Dear Chamber Member,

I hope you, your families and colleagues are well.

As we approach the end of November, we must pause and note the exceptional nature of recent successive jobs and investment announcements from companies such as from companies such as Qualcomm, Cadence and Pfizer, WorkVivo and Global Shares. The exceptional Cork showing in the finals of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year and the success of West Cork Distillers’ John O’Connell as Industry EY Entrepreneur of the Year are also tremendous achievements.

Our events schedule is pressing on and in the weeks ahead we will host a virtual Charity Christmas Lunch, the fourth installment in our Sustainable Cork Webinar Series and 'Bringing Europe Closer' which will explore the new direct connections between Cork and mainland Europe at Zeebrugge, Belgium, in the context of Brexit.

This week we held our final Business Breakfast Live in 2020, which featured Ann Doherty, Chief Executive of Cork City Council. Our discussion naturally explored the impact of Covid-19 in our region, but also the development plans for the future of the city, flood defences and what Ann described as the 'swagger' that makes Cork. To read the Examiner's report click - here.

As patterns of work change in businesses, so too have the demands for our training provisions. Our Skillnet team provides both remote and tailored training packages, so please get in touch with Garrett@corkchamber.ie with your training needs.

As news regarding our level on the Plan for Living with Covid-19 emerges this week, we will update via our social media. Follow via twitter here, or Linkedin here and please feel free to contact me or one of the Chamber team if we can be of assistance to you.

Warm Regards, 

Conor Healy

CEO

087 947 1858