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Launch of Report Highlighting the Social and Economic Importance of the N28 Upgrade
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On the 10th June, Cork Chamber launched a report titled ‘Cork to the World’ - An Updated Economic Assessment of the N28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Scheme. The report, which was prepared by Indecon International Economic Consultants, sets out a number of definitive arguments that highlight the potential for economic growth, job creation and social benefits from upgrading the route.
The report identifies the following key benefits that would arise from completion of the N28 upgrade:
- Direct transport benefits in the form of reduced journey times and costs (including associated environmental costs) for road users on the immediate N28 corridor;
- Enhanced capacity to serve the external trading and connectivity requirements of the South-West’s business community through facilitating the development of the Port of Cork’s operations at Ringaskiddy and ensuring the provision of adequate port capacity;
- Improved capacity to serve and enhance the key industry cluster of multinationals and indigenous firms operating in the Ringaskiddy/Carrigaline area, and to support the development of the strategic IMERC maritime and energy research/industry cluster; and
- The scheme’s catalytic and influencing role in supporting wider regional development, including the development of the tourism sector and of the Cork Docklands.
Read Full Report HERE
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Project giving you trouble?!
Do you want to gain the tools and knowledge to manage your workload and deliver your projects on time?
Do you want to learn key project management techniques?
Do you want to understand Project Management Technical Skills and Tools?
Then our Project Management Professional Course is the course for you! Starting on the 18th June next, this 3 day course is only €420.00 for Chamber members, so don’t delay, BOOK TODAY!
Project Management Professional (3 days) (PMBOK Version 5) Course Dates: 18th, 19th & 20th June Member Rate: €420.00 Professional Project Management is designed to establish a detailed understanding of Project Management terms, concepts and methodologies. The hands-on approach of this course ensures trainees “learn by doing” and gain a step-by-step, real-time experience of using the tools and implementing the methodologies and support structures. In simulating real-life environments, trainees gather the detailed knowledge required to apply the training on return to their work environment. The Project Management course is designed to be practical and help people apply the knowledge to the workplace. The course uses PMBOK Guide Version 5 as its reference and so helps prepare people for PMI certification. The trainers are expert on multiple project management systems so if a specific company has questions on practical application of theory they are able to answer and give examples of how these systems are used in real life. A soft copy of tools and PMBOK-compliant templates that participants can take away and use when they are back in the workplace are provided. Learning Objectives: - Understand the purpose, inputs and outputs of the core processes in each of the five process groups: Initiating, Planning, Execution, Control and Closing.
- Learn how to Scope a Project clearly by using a Work Breakdown Structure, and how to put in place a mechanism to control any changes to the Project Scope.
- Learn about Program Governance, and how to create a Phase Gate approval system that ensures early identification of project problems.
- Learn about the 10 knowledge areas of project management (Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement plus Professional and Social Responsibility). Understand how each knowledge area contributes to the progression of a project from start to finish, and know how to create the key deliverables at each stage.
- Learn key project management techniques, together with how and when to use them. Examples of such tools and techniques include Budget, Risk Analysis, Scheduling, Gantt chart, Contingency and Change Control.
- Learn how to identify and analyse risks to your project, and place a focus on avoiding risks rather than recovering from their effect. Learn how to quickly build a Risk Register for your organisation and how to weigh up the best response to different types of risk.
- Learn how to apply this learning a range of industries, with particular emphasis on projects that are relevant to participants’ environment through use of case studies and working exercises based on realistic problems and real-life project scenarios.
- Understand Project Management Technical Skills and Tools such as Microsoft Project Professional, methodologies such as Work Breakdown Structures, Phase Gates, Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis and a robust Project Governance system.
- Learn different techniques for estimating schedule and effort, understanding the different factors that have to be taken into account when moving from an initial estimate through to a detailed plan upon which you can make a commitment.
This module uses PMBoK Version 5.0 as its core reference.
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Summer BBQ at Ronan Daly Jermyn
Date: 17th June
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Ronan Daly Jermyn, Park Place, Citygate, Mahon
Book: HERE Cork Chamber and Ronan Daly Jermyn will partner on Tuesday 17th June to bring you the annual Summer BBQ at their new Park Place Premises in Mahon. Ronan Daly Jermyn is a leading Irish law firm offering specialist legal advice. The firm represents local, national and international clients engaged in a wide range of activities, as well as public sector bodies and governmental agencies. A progressive modern law firm, RDJ offers a partner-led service to clients. The new offices at City Gate Park provide the firm with 7,000 additional square feet of office space, as well as a theatre-style conference and training rooms to facilitate hosting of in-house client seminars. This event will take place on the firm’s rooftop garden, which offers stunning views of the surrounding area, an absolutely unique opportunity for some “high level” networking!
The Future is Now!
Date: 3rd July
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber/NRF members
To book: HERE
Cork Chamber will once again partner with The National Recruitment Federation to bring you an evening seminar which will focus on how the recruitment industry is performing both at home and globally and how it will play an integral part in helping to get the Country back to work. This event will focus on not just the skills needed for the recruitment industry and businesses for the future but will also look at the trends that are emerging as we move in a fast social media world.
This evening event will be chaired by Chamber CEO Conor Healy. Additional speakers include Barbara McGrath, NRF, Anthony O’Mara, Voxpro, Phil Prendergast MEP and Eva De Lacy from LinkedIn
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Enterprise Europe Network At Cork Chamber
Shenzhen (China) Forum and Network Event, Cork (Venue TBC), 20th June, 2014 A Shenzhen-Cork Business Forum and Networking Event will be held on the morning of Friday, 20 June, from 09:00 to 10:00 in Cork, building on the cooperation agreement signed by Cork City Council and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government in 2013. See inside for more details. Nanotexnology 2014, Thessaloniki (Greece), 9th July 2014 Nanotexnology 2014 is a one day international matchmaking event and it will explore the opportunities in the emerging fields of Nanotechnologies and Organic Electronics. See inside for more details about this event. Match4Industry, Kocaeli (Turkey), 25th-26thSeptember 2014 Match4Industry is a multi-sector business matching event will take place in Kocaeli (Turkey) in September. The Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Economy is subsidising this event for successful applicants. See 'read more' below for further details.
Shenzhen-Cork Business Forum, Cork, 20th June 2014 Building on the co-operation agreement signed by Cork City Council and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government in 2013, this forum will focus on the economic landscape and opportunities in both Shenzhen and Cork. Six visiting Shenzhen companies are interested in meeting with Irish companies, who are interested technical and trade partnerships in the food, leisure and gardening sectors. Interpreters will be available at the forum to assist with communication. For more information contact liz@corkchamber.ie. Nanotexnology 2014, Thessaloniki (Greece), 9th July 2014 Nanotexnology 2014 is an international matchmaking event and it will explore the opportunities in the emerging fields of Nanotechnologies and Organic Electronics; including a powerful community that brings together over 2,000 researchers, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and technical professionals to promote research and industrial cooperation and technology transfer. This one day event targets innovative companies, universities and researchers interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration partners to: - Build partnerships for future funding calls;
- Find technology transfer partners;
- Source commercial partners;
Participating companies will have the opportunity to participate in pre-arranged 20-minute meetings in one location. To register for this event, please click here. Match4Industry, Kocaeli (Turkey), 25th-26th September 2014 The third edition of the multi-sector Match4Industry Business Matching will take place in Kocaeli (Turkey) in September. The Match4Industry Business Matching Event will be organised by ABIGEM (European Turkish Business Networks) East Marmara and the Kocaeli Chamber of Industry in close collaboration with Enterprise Europe Network-Luxembourg, the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and many other professional business support organisations from Europe, Turkey and beyond. Match4Industry will be organised in a special industrial zone and bilateral meetings will be organised here. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with companies exhibiting their products and services. The areas of interest at this event will be: Automotive Supplies; Metal and Machinery; Plastics and Rubber Tyres; Chemical; Construction; Energy; Environment; Electronics; ICT; and Female Entrepreneurship.
The participation fee will cost €80 per participant and the Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Economy will finance B2B meetings; assistance at the event; local transfers to meeting points; translation services; meals; and the accommodation cost of the delegation and partners. The registration deadline for this event is 15 September 2014. For further information, click here or contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie. Take a look at the complete Enterprise Europe Network database by clicking here.
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Executive Briefing: Best Practices in Financial Performance Management
Date: Wednesday 18th June 2014
Time: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel
Cost: Free Event
To book: HERE
Join ProStrategy & IBM on the 18th June at a 'Best Practices in Financial Performance Management' Executive Briefing. Find out how IBM performance management solutions help companies of all sizes - from large-scale enterprises to small and mid-size business - transform slow, expensive, disconnected processes into more dynamic, efficient and connected experiences.
One Venue, Three Festivals, Great Value
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Organised by the Munster Agricultural Society, Experience Fest Cork Summer Show takes place from June 13th-15th at Curraheen Village, just outside Cork City. Incorporating the hugely popular Cork Summer Show, this year has three festivals in one with Cork Food Fest and Music Fest making a fantastic line up for all the family.
Cork Food Fest will host over 100 artisan producers, food demonstrations and live music in a village setting, all celebrating the rich tradition of food and craft beers in Cork. Celebrity Chefs Lily Higgins, Masterchef Winner Diana Dodog and Baker and RTE Today Chef Ali Honour will give valuable cooking tips while local restaurants will create and serve delicious tasting menus based on the best of Irish produce. There will be a special focus on craft beer with a host of Cork Craft Breweries including the Franciscan Well, Blacks of Kinsale, Mountain Man, Cotton Ball and Cider-Stonewell all taking part in Cork Food Fest.
See HERE for programme of events and tickets.
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Calling on all people who would love to develop their skills in speaking Irish
This is an opportunity for people to meet and speak Irish in a social and relaxed environment. Nobody needs to worry about their knowledge of the language!
Meetings are held frequently depending on people’s preferences. The emphasis is on the spoken language rather than spellings and tenses etc.
For members of the Chamber of Commerce, we will introduce some commercial themes and words. Further information is available from Pat McCarthy at 086-2635113.
News Headlines
Climb To Remember’ Loved Ones And Support The Mercy Hospital FoundationSunday 29th June, The Galtee Mountains - Read More HERE Businesses Cannot Make Up Shortfall In Funding From Reduced Local Property Tax - Read More HERE Soccer Legend, John Hartson ‘Makes His Mark On Cancer’and Launches Charity Walk In Aid Of The Mercy Hospital Foundation - Read More HERE Country's Leading Indigenous IT Services Provider Becomes A Citrix Platinum Partner - Read More HERE One Venue, Three Festivals, Great Value - Read More HERE
8 DAYS TO GO! Cork Gets Ready To Tee Off For The 2014 Irish Open
19th - 22nd June, Fota Island Resort, Cork.
More than just a world-class golf event, the 2014 Irish Open promises to feature something for everyone. This year’s tournament will play host to a crazy trouser day, a purpose built food festival, and will also feature a Championship Village with an array of bars and shops for all to enjoy.
For tickets and information visit HERE.
Ways Your Organisation Can Get Involved - find out more here.
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Fastnet Recruitment June Open Days
Date: June 11th-19th
Time: 12-7pm
Venue: Fastnet Recruitment Offices, Eastgate Village, Little Island
Cost: Free to Attend
To book: Just drop by, call 021 4509200 or email HERE
The World Cup is not the only thing kicking off this week. Fastnet Recruitment are hosting a series of Open Days from June 11th-19th in the areas of Engineering, Quality, Multilingual, Supply Chain & Finance. Drop in to meet a specialist consultant and discuss what opportunities are available to you.
TriMonkstown 2014
Date: 21st June
Time: 1pm
Venue: Monkstown, Co Cork
To book: HERE
Cost: Individuals €50, Teams €135 – must be members of TI or purchase ODL
4th Annual Triathlon event, it’s the nearest one to Cork so come and support us on the day, great spectator sport. Sponsorship opportunities still available contact Anne on 086 8520199. All proceeds to Irish Heart Foundation and Monkstown Amenity Association. Our Committee member Gavin Maunder with Ms Gillian Keating, President Cork Chamber who launched the event.
Bank of Ireland Accelerator Programme
Date: Closing Date for Applications 25th July 2014
Time: 12:00am
Venue: Penrose Wharf
To Apply: HERE
The sole objective of this 3 mth programme is to develop, promote and support viable, revenue positive, self- sustaining, high potential start-ups across Ireland, whilst also creating opportunities for jobs, investment and expansion. €10,000 in seed funding along with access to a new Founders Co-op Fund is available to successful applicants along with mentoring and advice from leading entrepreneurs including Bill Liao and Sean O’Sullivan.
World Social Media Day Cork - Tedtastic
Date: 27th of June
Time: 8pm
Venue: Sunday's Well Tennis & Boat Club, Mardyke
Cost: €21.00
To book: HERE
World Social Media Day Cork - Tedtastic. Get your nuns habits, cassocks , bishops cloaks and pinnies at the ready. World Social Media Day Cork are paying homage to Fr. Ted and the rest of the crew with a big style party Tedstravaganza on 27th June for World Social Media Day in aid of The Hope Foundation. For more information check out here
Summer Baking Camp for kids
Date: June, July, August
Time: 10am – 1pm or 2pm -5pm
Venue: A Touch of Magic Cake Academy, Carrigaline, Co.Cork
Cost: €150
To book: Email here or Tel: 021/4374660 Mobile 087/2136579
Summer Baking Camp for Kids, putting the fun into baking with “A Touch of Magic”. Mornings 10am-1pm and Afternoons 2pm – 5pm. All use of equipment and ingredients supplied on the day so no need to bring anything just your enthusiasm!
Yoga in the Park in aid of Cork Simon Community
Date: Starting from Saturday 14th June 2014 up to September
Time: 10am-11.15am
Venue: Fitzgerald Park
Cost: Donation based class, minimum recommended donation of €5
To book: Book online here or email here or call 021-4279696
Yoga in the Park in aid of Cork Simon Community. Open to all levels.
Essentials for Yoga in the Park: A mat, sunscreen & water.
100% Profits go to Cork Simon Community. Recommended minimum donation €5.
Weather dependent event.
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