A tidal surge, southerly winds and a low pressure area in combination with Spring Tide may give rise to tidal flooding tomorrow morning.  Prior  to  and  after  this  tide  at  09:04 a.m, Thursday 2nd February, there  is  a  danger  of tidal  flooding in  the  City.  

It is expected that the main impact will be on traffic.

It is possible that flooding may occur in the low lying areas of the City Centre including:

Union  Quay,  Morrison’s  Quay, Father Matthew Quay, South  Terrace,  Trinity  Bridge,  Georges  Quay,  South  Mall, Cotter  Street, Stable Lane, Lapps Quay,  Proby’s Quay,  Frenchs Quay, Crosses Green, Sharman Crawford St, Wandesford Quay, Lavitts Quay, Kyrl’s Street & Kyrl’s Quay, Coal Quay, and the low lying areas of the City Centre.

Although, it is expected that the main impact will be on traffic, householders and businesses should take precautionary measures to protect property.

March 4th – 5th 2017, City Hall Cork

The 50 Plus Expo, (formerly The Over 50’s Show) is Ireland’s only dedicated national consumer event for older people. Launched in 1999 to coincide with the International Year Of Older Persons – the event is now run all over Ireland with 30,000 people and 400 exhibitors attending all our events in 2015. The 50 Plus Expo is designed to be an informative, educational and upbeat event for the 1.2 million people who are over 50 in Ireland. It’s ideal for people who are about to retire or already have and want to take up a new hobby or pastime, want to learn about their rights and entitlements, the financial implications of retirement and most importantly, keeping themselves mentally and physically active in their latter years.

To register for free tickets to the show, just click here

In late 2016, the EU concluded and signed a new free trade deal with Canada - the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA for short. This agreement will remove over 99% of tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment and will help to generate growth and jobs by:

• boosting exports
• lowering the cost of the inputs businesses need to make their products
• offering greater choice for consumers, and
• upholding the EU's strict standards for products

Some of Ireland’s most beautiful landscapes are being damaged by illegal dumping, and it is getting worse. In response, The Irish Times has launched a campaign to help people to highlight abuses and to help to get clean-ups completed.

They would like business owners and the business community across Ireland to get involved and report illegal dumping that may be affecting the local area.

If you would like help combat illegal dumping you can contact the Irish times directly here including pictures and full details about location.

Keep in touch with the campaign on Facebook and Twitter. 

Learn more about CETA on Wednesday, 29 March in the River Lee Hotel. The Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber, in association with the Ireland Canada Business Association and Embassy of Canada to Ireland, will host an informative morning seminar about CETA and how it can create opportunities for your business. Contact Eimear for further information. 

Date: Friday 17^th February
Time: 7.30am – 10.00am
Venue: Clayton Hotel Cork City
Cost: €25 For Cork Chamber/Chartered Accountants Cork Society
BOOK HERE

Family Business is often an overlooked form of business ownership but they are all around us. Cork Chamber and the Chartered Accountants Cork Society are delighted to host a joint event to encapsulate the best qualities of the Family Business.

There will be a Q&A with our expert panel including Brian O’Brien (PwC) Brendan Twohig ( MK Bazaars), JJ O’Connell (Irish Family Business Cluster/Plato) and Jan Harte (Jan Harte & Associates).  This event will provide insights in to managing your business as well as guidance for the future to ensure that your business endures now and for the future.

This is a must-attend event for anyone working in a family business or anyone doing business with a family-run organisation/company.

Date: Thursday 23^rd February
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: The Everyman
BOOK NOW!

Cork Chamber is delighted to continue the 2017 “Year of Networking” by joining forces with The Everyman for a Business After Hours event on Thursday 23^rd February.

The Everyman, a building that we know and love is celebrating 120 years in 2017.  Having first opened it’s doors as a music hall in 1897 and later serving as a cinema, the building is a jewel of late Victorian architecture.  The Everyman is now one of Ireland’s leading presenting and producing theatres and a vibrant cultural hub for the people of Cork.  The newly refurbished bar and foyer, and with a Spring season bursting with the very best of performing arts, the Everyman and Cork Chamber invite you to celebrate 120 years.

Come along and network with your Chamber colleagues and friends and see what The Everyman has in store for the future.

Cork, 9th February and 23rd February

A series of Go-2-Tender workshops organised by InterTradeIreland have been developed to give SMEs the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to tender successfully for public sector contracts in their own jurisdiction and on a cross-border basis. This two-day workshop is aimed at SMEs looking at tender opportunities on the national or international market.

Barcelona, 27th February to 2nd March

During Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, Enterprise Europe Network will host a business matchmaking event which will allow attendees to network in prescheduled 1:1 meetings to discuss opportunities for growth and collaboration. The event will target the following sectors:

• Electronics, IT and telecommunications
• Industrial manufacturing, material and transport
• Physical and exact sciences
• Social and economic concerns

See here for further information. 

Date: 9th February
Venue: Clayton Hotel Silversprings
Cost: Free for Chamber Members.
BOOK HERE

The IITD (Irish Institute of Training & Development) have partnered with BiznetCork Skillnet to bring you this Mindfulness based training event.

"The overwhelmed employee is the most significant human capital challenge for Irish organisations. Information overload and the 24/7 work environment are contributing to reduced productivity, reduced decision making and lower levels of engagement " - Deloitte's Human Capital Trends 2014.

At this briefing discover how Corporate Based Mindfulness Training (CBMT) can bring measurable results for your organisation, with clear increases in employees Focus, Prioritisation, Collaboration and Work-life Balance, coupled with a significant decrease in Distraction, Multitasking and Work Related Stress.

Starts February 27^th - €980 for Chamber Members!

Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are vital assets to any business. They are key employees equipped with specialist tools to make these ‘changes for the better’ happen. Utilizing a vast array of tools, Lean Six Sigma focuses on improving speed and quality of a product or service, regardless of the industrial sector or size of the business, helping a business in becoming better and faster, providing a greater value product to the customer.

Click here to reserve a place!

Starts Feb 23rd - €130 for Chamber members!

• Do you want fresh new ideas for your business?
• Do you have ideas written down but unsure how to develop them?
• Do you feel that ideas are for "ideas people"?
• Are you very critical of your ideas? Are you quick to judge new ideas in general?

This one day workshop for people in business focuses on separating out a process that is often blended together, that is critical and innovative thinking/ In order to generate the ideas we need to move forward in business it is vital we suspend our critical or convergent thinking to allow divergent thinking, which is the breeding ground for new ideas. Everyone can be an ideas person; the key is to foster a divergent thinking approach which is devoid of that judgement and criticism we so often resort to as default.

Click here to reserve a place!

• Johnson & Perrott Awarded Kia 'Platinum Prestige Dealer' Status - read more

• Cork Captain collects his 2017 Toyota Corolla - read more

• Significant Increase in Capital Investment Needed to Meet Demands of Growing Economy - read more

• Affordable Childcare Scheme is a step in the right direction - read more

• LeisureWorld are being recognised for their community social impact in Cork - read more

• Increased Variety of Apprenticeships & Traineeships a welcome addition to the Irish education landscape - read more

• €20m Grade “A” office landmark development launched in the heart of Cork city - read more

• Action Plan for Jobs 2017 Key Pillar of Ireland’s Brexit Strategy - read more

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• J.Barter:  Last Minute Ski Holidays, St. Patricks Day Cruise, Midterm Sun Holidays.
• Everyday Nutrition Fitness & Wellbeing: 20% Discount on  full price tickets - read more
• Everyman Palace: 10% discount to Chamber Members on 120th Anniversary Fundraising Calendar 2017 - read more
• Hayfield Manor: Book a table of 10 and get one place free per table! - read more
• Phone Pulse Ltd: Complimentary Consultation - read more
• Musgrave MarketPlace: Latest Business Essentials offering you great value - read more

Do business with fellow Cork Chamber through sharing an offer. Offers can be submitted through the Member Information Centre (MIC) and all current offers are displayed on our website.

• The Hope Foundation: A Night of Adventure with Wild Frontiers Adventure Travel and The Hope Foundation, February 1st -  read more
• The Cork International Travel Fair, 4th & 5th  February 2017 - read more
• Get.up presents ‘The Right Stuff', February 4th - read more
• Flemings Restaurant: Celebrate your Love at Flemings February 11th  - 14th - read more
• Breakthrough Cancer Research: Valentine's Ball, February 11th - read more
  
• The Cornstore Restaurant: Cocktails, Cuisine & Style, March 16th - read more
• CorkBIC: The 2017 Entrepreneur Experience, April 7th & Saturday April 8th - read more