Cork County Council has advertised their Part 8 proposals for the upgrade of the Shannon Park Roundabout and Shanbally junctions on the N28, for public consultation. The proposals include the provision of a signalised roundabout at Shannon Park, incorporating a dedicated eastbound slip lane to accommodate traffic travelling from Cork to Ringaskiddy and the provision of a signalised “T” Junction at Shanbally in place of the existing roundabout.

Until such time as the upgrade of the N28 to a dual carriageway is in place, which may be c 2020, every effort to improve the traffic capacity of the N28 including this proposed upgrade at Shannon Park and Shanbally, will enhance the feasibility of any significant development in Ringaskiddy area.  This scheme is an important issue for the Chamber and we are currently preparing a submission as part of the public consultation process.

For further details please click here or to have your voice heard email claire@corkchamber.ie. 

The core of every business, no matter what business you are in, is your customer and that’s what marketing is all about. Understanding their patterns of behaviour, how they consume and how they engage, and this environment is changing at an incredible pace, driven to a large extent by technology.  The vast majority of us now are multi-platform communicators in our everyday lives.

Cork Chamber and the Marketing Institute of Ireland Southern Region have joined forces to bring you a highly informative seminar entitled “Marketing for the Future – Are you Ready?”  which will take place on Tuesday 21^st January at 6pm in the Clarion Hotel.  There will be diverse panel of speakers at this event who will share their insights into how they have changed their business model and their marketing strategies, how they are now engaging with their customers and the impact that this has had on their brand, and hence their business.  CLICK HERE for further details.

Date: Wed 15th January
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: €20 members only.
To book: HERE

We at Cork Chamber are making sure you start off the New Year on a good foot, by bringing you a networking seminar, courtesy of Caitlin O’Connor from Accelerating Performance. During this fully interactive 90 minute networking seminar, you will learn all about:

• Networking is for everyone - Why Networking
• Networking for introverts and extroverts
• Enhancing your career through networking whether employed or self-employed
• Safe Cross Code to networking
• The networking pitch
• Working the room.

Due to the nature of this event, places are extremely limited, so there will be a cap of one booking per company, please BOOK NOW to secure your place.

The employees of a business are its most important asset. By investing in this asset, you can improve your business performance. The Business School has 2 courses starting in February which are ideally suited to maximise the potential of each employee this coming year.

Both starting on the 25^th February next, we have a Certificate in Business & Executive Coaching Leadership (FETAC Level 6)and a Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt)course. These courses both promote the continuous improvement of employees and businesses.

Why train with us? We have small class sizes of an average of 10 persons per class (individual attention guaranteed) Top Trainers (all are leaders within their respective fields), locally delivered and exceptionally good value for money.

The Enterprise Europe Network helps small business to maximise their presence on the European marketplace. Working through a network of local business organisations across Europe and further afield, we can help you develop your business in new markets, source or license new technologies or access EU finance and EU funding.

For more information, please see: www.een-ireland.ie or contact Liz@corkchamber.ie

See the ‘read more’ section (below) for further information on the following:

• Horizon 2020: First call for projects
• €19 million Erasmus+ funding for Ireland for 2014
• New Citizens Information leaflets launched
• Eurostat publishes fifth report on Sustainable Development in the EU
• Business Partnership Opportunities

This voucher includes two nights over night accommodation, full Irish breakfast each morning & a two course meal per person on one evening in the Bell Tower Restaurant.

This voucher package can be redeemed up until the 28th February 2014.

Date: 1^st – 25^th of December - €20 Donation to Cork Penny Dinners

Date: 25^th December – 1^st January - €40 donation

Venue: Kearys Motors, Kinsale Road, Cork

Kearys Motors are driving to support Cork Penny Dinners this Christmas in a bid to battle the influx of people depending on the Cork charity at this time of year.

For every Dacia test drive taken at Kearys for the month of December, the dealership will donate €20 to Cork Penny Dinners. And in a bid to take it one step further, for every Dacia test drive taken between Christmas and New Years Day, Kearys will donate €40!

Kearys are open Monday – Saturday right up until December 23^rd and re-open Saturday 28^th, only closing for New Year’s Day. See more details on www.kearys.ie.

Date: course begins the 16th of January
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Cork
More information: HERE or contact Fiona Sneddon 087-9690428/ fiona@ics.ie

ICS is now offering a new HETAC Level 8 course in Business Analysis. The course was developed by the Business Analysts Association of Ireland and is delivered by the National College of Ireland. The programme is delivered two days per month across six months and leads to the Certificate in Business Analysis .

Previous courses have been fully booked out and have been excellently received by course participants.