• Cyclists saddle-up for Pfizer Ireland Charity Cycle
• Aviva to sponsor Cork Opera House 2019 Pantomime ‘Peter Pan’
• 2019 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Programme is officially launched!
• Cork Opera House Reports Strong Performance in 2019
• Cork300 events series launched for 2020
• Cork Airport Flying High
• Culture Co-Working… One Year On!

Maldron Hotel South Mall, Cork’s newest hotel located in the heart of the City, has 5 state of the art meeting rooms available to rent. All rooms are equipped with a LCD screen, flipchart, water, stationary and mints.

The rooms are ideal for team building, project meetings, interviews and training.

To enquire about availability call Maria on 021 203 7000 or email here. 

Date: Thursday 10th October, 2019
Duration: 1 Day
Time: 9am-5pm
Location: The Radisson BLU, Little Island

Date: Wednesday 27th November, 2019
Duration: 1 day
Time: 09.30 - 17.00 
Location: Cork Airport Hotel

The Cork Company of the Year Awards 2020 are now open for applications. Recognised as being the most prestigious and esteemed business awards in the region, the four award categories are:

• Emerging Cork Company of the Year (less than 5 years in business)
• Cork SME Company of the Year (less than 50 employees)
• Cork Large Company of the Year (50-200 employees)
• Cork Corporate of the Year (more than 200 employees)

Sponsored by Vodafone

Media partner Irish Examiner

• Bank of Ireland Friday Breakfast Club Cork - 4th October
• Rochestown Park Hotel Launch of ‘Raising Dough for Marymount Cookbook' - 10th October
• Cork Pink Week Business Breakfast with EU Commissioner Phil Hogan - 11th October
• Brighter Commuities Kenya Ball 2019 - 12th October
• Irish Examiner presents ieStyle Live - 17th October
• Cork Jazz Ball in Aid of Spinal Injuries Ireland -26th October

• Cork Beo welcomes Sarah Cooney as new Digital Sales Manager
• Ronan Daly Jermyn announces appointment of regulatory specialist, Brian Hunt as Partner
• JW O’Donovan Solicitors strengthens litigation team with appointment of Ciara Lehane

The OPW, in conjunction with Cork City and County Councils, are advancing the Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme. The scheme will run from Inniscarra Dam to the City Centre, protecting over 2,100 properties, including 900 homes and 1,200 businesses, against tidal and river flooding.

This is the largest flood relief investment project ever proposed in Ireland, representing over €140m investment for Cork City.

Tues Oct 15 | 7.30am – 9am | Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Colin was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AIB and an Executive Director on the AIB Board this year. He joined AIB in August 2016 as Managing Director, Wholesale, and Institutional & Corporate Banking Division.

Prior to joining AIB, he was Managing Director at Macquarie Capital, Special Policy Adviser at the Departments of Transport and Finance, Research Director and Chief Economist at Goodbody Stockbrokers, Head of Trading Research and Senior Economist at Bank of Ireland Group Treasury and a country risk analyst at NatWest.

Fri Oct 11 | 6.30pm – 11.30pm | Cork International Hotel

The Finalists for this year’s Cork Digital Marketing Awards have just been announced. Congratulations to everyone who made the final. If you have been shortlisted for a Cork Digital Marketing Award tell everyone about it using #DigitalCork19.

On the night, the winners of each category will be announced, along with the Overall Digital Transformer 2019!

Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment.

Engaging in European projects can benefit businesses of all sizes, allowing them to develop new research, ideas, programmes, and resources. It can also facilitate collaboration and learning between partners throughout Europe and support companies to build an international profile and new commercial opportunities.

This information session is designed specifically for ambitious SMEs interested in learning more about EU programmes and future trends expected. It will support companies to build their awareness and capacity to take advantage of future opportunities.

This session is open to members and non- members.

There are 9 key steps that every business should review to see what actions they need to take to be as prepared as possible before the 30th of October.

Further information on each of these areas and the steps you need to take is contained in The new Getting Your Business Brexit Ready-Practical Steps publication.

Tues Oct 22 | 12pm- 2pm | Republic of Work

Learn how to make your business more sustainable - one degree at a time!

In this workshop Dr Tara Shine and Madeleine Murray from Change by Degrees will teach you how to implement practical changes to be more sustainable, appealing to your customers and clients, engaging staff and positively impact your bottom line.

This event is free to attend, but registration is essential.