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Member Events
Cornstore Spring Fashion event in aid of Pink Ribbon Walk for Action Breast Cancer
 

Date: April 17th
Time: 7pm
Venue: Cornstore Restaurant Cornmarket Street
Cost: regular ticket price €40 or Special for Chamber members - table of 10 for the price of 9
To Book: email cork@cornstore.com, tel 021-4274777


The Cornstore will host the evening, with a Pink Blossom cocktail reception followed by a three course gourmet dinner and fashion show, featuring Spring fashions from Blush, Douglas Village; Brocade & Lime, Cornmarket St; Jane Boutique and h’Attitude, Kinsale all modelled by Lockdown Model Agency. Also on the night, there will be a prize for Best Dressed Lady, kindly sponsored by Michel the Jewellers, spot prizes and a raffle.


Smarter Egg’s Easter Egg Event
 

Date: March 25th
Time: 7pm
Venue: Upstairs at the White Horse, Ballincollig
Cost - €10 cover charge
To Book: Reserve your place by contacting events@smarteregg.com.

 

Clients and friends of Smarter Egg are celebrating Easter a little early with the latest in the continuing series of Smarter Egg events and for the first time, some places are available to other members of Cork Chamber. Egg Talks will be given by Conall Mac Aongusa, Director at Transport and Innovation, Shane McCarthy, UCC and Avril Ronan, Trend Micro which will provoke us to think differently and take away some fresh insights about the world in which we work.  

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Chernobyl Children Launch their Annual Chairty Cycle
 

Date: Saturday, 27 July 2013
Time: Registration at 8.45 with a 10 am start
Venue: Highfield Rugby Club, Bishopstown

Cost: A registration fee of €30 must be paid pre event and we ask that you try to raise a minimum of €150 to participate in the cycle (€150 in total, €30 for registration and €120 to raise).


The theme of this year’s annual charity cycle is simply ‘Do Miles, Make Smiles’ and will see cyclists depart from Highfield Rugby Club in Bishopstown, Cork and complete a 100Km or 50Km cycle route. The charity cycle route will journey through some beautiful parts of Cork including the towns of Dripsey and Bandon.  A rent a bike facility is also available which will give everybody the opportunity to participate in this worthwhile fundraising initiative.

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Autism Forum 2013
 

Date: April 7th
Time: 10-4pm
Venue: Radission Blu Hotel, Little Island
Cost: €15 unwaged, parents, families, students, OAPs, €20 professionals
To Book: call 0214271808 / www.corkautism.ie


The Autism Awareness Forum (AAF) hosted by the Cork Association for Autism, will bring together the country’s leading experts to share the latest trends, topics and therapies surrounding the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disorder in the country. The conference aims to cover a wide range of topics, including everything from advocacy to cutting-edge research. This will be a one day forum which will aim to meet the needs of professional staff, parents, educators and students that have an interest in adults with ASD. This project has been funded by Cork County Councils Economic Development Fund.


Free public lecture - Terrorism: What have we learnt?
 

Date:  22nd March
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Boole Lecture Theatre 1, University College Cork


 Professor Louise Richardson, a leading authority on terrorism and political violence, is to deliver a public lecture at UCC this Friday 22nd March. ‘Terrorism: What have we learnt?’ comes as part of the Centre for Global Development Global Challenges Lecture Series. Professor Richardson, a native of Lismore, Waterford and graduate of Trinity College Dublin, is Professor of International Relations and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university. Her lecture at UCC will explore the lessons learnt since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and will investigate the illusions around terrorists and counter-terrorists. Full Details available HERE.


Had eNEUF? Spring into action then at UCC
 

Date:  22nd March
Time: Registration from9.30am, forum begins 10.30am
Venue: Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork 


The UCC Environmental Society will launch the inaugural National University Environmental Forum (NUEF) on Friday the 22 March. The public, as well as students right across primary, secondary and third level are actively invited to attend. The purpose of NUEF is to encourage university students from all over Ireland to gather and discuss environmental issues with their peers, academics, professionals and the public. Going forward, NUEF will be hosted in a different university annually with the aim of facilitating engagement and contribution nationally. Further detail on the extensive array of speakers and ticket prices available
HERE.