Date:  22^nd May
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Kearys BMW, Little Island
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
To Book:  HERE

Cork Chamber is delighted to join forces with Kearys Motor Group for the May Business After Hours at their premises on Little Island.

Keary Motor Group is one of Ireland’s largest motor groups, representing BMW, MINI, Hyundai, Nissan, Renault and Dacia. Operating in Cork for over 30 years Kearys offer quality, value and choice to the Cork market. The modern and spacious showroom at Eastgate, Little Island, stands as one of Europe’s finest dedicated BMW and MINI dealerships.

Kearys and Cork Chamber would be delighted to welcome to you their Little Island premises on Thursday 22nd May to celebrate their recent partnership with LeasePlan Ireland, the world's largest vehicle management and leasing provider.

19th - 22nd June, Fota Island Resort, Cork 

Book a table of 10 and only pay for 9 guests (reflecting a minimum saving of €245+ vat). For more inforamtion please contact Joanne Keegan at CSL Hospitality, 01 676 6650 or email HERE 

Fáilte Ireland together with the Irish Hotels Federation, Councils and locally-based tourism partners have developed an Irish Open Customer Care Charter, to encourage a consistency in the quality of service visitors will experience. We can’t guarantee an Irish win or the weather but we can deliver the famous Irish welcome, excellent value for money and great customer care.

By signing up to The Irish Open Customer Care Charter you will be demonstrating your willingness to welcome visitors to the area and make their visit enjoyable and memorable. Free Irish Open Customer Care training programmes will take place on the following dates:

Mon 26^th May – Midleton Park Hotel – 2.30pm – 5pm

Tues 27^th May – Hayfield Manor Hotel – 2.30pm – 5pm

To sign up for these free training sessions and for more information, contact Oliver Sullivan, National Hospitality Manager. Email HERE 

énergie Fitness in Mahon is currently running a survey to find out more about the lifestyles of Cork’s residents. The survey is completely anonymous (unless you choose to enter your name) and participants have the chance to win a month’s free membership to énergie Cork. It would be much appreciated if you could contribute a minute of your time to take the short survey and help énergie determine just how fit the Rebel County is!

The survey can be found online HERE 

1. Triskel Christchurch Third Birthday Celebrations - Read More HERE 
2. Future is bright for Junior Entrepreneurs - Read More HERE 
3. Aer Lingus Cabin Crew Must Call Off Strike - Read More HERE 
4. Local Elections Candidates Must Commit To Supporting Public Procurement Policies Which Benefit Local Businesses - Read More HERE 
5. Ocean To City, 28th May - 01st June 2014  - Read More HERE 
6. A Great Week For Cork With New Jobs And Investments Announced - Read More HERE 

Cork Chamber in conjunction with Chambers Ireland is drafting a submission to the Commission for Energy Regulation as part of the consultation on Interim and Enduring Non-Domestic Tariff Proposals.  The submission will focus on the need to establish a fair and equitable enduring tariff system and ensure that sufficient time is allocated for the full and proper migration of information to Irish Water.  The Chamber will also focus heavily on ensuring that the business sector is not forced to bear the cost burden as a consequence of the government not introducing a domestic standing charge.  

 The submission will also focus on the need to establish a proper ‘glide path’ for customers in the transition period from the current billing system to the new arrangements that Irish Water will put in place.  Cork Chamber is also engaging directly with Irish Water and a number of meetings are planned over the coming months.

A presentation is one of the most important tools you have in business for getting things done. Perfect your presentation skills with our DALE CARNEGIE Training Course – High Impact Presentations which is running on the 9^th & 10^th June next.

- Close as you can get to having a Personal Coach
- Class is Small
- Environment is Supportive
- Work is Intense
- RESULTS ARE OUTSTANDING! 

However, places on this course are limited to SIX, so BOOK TODAY to secure your spot!

P.S. Our MS PowerPoint courseis running on the 29^th May next, last few spaces left!! BOOK NOW!

Looking East? The EU SME Centre in Beijing and the EU Japan Centre in Tokyo offer a comprehensive range of free, hands-on support services to European SMEs who are looking eastward. A snapshot of recent and upcoming webinars can be found within this issue.

Mission for Growth to Israel (24th-26th June 2014)

Director-General of Enterprise and Industry DG Daniel Calleja will lead a technical Mission for Growth in Tel Aviv next month and the scope of this visit is to improve business between Israel and EU countries.

Date: Friday 23^rd May 

Venue: Clarion Hotel, Lapp’s Quay

Time: 12:00 – 2:30 pm
Cost: Free

The Irish Aid sponsored African Day Celebrations, this year presents, in Cork, a seminar entitled; Trading and investing in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges. 

Foreign direct investment to the continent of Africa is on the rise and overtaking economic and bilateral aid for the first time. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a projected growth rate of 5-6% this year (IMF, World bank). With the new emerging economic powers of China and India playing very active Foreign Direct Investment roles in Africa, Africa is now asking “where are our European Friends”?

Date: 29^th May
Time: 07:00am - 08:30am
Venue: Gresham Metropole Hotel, MacCurtain Street, Cork
Cost: Free
To book:  email Kieran Lettice HERE

This Breakfast Briefing will focus on the wind energy project currently being commissioned by the Cork Lower Harbour Energy Group and the state of the wind and autoproduction market in Ireland, as seen by the wind turbine manufacturer Enercon.

The two main speakers at the Breakfast Briefing will be:

• Dónal Óg Cusack – Project Manager, Cork Lower Harbour Energy Group 
• Jochen Stöttner – Sales Manager Ireland, Enercon GmbH 

Date: May 30^th
Time: All day event – book your Tee time in advance
Venue:  Lee Valley Golf & Country Club
Cost: Teams of three at €250 before 1pm and €300 thereafter*
To book: Contact Dermot Walsh on 021-4870902 or 087-7757632 or Helena in Breakthrough Cancer Research on 1890 998 998

Date: June 12th
Time: 7am - 6pm.
Venue: Mahon Golf Club
Cost: €150 for a team of 3
To book: Call the CAA Fundraising office on 021 427 1808 or email HERE  

The Cork Association for Autism who provide a range of support services to adults with autism are recruiting teams of three for their Golf Classic. All funds raised will go towards essential building and repair work at the CAA’s service centres. Tee or green sponsorship available for €100.