• Cork Chamber welcome Zurich Insurance visit to Fermoy - read more
• High Quality, Affordable Childcare Needed to Underpin Economic Future - read more
• Cork Baker to appear on Neven Maguire's 'Healthy Home Chef' - read more
• Westboro Partners Announces Merger to Meet Expanison & Growth - read more
• Musgrave Marketplace Promotions - read more
• Appointment Notice: Cathy Fuller, Director of Nursing and Clinical Services, Mater Private Hospital Cork - read more
• Family Fun over St. Patrick's Weekend in Cork - read more
• Importance of Irish Trade Must be Recognised as Latest Round of TTIP Negotiations Begin - read more
• Recycling Appeal raises over €51,000 for Mercy Hospital Foundation - read more
• Cork Foundation to support charity with a €120,000 donation to fund suicide awareness programme - read more
• Magnet networking breakfast to shed light on the outlook for Cork's small firms  - read more
• Minister for Housing and Infrastructure Needed to Tackle Housing Crisis - read more
• A Broad Tax Base Must Be Retained As a Vital Component of Our Future Economic Stability - read more
• Minister Kathleen Lynch opens new CorkAssociation for Autism Centre - read more
• New Jobs for Cork: Ticketing Platform Eventbrite To Open Customer Support Centre - read more

Date: Friday, 4th March
Time: 11am - 1pm
Venue: EMC, Ovens
Cost:  FREE
To book: online

Most companies today will have heard of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) and about how it is the way of the future, however they may be unsure as to what exactly it is, how it will impact them , who they should be talking to about creating an IoT Strategy or how IoT might impact on their business.

Cork Chamber together with Vodafone are endeavouring to demystify the area of IoT and to help you to understand how exactly it can be of benefit to your business. At this fully interactive FREE event  industry experts will provide insights, guidance and best practice information to support businesses on their innovation journey.

Guest speakers include Lauren Morris, Head of Machine to Machine at Vodafone, expert speaker Donagh Buckley, CTO of EMC as well as relevant case studies from the Chamber membership.

Date: Thursday 10^th March
Time: 5.30pm - 7pm
Venue:  Regus, Phoenix House, Monahan Road
Cost: Free 
To book: online

Cork Chamber is delighted to partner with Regus to bring you March’s Business After Hours Networking event. This event will take place in Regus’ newest Cork location in Phoenix House, on Monahan Road. Join with your fellow Cork Chamber members for an exclusive preview of the almost complete Phoneix House, one of Cork’s newest and  premier office locations.

Regus is the largest provider of serviced office space in the world, with 3000 locations globally across 120 countries and 900 cities, including both City Gate and now Phoenix House in Cork along with other Irish sites in both Dublin and Limerick. Regus offers a myriad of office space solutions to satisfy the requirements (and pockets!) of start ups, entrepreneurs, SMEs and major global businesses.

Don’t miss out on what promises to be a fantastic evening of networking!

Date:  Wednesday, 16th March
Venue: Nimbus Centre, CIT
Cost: FREE
To book: online


The seminar is being run by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) in association with the Rubicon Centre and will include nuggets of information for Irish SMEs that aspire to entering the UK market. It will take place from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm.


Speakers on the day will include: Chris Lyons, EEN Bristol; Shirley McCay, Director of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in Dublin and Dirk Schaefer, Manager of the University of Warwick Science Park. The speakers will talk about opportunities for exporting Irish SMEs and there will also be case studies from Irish companies who have successfully entered the UK market. 

Cork Chamber has long been an advocate in calling for the timely implementation of Flood Relief Schemes in areas affected by flooding events across the city and county. The region once again faced the stark reality of such events over the most recent Christmas period with businesses and homeowners overwhelmed by the immediate damage of such events and the consequent difficulties in securing insurance for their properties.

In light of this, Cork Chamber welcomed the visit to Fermoy from representatives of Zurich Insurance, on Tuesday 23^rd February, where the purpose was to assess for themselves the flood defences that were erected in the town. Zurich Insurance will take any additional relevant information into account, such as the efficacy and robustness of flood defences, when assessing the viability of providing wider flood cover in areas impacted by flooding.

Cork Chamber has called for increased investment in high quality childcare services as part of its wider election manifesto ‘Cork’s Call – A Vision for 2021’. 

Commenting on the business need for investment in early childhood services, Barrie O’Connell, President of Cork Chamber, said: “The economic need for affordable, accessible and high quality childcare services has long been overlooked by Irish politicians. In consequence, Irish parents suffer from some of the highest childcare fees in the world with the average cost of childcare representing up to a massive 35% of a family’s income. This lack of affordability has negative knock-on effects on work participation, consumer spending, the number of children benefitting from early childhood education, as well as parents’ wage expectations.”

The Employers helpline and disability information service was recently launched. The purpose is to provide employers with an expert peer source of advice and information on employing staff with disabilities and to promote increased employment of people with disabilities. The helpline will be run by ISME in association with Chambers Ireland and IBEC.

The service can help business owners, managers and personnel responsible for staff recruitment.

Digital Marketing/Social Media for Business Course

3^rd, 10^th, 24^th & 31^st March

What will this course help you do?

• Increase traffic to your website
• Turn website traffic into customers
• Write valuable content for your website
• Gain more click throughs from Facebook & Twitter
• Get more Facebook Likes and increase your reach
• Properly analyse your Facebook business page
• Increase your Twitter followers
• Connect to more people in the right positions in a company
• Find out if an App is right for you
• Plan a digital marketing strategy so your business can get more business online and offline!

This course is a fantastic opportunity to 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! BOOK NOW!

The Enterprise Europe Network database contains over 12,000 company profiles. For the UK market alone, hundreds of UK companies are looking to do business in Ireland. This week, we are featuring UK companies that are seeking partnerships with:

• Irish manufacturers of sportswear (Ref. BRUK20140711001)
• Irish providers of wrapping technology for artisan cheeses (Ref. TRUK20160219001)
• Irish providers of innovate technologies for water utilities (Ref. TRUK20150526001)

See ‘read more’ for further information about these profiles.

Find out about business opportunities in the UK for Irish companies at our FREE ‘Stepping stones to the UK’ event which takes place in the Nimbus Centre on Wednesday 16th March. Contact Katherine for further information. 

Come to network, hear and share thought leadership on the latest employment topics at the Talent Summit Cork…

As part of National Employment Week (founded by Sigmar Recruitment), we will host the Talent Summit in Cork. The event will look at the central pillars required to compete effectively for new and existing talent through a central theme of creating a Culture with Purpose. 

These events for complimentary for HR professionals, hiring managers and business owners.

Date: Good Friday March 25th
Time: 6pm
Venue: Highfield RFC, Model Farm Road, Cork City.
Cost: €150 per team
To book: Email  or visit online 

Cork Tag Rugby will hold a Charity Tag Rugby Blitz at 6pm on Good Friday March 25th to launch their Spring/Summer league at Highfield RFC on the Model Farm Road, Cork City. The blitz will begin at 6pm with finger food, drinks promotions and entertainment on the night. Teams cost €150 to enter with funds raised on the night benefiting the Cork Association for Autism who provide essential supports for adults with autism. With 1:100 individuals being diagnosed with autism in Ireland today, demand for services at the charity continues to grow.