Richie Boucher was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Ireland Group in February 2009 and has led the Group through a major recapitalisation, restructuring and rationalisation process maintaining the Bank in private ownership with its core-franchises intact.

Join with your fellow members to hear directly from the leader of a key Irish bank talk about the new landscape of banking in Ireland, from local to global. This is a unique opportunity for you to ask some of those burning banking questions, so don’t miss out!


For more details and booking information, please CLICK HERE

Date: 19^th November
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Doubletree Hilton Hotel
Cost: €120pp / €1200 per Table
To book: visit our website here

Now in it’s third year, Cork Chamber’s Dublin Dinner 2013 will once again promote the strong connections that exist between Cork and Dublin Businesses and enhance existing business relations between the two regions. It gives unique potential for Dublin-based companies to meet with their Cork peers as well as Cork companies doing business in Dublin. It also affords the opportunity for networking amongst Cork business people who are Dublin based.

For more details and booking information, please CLICK HERE

Date: 14th November
Time: 9am – 4pm
Venue: City Hall, Cork
Cost: free
To book: here

The leading showcase for entrepreneurs, innovators, startups and small business, INBusiness INCork will take place on 14 November 2013 at City Hall, Cork.  Hosted by Cork innovates, this all-day event promises to be a ‘must-attend’ for anyone interested in business and entrepreneurship. 

The Business School @ Cork Chamber will be running the last Train the Trainer (FETAC Level 6) course and the last Personal Productivity using MS Outlook course for 2013 in November. So why not avail of this opportunity to gain a training qualification or to finally get your Inbox in order before the end of the year? There are limited places available on both courses so BOOK NOW!

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:

• Enterprise Europe Network ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ Seminar, November 21, Waterford Institute of Technology
• EU-China Exhibition on Urban Development, November 20-23, Beijing, China
• Business partnership opportunities

Cork Chamber welcome the announcement by Cork City Council on its free parking initiative in the city’s two publicly owned car parks and confirmed that parking will be free on Saturdays at the Black Ash ‘park and ride’ facility.  

The parking initiative will run at the council’s two public multi-storey car parks in Paul Street (735 spaces) and North Main Street (410 spaces), where there will be free parking from 10am to noon, Monday to Thursday, in both Paul St and North Main St car parks. From Oct 17 in Paul St only, there will be free parking on Thursday and Friday nights, from 6.30pm to midnight.

Title of the offer: 10% off our Payroll EOY Seminars

Period of the offer:  1^st of Nov – 30^th of Nov

Yes, it’s that time of year again. We want you to be prepared for your Payroll End of Year by making this process less tedious and stressful, leaving you time to enjoy the more important things at this time of year. Our Cork Seminars will be running on 9^th of December in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Offering you a step-by-step guide through the Year End procedure, for Sage Micropay Professional and Micropay Lite.

For further information or a booking form please call Ciara or Gavin on 051-395900, e-mail sales@pims.ie or check out our website, www.pims.ie

Date: November 8th - 10th
Time: 8th Nov 3 – 6pm, 9th Nov 10 – 6pm, 10 Nov 11 - 5pm
Venue: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC
Cost: €5 admittance, free on presentation of flyer – available on website. Glucksman.org

The craft fair is now an established highlight in the Glucksman calendar and a fantastic way to acquire unique and distinctive Irish Crafts. The crafts on sale are aimed at a range of  budgets and provide you with a wonderful way to buy and give Irish this Christmas. 

Date: 14^th Nov 
Time: 07:30 - 10:00
Venue: River Lee Hotel, Cork
Cost: Free
To book: l.behan@amcham.ie

Ten years ago it would have been difficult to imagine exactly how mobile apps would impact businesses. Now more than one million app phones are sold every day and now account for about 80% of the mobile market. Users downloaded more than 13 billion apps in the first quarter of 2013 alone.

Menno van Doorn, Director of the Sogeti Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology (VINT) and author of the recently published "The App Effect" will talk about"The Top 10 app effects that he has found that impact businesses" and pose the question: "Is your organisation ready for these App Effects?"

Title: Breakfast Seminar at the Mercy Hospital, Cork

Date: Wednesday 6th November

Time: 7.00-9.00

Venue: Mansion House, Mercy Hospital, Cork

To book: http://www.fundraisingireland.ie/

Cost: The fee for attending is €25 for members and €35 for non-members.

 Looking for help from the corporate sector can be a challenging job for many not for profit organisation. Knowing how to communicate with top executives can be very useful especially as this revenue stream can account for up to 80% of many of the larger charities income. To hear more about this topic the Southern Branch of Fundraising Ireland are having a Breakfast Seminar at the Mercy Hospital, Cork on November 6th.