There are limited tickets still available for the festive event of the season. With plenty of festive food and drink, music, legendary raffle prizes and much more, it is the perfect event for entertaining clients and colleagues! This year we are excited to welcome critically acclaimed comedian, broadcaster and writer Colm O’Regan. This lunch will be held in association with O’Flynn Exhams, a leading commercial law firm that provides a full range of legal services to both national and multinational clients as well as the State sector.

Cost: €65 Cork Chamber/ MII members

Gain a better understanding of the basic principles of business finance and become more confident in addressing matters of a financial nature.

This one day course taking place on the 4th of December is ideal for managers & executives with responsibility for managing budgets, company directors with limited or no financial background or entrepreneurs with little or no previous financial experience. Owners of start-ups who want to learn more about business finance will also benefit from taking part.

What’s included:

• How the financial statements are prepared.
• Fundamental accounting concepts
• Interpreting financial statements
• The Annual Report
• Key issues to be addressed in preparing financial statements and course wrap up.

This breakfast seminar will feature industry and subject matter experts on GDPR and what has happened since the data protection rules came into force on the 25th May last.

Speakers will include Fiona Ryan, Head of Customer Engagement at Spearline Risk & Compliance, Ciara Lucy; Spearline Risk & Compliance Managing Director & Liam Lynch L2 Cyber Security.

The briefing will include:

• GDPR 6 months on – what have we learnt?
• What is the emerging landscape? Case studies, fines & penalties.
• It’s not too late, you can still take steps to protect yourself & your organisation
• Here’s how to get GDPR ready!

• Pendulum Summit Special Rate on Tickets
• GoBÉ Direct Coach Discount for Cork Chamber Members  

All offers can be submitted through the Member's Area of our website.

• Tourism Award Presented to Mary Browne at IHF Cork Branch Tourism Dinner
• The Hazelton Clinic Celebrates 10 Years Listening and Understanding
• Spinal Injuries Ireland Tall Ships Challenge 2019
• Drama Therapy at the Hazelton Clinic 
• The First Ever NRG Food Energy Appeal Launched Today

Don't forget to share your news with us through the Members Area!

• The Crawford Art Gallery: Free Music at Midday 2nd December
• Cork Simon Community: Go Full Irish for Charity 3rd December 
• The Everyman: Cinderella December 5th-January 13th
• Redmayne: The 2018 Redmayne Bentley Annual Investment Seminar 3rd December
• Medtech Rising: 12th Annual CEO Conference 5th-6th December 
• Republic of Work: Christmas Hijack Party! 7th December
• Ballymaloe Grainstore: Abba Forever- the Christmas Party Show 6th December
• Karinas Coaching: Self Confidence Boot Camp 8th December 
• The Everyman: Christmas With Sinatra 9th December 

Date:Wednesday 28 November

Time:5.30pm-7pm

Where:Republic of Work

Price:Free of charge

REPUBLIC OF WORK, together with Cork Chamber, present an evening event exploring Innovation in Sustainability. This event will explore the innovative ideas and technologies that are helping to reduce our environmental impact.

Thomas McHugh, our Director of Public Affairs will lead the conversation with a panel of industry innovators from Nespresso, Solo Energy, HATCH and Food Cloud.

Date: Tuesday 11th December

Time: 5.30pm

Where: Vienna Woods Country House Hotel

Cost: Free for Chamber Members

Come along and spread some festive cheer as you mingle with members, colleagues and clients at Cork Chamber’s Christmas Networking Event at Vienna Woods Country House Hotel on Tuesday, 11^th December.
Start off the festive season with some mulled wine, minced pies, Christmas classics and of course the sound of sleigh bells when it’s time to network.

Cork Chamber and the British Embassy in Ireland have launched a joint report: ‘Joining the Dots' and agreed a programme of work to drive closer business and academic links. Among the key findings of the report are:

• 93% of respondents envisage potential for expanded collaboration between the UK and Ireland
• Scope for increasing awareness about the scale and diversity of both the UK economy and the economy in South West Ireland
• International Financial Services and ICT are highlighted as prime sectors to forge closer business links

The report also sets out a joint action plan covering the 2018-2020 period, which will drive future collaboration and economic growth between the South West and the UK.  

In our submission to Cork County Council on the draft Little Island Transportation Strategy, we call for provision of a third access point, integrated cycling and pedestrian networks, and improved public transport.

Following feedback from you, we have also raised concerns about the employment and population numbers being used to determine the future transportation strategy, highlighting that this data is based on Census 2011.

PSYCHED is an initiative of Cork Healthy Cities & Counties who want workplaces to get PSYCHED about mental health and wellbeing!

They are inviting workplaces to get involved by sharing good practice, ideas and workplace initiatives that support the mental wellbeing of their staff.

The next workshop will take place in the Lions Youth Club in Carrigaline on Wednesday 5th December from 10-1pm. Places are limited so booking is essential.

Find out more about PSYCHED and hear why other organisations got involved in PSYCHED here

Cork Chamber Annual Dinner 2019: Tickets will go on sale next Friday, 7^th December @ 9.30am. Before tickets go on sale make sure that you have your log in to the members area as you will need that on the day to purchase tickets. Any issues with log-ins please contact Naoimh Frawley here