On Friday 12th October Cork Chamber President Bill O'Connell will be leaving the comfort of his own home for one night to sleep-out on Spike Island, Cork Harbour to "Shine a Light" on homelessness in Ireland.

You can sponsor Bill using the link below. Please give what you can as every donation is greatly appreciated! 

Friday, 12 September

10am – 11.30am

Cork Chamber Offices

Free for members to attend

Join us for 1.5 hour session with fellow members to learn how to build your company profile by promoting member offers, upcoming events, posting job vacancies and press releases, through using the Members Area (Member Information Centre.) Don't miss out on this essential session to ensure you get the most from your membership. 

Join us on 1 October for the launch of Cork Company of the Year Awards 2019. This event is open to all businesses who are interested in learning more about this prestigious award and what it can do to help your business connect and grow.  You can learn more about the application process itself as our judges, including Vodafone representatives, along with past winners and finalists will be in attendance. This is a free event to attend but registration is essential.

Cork Chamber represent business on the South West Skills Forum linking business and educators to ensure that programmes are responsive to business needs. 

For a full update on recent progress made by the forum please click here

The Forum Manager is also working with the Education and Training Boards in rolling out a new fully funded digital mentoring and upskilling programme for experienced operators in the manufacturing sector.  The programme is delivered flexibly over a six week focused time-frame & focuses on upskilling employees in digital & wider professional skills through a personal & company group project agreed at programme outset. Coaching & professional development supports and learning materials such as digital tablets are provided. 

To find out more please get in touch with Dr Siobhan Bradley, South-West Regional Skills Manager on 021 432 6160 or via email here 

The annual Eurochambres/ Chambers Ireland Economic Survey 2019 is open for responses and takes no more than 2 minutes to complete.

Click on the link here to include your insights. If you have any questions, please contact Emma in Chambers Ireland by email.

Cork City Centre has made it to the Top 10 of the Royal Town Planning Institute's search for 'Ireland's Best Place' and we need your help to secure the spot as the best!

Voting is now open and will run until Friday 12 October.

There are three easy ways to vote:

1.    Submit your vote online here. (currently only accessible using Chrome)
2.    Email here 
3.    Tweet your vote for your chosen place and use #RTPIIrelandsBestPlaces

The Cork City Centre Fashion Festival produced by Lockdown Events and supported by Cork City Council, will take place on September 7th & 8th.

An exciting sold out fashion show will take place in City Hall on the Friday night and Saturday,

September 8^th will see a large scale fashion trail across the city centre, which will be officially opened by Brendan Courtney. There will be a host of fun and stylish events throughout the day at participating department stores and independent boutiques around the city centre such as demonstrations, fashion clinics, DJ’s and much more. Events are open to all and free to attend.

As a member of Cork Chamber you can avail of one FREE full day co-working space, with further discounts thereafter at Republic of Work, South Mall, Cork. Do ensure you utilise this benefit. See more on this collaboration here.

A nanotech mission to Japan organised by the EU-Japan Centre will take place from 29 January - 1 February 2019.

The EU-Japan Centre covers all costs directly related to the mission.

This mission may be of specific interest to EU SMEs or clusters working in sectors covered by the fair, such as nano materials, evaluation and measurement, fabrication technology and areas of nanotechnology application.

See more information click here or email here

• Housing: The Number One Budget Priority for Cork Business, Chamber Survey Reveals
• New Conference Rooms at Clayton Hotel Cork City 
• Biomarin Expands it's Cork Facility 
• Uncovering Cork’s Best Buildings Cork Better Building Awards 2018
• Triskel Celebrates 40th Anniversary with special concert on Culture Night!
• Up to 500 Irish and International Medical Personnel to visit Cork City Over 3 Day Medical Services Gathering
• Aircraft Emergencies Workshop at Cork Airport 
• Springboard PR & Marketing Appoints Client Director and Digital Manager

Don't forget to share your news with us through the Members Area!

• Musgrave Marketplace: Discover Musgrave MarketPlace pass for staff
• Air France: 50euro worth of blue credits when you join Bluebiz
• Tom Connolly and Associates: First Cork Project Management Workshop 

All offers can be submitted through the Member's Area of our website.

• Crawford Art Gallery: Alice Maher Vox Materia, 7 September
• VMware: Cork Global Support Services Recruitment Day, 7 & 8 September
• The Everyman: Frankies Guys 8 September
• IT Governance: Certified EU Gengeral Data Protection Regulation Practitoner 11-14 September
• IMI Irish Management Institute:  Information Evening , 12 September
• Republic Of Work: Compu B iOS Release Party 12 September
• Elevate: Inspiring Wellness Event for Women in Business, 13 September
• Republic of Work: Trip to START SUMMIT 15 September
• Hayfield Manor:  Wine Society, 20 September
• The Hope Foundation: Annual Lunch, 21 September
• RNLI: Gala Charity Dinner 22 September 
• Metropole Hotel: Cork Oyster & Seafood Festival, 21-23 September
• The Learning Network Breakfast: Explore the links between successful partnerships in industry and education 27 September