Congratulations to finalists in the SME category of the Cork Chamber Cork Company of the Year Awards 2022 which are sponsored by Vodafone Ireland and media partner The Irish Examiner. Finalists in the large category will be published next Wednesday 20th April and the winner of each category will be announced on Thursday 5th May at our Annual Dinner.
In this issue we bring you up-dates from our recent meetings with representatives of the diplomatic corp and our international relations activity; a thought-provoking account on Community Wealth Building and Chamber President Paula Cogan shines a light on issues around talent attraction and quality of life. We keep you up to up to-date on news and events; and help you stay connected and informed.
Join us for the next session of the Greening Our City series to hear from Dr Maria Kirrane, Sustainability Officer, UCC about the work of the UCC Green Campus team in promoting and supporting grassroots change in the universities day-to day sustainability practices and Professor John O’Halloran, President, UCC about the overarching ambition of the university and its responsibility to lead the way in securing a sustainable future.
Join this virtual workshop to learn how to maximise your membership through our many promotional channels, particularly focusing on the Member's Area. In this session, we outline practical tips on how to access the wider Chamber membership base, maximise your visibility and use the digital Member's Area to promote your business.
This is a must-attend session for HR Practitioners who are seeking to inform and empower their HR planning in 2022. The HR Barometer is an invaluable source of information, analysis and insights on the key issues and challenges impacting HR in Ireland. Key senior consultants from Adare Human Resource Management will share the findings of the latest HR Barometer Survey and what these means for HR Practitioners.
By practicing Dale Carnegie principles, masterfully using technology, and creating superior visuals, online presentations become dynamic and powerful.Join us for this session where you will learn how to break the mould of boring webinars and set the standard for Online Presentations. Presenting online is often the best solution to get information and training to the people who need it most when they need it. Dale Carnegie outlined four ways that people evaluate us - What we say, How we say it, What we do, How we do it.
This personal effectiveness workshop is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to reflect on the skills and personal competencies needed to respond to the challenges presented in a VUCA world. VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) represents the global economic landscape that many employees are navigating right now and into the future.
Cork Chamber are making a submission, on behalf of our members, on the Proposed Material Amendments to the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028. The consultation period will run until the 28th of April 2022. These consultations are an important part of shaping the future of our city and we encourage our members to engage in the process.
While it is encouraging that Government has increased funding for housing construction from €500m to €2bn by 2025, concerns remain over the commercial viability of projects as inflation is being acutely felt in the housing and construction sectors. Housing remains one of the most urgent issues we face as a society. The lack of availability of accommodation and increasing costs for rental and purchase units will undoubtedly impact Ireland’s national competitiveness and reputation for inward investment.
The Sustainable Business Impact Awards, by Chambers Ireland, showcase best practice in sustainable development and social responsibility undertaken by companies of all sizes across Ireland. This is an opportunity for Cork businesses of all sizes to demonstrate their impact and be recognised at an in person awards event in September 2022.
Chambers Ireland in collaboration with Chambers across the country have launched a survey to assess how businesses are being affected by the increased costs of energy.
Survey responses from companies will feed into a Department of Enterprise, Energy Supply Emergency Group and will contribute to ensuring policy supports applied to businesses where they most needed.
An online platform for businesses to pledge offers of supplies and services to help Ireland’s humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis has been set up by the Government. Members of the public living in Ireland who wish to make a donation/ offer accommodation or other services to help Ukrainians can find out how to do so here.
The conference on the Future of Europe plenary met again in Strasbourg on 8-9 April to further develop proposals from the Conference's working groups. There were calls for treaty changes in many areas during the plenary debates, some said the EU should push ahead with practical solutions that could be applied faster and with existing tools.
