christmas gifts for less! Join us for a night of festive treats, mulled wine and spot prizes not to be missed from 5 to 9pm in the Kilkenny Shop Cork… Simply quote your company name at the door to gain entry. Kilkenny look forward to seeing you, your colleagues, family and friends on the night for some exclusive shopping offers, wine, festive treats and some great spot prizes!

For further information please contact any of the stores or email us here

You can drop Toys to the GLS Depot and Parcelshop at Unit 2B Wallingstown Business Park, Littleisland, Cork.

Contact: 021 4297560 press option 2.

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