Date: Tuesday 3rd December
Time: 7.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.
Venue: Celtic Interiors, Douglas Woollen Mills
Cost: Tickets €20.00 each.

A showcase of fashion from local stores and boutiques in the luxurious surroundings of Celtic Interiors. Mulled wine and finger food.

Date: Thursday 5^th December
Time: 5-9pm
Venue: The Kilkenny Shop, Emmet Place, Cork City
Cost: €0
To book: Not necessary

Everything in The Kilkenny Shop will be reduced for 1 night only with up to 50% off for corporate partners in Cork.  Free wine, festive treats & spot prizes to ensure a fun filled evening.  Contact ltoner@kilkennygroup.com for more info.

Closing date: 20^th December 2013

‘One idea, one pitch, one deal away from the dream’ . Applications for Dragons’ Den and Junior Dragons’ Den are now open to all up-and-coming businesses and entrepreneurs! If you’ve got the newest innovative product, then make sure to apply to try and part the dragons from their cash!

Go to www.bankofireland.com/dragons for applications and more information.

Date: Wednesday 4^th December             
Time: 9am, 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork
Cost: Free
To book: here / (01) 634 0018

‘Kanchi 500’ is a national campaign coinciding with UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities and providing 500 people across Ireland with free disability awareness training.

The Cork event is hosted by PepsiCo and takes place on Wednesday 4^th December. We welcome both business attendees and members of the public.

Date: Thursday 5^th December 2013
Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Venue: The Council Chambers at the Port of Cork, Cork
Cost: €25 IFCC Members and members of Cork Chamber
To Book: Aurelie (info@irelandfrance.com)  or on-line www.irelandfrance.com

The speaker is John Mullins, CEO of Amarenco and former Chief Executive of Bord Gáis.

France and Ireland have had distinctly different economic experiences over the last five years but they both exist in a Eurozone with deep economic and governance challenges. The ECB, currency and fiscal agendas of the Eurozone continue to present an inconsistent economic patchwork quilt across Europe – the question is whether individual economic cycles can converge.

After years in exile, the Christmas Jumper is back! Cork Simon Community is asking businesses in Cork to DO SOMETHING for people who are homeless this winter and take part in the Cork Simon Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 6 December.  The Cork Simon Christmas Jumper Day is a brilliant opportunity for organisations across Cork to have some festive fun while raising money to help Cork Simon Community to give food, shelter and vital support services to people who are most in need, right here on our doorsteps and without a home in Cork this winter.

Date: Tuesday, 3 December
Time: 5:30pm Registration – 8pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Cork
Cost: Free
To book: Book online here or email mpower@westboro.ie 

Recently the Revenue Commissioners have been targeting small service providers/single member companies with extensive audits of accounts and expenses.

Dubbed the “National Contractors Project”, it appears that the Revenue Commissioners activity in this area has been triggered by instances of service companies paying high amounts of expenses to their employees.

Date: Thursday December 5th
Time: Doors open at 7.30pm and the concert will begin at 8pm.
Venue: Aula Maxima, UCC
Cost: €15
To book: You can purchase tickets from the fundraising office at 18 Cook St or you can book online HERE 

Music lovers are in for a treat when a wonderful cast of singers and musicians gather to present a Christmas Concert in aid of The Cork Association for Autism. The Concert will feature the wonderful voices of soprano Jill Coogan and mezzo-soprano Louise O’Sullivan, the Chorus of Opera Cork and the City of Cork Male Voice Choir.