Energy Cork  and The Environmental Research Institute (ERI), UCC are delighted to announce that we are hosting the 2016 Cork Climathon on the 28^th October in Cork. Climathonis a global 24 hour hackathon focused on finding practical solutions to specific local climate change challenges – the event is taking place simultaneously in 121 cities around the world. The Climathon brings together the challenges of the world’s cities with people who have the passion to solve them. 

Cork Chamber are a member of the Cork City and Cork County Age Friendly Alliances and have been involved in the development of both City and County strategies.

The Age Friendly programme also incorporates a Age Friendly Business programme within which all businesses across all sectors can get involved in. The Age Friendly Business programme recognises the efforts and improvements made by business to provide more Age Friendly services and products; facilitates business to tap into this growing market; and raises awareness of the older customer and their role in our communities.

 For more information and to get involved - read flyer here. 

This October you are invited to look at Cork City Centre through fresh eyes and to celebrate its attractions and experiences. Come and enjoy ‘life in the city’ this month with plenty to see and do for all ages and interests.  Urban October showcases how well designed and managed public spaces have a positive impact on people who live in, visit or work in the city. It also highlights the many groups who are working together to make it better. Urban October in Cork is supported and organised by EcCoWell, Cork City Council and CORE. It’s inspired by the Urban October initiative of the United Nations, which aims to make cities “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Read more on highlights and events here. 

Ranked 23^rd, Ireland has moved up one place in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competiveness Report 2016-2017, which provides an in-depth assessment of the factors driving productivity and prosperity across 138 counties.

 In the report it is highlighted that Ireland performs well in relation to goods market efficiency (ranked 5^th), labour market efficiency (12^th), technological readiness (12^th), institutions (12^th), health and primary education (13^th) and higher education and training (13^th). Further analysis on Ireland’s performance, strengths and weaknesses can be read here. 

The City Centre Movement Strategy Phase 1 and 2, which received a majority vote from a ballot taken by Cork City Councillors on Monday 26^th September, will see a number of key actions implemented such as:

• the plan will see private cars being prohibited from driving on St. Patrick Street between 3pm and 6.30pm (access will be permitted for buses, taxis, cyclists and emergency services),
• the provision of new footpaths, cycle lanes and parking bays along Bachelors Quay between North Gate Bridge and Grattan Street,
• an upgrade to the junction of Sheares Street/ Prospect Row to cater for the revised traffic management plan for the area (to include the installation of CCTV and an additional pedestrian crossing on Sheares Street),
• the provision of a new inbound bus lane on Washington Street between Courthouse Street and Grand Parade,
• the introduction of a bus priority gate at the junction of Sheares Street and Grand Parade
• the upgrading of the the Grattan Street carpark facilities
• the improvement of signage to direct visitors to North Main St car park — extending the parking time in North Main St car park beyond 6.30pm, and reviewing the car park operations to accept payment for long-term parking by city workers,
• the provision of an additional pedestrian crossing on St. Patrick Street between Cork Street and Opera Lane

For more information on the most recent 2016 Cork Chamber submission to this process please see link. It is estimated that these actions will be implemented by a date within late 2017.

Date: Tuesday 11^th October
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Kingsley Hotel
Cost: €25 members / €35 non members
BOOK HERE

Niall Gibbons is the current Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, the organisation responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas.

Niall has led the organisation’s development in the digital arena, with the launch of the global website Ireland.com, and has overseen Tourism Ireland’s emergence as a leader in digital marketing and in the social media space. He led the development of Tourism Ireland’s ‘Global Greening’ initiative, which has brought tourism to the heart of St Patrick’s Day celebrations across the world and which generates positive media coverage worth tens of millions of euro each March for the island of Ireland.

Join with your colleagues to hear about Tourism Ireland’s future plans for marketing Ireland and Cork.

Date:  8th November
Time: 7:30pm- 11:30pm
Venue: Doubletree by Hilton
Cost: €125 per person / €1250 for table of Ten
BOOK HERE


One of the most prestigious and popular events of the year, Cork Chamber's Dublin Dinner will take place on Tuesday 8th November in the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in association with EY.

The event has gone from strength to strength over the past five years, attracting close to 600 guests in 2015 so it is a great opportunity to entertain colleagues, clients and prospects.

At this Black Tie Event, we will once again honour a prominent business person with the Outstanding Achievement in Business Award, so watch this space for further information!

We are delighted to have the continued support of EY as our headline sponsor. With cross office service teams from Cork and Dublin working with some of the country's largest indigenous and multinational businesses, EYis leading the way in establishing the type of business connections this event is trying to promote. Also to Kernel Capital, one of the largest and most active sources of equity finance for technology companies in Ireland, who have come on board again this year as Networking Reception Sponsor

The semi-finalist list for the Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2016 can now be found here! We are also looking for judges for the next round! Details can be found here!

Get involved with the awards on social media by using #DigitalCork16 and following us on Snapchat @cdma2016 and Twitter @CorkBizSchool

Starts Tuesday October 4th next - €760 for Chamber Members!

The Advancing Leadership programme is about developing the quality of the relationships in which leaders and managers engage with workplace colleagues, such as to enable them to achieve extraordinary results. The essence of such enabling relationships is that they feature a coaching approach to interpersonal engagement at their core.

The coaching process is about unlocking each person’s potential, to maximise his or her performance. And those who practice advanced leadership, deploy coaching as a fundamental practice in ensuring high performance outcomes in their organisations.

Innovate 2016 will showcase the UK’s most exciting technology innovations and will host a thought leadership conference, alongside an innovation exhibition. Bringing together over 2,500 innovators, investors and experts, the event will shine a global spotlight on innovation from across the UK, particularly on the north of England. This year, the organisers would like to make it more international and have negotiated free 2-day tickets for overseas companies who would like to attend (criteria applies). Main areas of focus will include: Cities of the future; Manufacturing of the future; Technologies of the future; and Health in the future.

Meanwhile, the EEN is organising a FREE B2B matchmaking event at Innovate 2016, in association with the Department of International Trade (formerly UKTI) and Innovate UK.  See 'read more' below for further information or contact Eimear. 

November 18^th – 19^th

Powered by Startup Ireland

Startup Ireland have launched an intensive startup bootcamp with a twist.

Investors, entrepreneurs, startups and experts will be thrown together on the site of the disused former prison on Spike Island in Cork, for a 24-hour, overnight, gritty bootcamp. The programme of events is sure to challenge the way startups think. Leading experts will put the entrepreneurs through their paces, hosting workshops to develop extraordinary business models. The army-style workshops will rigorously coach startups, with business masterclasses covering a range of important topics, from pitching to raising capital on the table A night in the cells will give startups plenty of time to think, while networking with ‘inmates’ could open up some unique business opportunities.

• Bibby Financial Services Ireland offers new lower-cost invoice financing fund - read more

• SourceIT –  a Macroom E project is finalist in the THINKTECH €1 Million Initiative  - read more

• Build Creative Connections this autumn with the Everyman - read more

• The Cork Independent celebrating 11 years in business - read more

• Breakfast Event featuring Jim Barry and Marcus Sherber of BlackRock Inc in aid of The Hope Foundation - read more

• Get ready for the biggest, best, and muckiest ‘D’hillbillies Mud Run’ yet - read more

• Kilkenny Shop Irish Craft & Design Week, 1st - 9th October - read more 

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• Cork Opera House: Special Offer on tickets to Opera Theatre Company's Don Giovanni - read more
• Robin Hill House:  Pamper Package €80 - read more
• CoachClinic: Become the Networking Genius - read more
• Musgrave Marketplace: Business Essential Deals - read more
• Griffith College Cork: 10% reduction in tuition fees for Cork Chamber members sponsoring an employee to study - read more
• CEA Engineers & Architects: 10% Reduction in all Services for all Cork Chamber Members - read more

• The Opening Ceremony of the Network Ireland National Conference and Awards 2016, September 29th - read more
•  FeelGood Friday Cork will take place Friday 30th - read more
• Munster Regional Meet the Buyer Event, October 19th - read more
• The Everyman: The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Fred & Alice, Clapton Unplugged , and much more - read more
  
• Cork Independent:  11th Birthday Party and Fund Raise,  29th September- read more
• Treasury Solutions: FX - How to Manage Your Post-Brexit Risk - Thursday 6th October
• Triskel Christchurch: Wayfarers, September 30th - October 1st - read more
• EXIM Summit 2016: September 29th - read more
• Cogans Toyota, Carrigaline: Free Tyre Check, Lights Check, Battery Check 
• FirstLightCork100: PJ Coogan LipSync Battle,  until September 30th - read more
• The Keynes Centre UCC: Reading for Change Book Club (Group 2), starts October 10th - read more
• CUH Charity: Last chance to attend Cork University Hospital (CUH) Charity Gala Ball and raise vital funds for patient care, October 7th - read more
• Hope Foundation: Breakfast Event featuring Jim Barry and Marcus Sherber of BlackRock Inc, October 10th - read more
• Treasury Masterclass - Tuesday 11th October
• Munster Rugby: London Dinner, October 11th - read more
• Tyndall National Institute: Tyndall Technology Days - Powering the Future Internet, October 11th - read more
• Cork Film Festival: 11th - 20th November - read more
• The Mercy Hospital Foundation: Mercy Heroes, October 14th - read more
• Working Towards a Sustainable City, October 14th - read more 
• IDARA Balance in the Workplace: Creating a feel good workplace through employer branding, October 19th - read more
• Local Enterprise Office: National Women’s Enterprise Day – Southwest, October 19th - read more 
• Shine a Light Night, October 21st - read more
• Pendulum Summit 2017, January 11th - read  more