6.00pm - 8.00pm
Thursday 25th October
VHI SwiftCare Clinic  

The Cork Chamber October Business After Hours Networking Event will take place on Thursday 25th October from 6pm – 8pm in the VHI SwiftCare Clinic in City Gate, Mahon and is a networking opportunity for Cork Chamber members.

The Vhi SwiftCare Clinic is Cork's first walk-in urgent care clinic and provides medical care for minor injuries and illness. The clinic aims to treat patients within an hour. Open to all members of the public, not just patients with private health insurance, the clinics are open 365 days a year.


Please BOOK EARLY for this event as places are limited. Early booking for Chamber events ensures you’re on the attendance list for all those viewing, you get a clearly marked name badge on the day and you also get to see who else is going to be there, which can greatly help with your networking.

7.30pm - 11.00pm
Tuesday 20th November
Burlington Hotel, Dublin

Cork Chamber’s 2012 Dublin Dinner will take place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 20th November in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin with special guest speaker Mr Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. This event will promote the strong connections that exist between Cork and Dublin Businesses and enhance existing business relations between the two regions.

In addition at the event, Cork Chamber will honour the outstanding contribution to business by a Cork person and this year’s recipient of the award will be Mr Brian McCarthy, Founder & Executive Chairman of Fexco.

Cork Chamber’s Dublin Dinner 2012 will hold unique potential for Dublin-based companies to meet with their Cork peers as well as Cork companies doing business in Dublin. It also affords the opportunity for networking amongst Cork business people who are Dublin based. Cork Chamber is delighted to welcome Ernst & Young as the event sponsor this year. With cross office service teams from Cork and Dublin working with some of the country's largest indigenous and multinational businesses, Ernst & Young is leading the way in establishing the type of business connections this event is trying to promote.

Guests on the night will include key political and business leaders as well as national media to ensure Cork’s economic development is kept high on the national agenda.

This event was a huge success in 2011, so make sure to BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment.

Supervisory Management (FETAC Level 6)

The transition from an individual team member to a supervisory role is one of the most critical and difficult career moves. Most are promoted because they are good at doing their job, not because they are good at supervising others. Representing the largest pool of management in most companies, supervisors prove vital to an organisation’s success and investment in their development is crucial. Our accredited Supervisory Management (FETAC Level 6) programme, costing only €450:

• enables you to understand the role and responsibilities of a supervisor
• provides you with a range of supervisory and management skill
• develops good interpersonal communication skills
• demonstrates the confidence to deal with a variety of challenging situations
• develops good work practices appropriate to your role as supervisor/line manager

MBTI® Team development Programme

This 2-day programme is designed to provide managers and other individuals who work in team environments with an advanced understanding of the behaviour elements that distinguish high performing teams. It is designed to introduce participants to the concept of individual behaviour preference and to enable them to harness this understanding in a fashion that leads to advanced engagement in collective work environments. Book now.

See our full range of courses on www.corkchamber.ie/training

Bookings can be completed through the website and enquiries should be directed to Norma@corkchamber.ie (Training Services Manager).

Europe Working for Irish SMEs

The European Commission Representation in Ireland and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation would like to invite you to a conference entitled “Europe Working for Irish SMEs”.  The conference will take place on Thursday 1^st November from 9am-4pm in Croke Park.  Margaret E Ward will act as MC at this event and speakers will include Minister for Small Business and the Internal Market Mr John Perry TD and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD.   SMEs will be able to enter into workshop discussions during the afternoon, and meet with representatives from support organisations, including the Enterprise Europe Network.  For more information or to request an invitation please email:  rsvp@singlemarketconference.com.

LASERCOMBAT.IE Super Sundays

All Laser Combat sessions at our 100 acre woodland site near Bandon on a Sunday is €20pp for adults and kids. Minimum group size is 10 persons.

More information can be found at  - www.lasercombat.ie / info@lasercombat.ie

Offer ends - end of November.

Cork Chamber Offer*

Christmas Party Nights at Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel

A festive night with good food and the best of Neil Diamond awaits you at Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel Thursday 20 December, €49pp.

Cork Chamber of Commerce members will receive complimentary wine for the party table.

Our 5 course Christmas menu is a festive favourite. Complete with music and entertainment from one of Cork’s best Tribute Shows, followed by a roaring 70s Disco, this is a night not to be missed.

*This offer applies to businesses or individuals that hold Cork Chamber of Commerce membership only and is subject to availability.

Party in Style this Christmas

There are great discounts available for Chamber members

Fota Island Resort is relaxed, polished and comfortable, a five star resort that delivers exceptional value, and it is particularly gorgeous at Christmas time! A fabulous venue for your office or group Christmas party, Fota hosts private parties only – no open party nights – so your party is just for you, your friends and colleagues. Fota Island Resort offers a variety of luxurious venues to suit groups of all sizes, private parties start at €35 per person with delicious Christmas menus.

Fota is lovely in the winter, sophisticated and inviting, where the woods and greens outside are crisp and bright, and inside is polished wood, golden pools of lamplight, buttery leather and velvets creating a rich, sensory experience… happy Christmas!

For further details, availability and menus for the Christmas party options at Fota Island Resort please contact Helen on 021 488 3700 or at HMurphy@fotaisland.ie – but hurry, there are only a very limited number of dates left!

Feast and Make Merry this December at Ballyvolane House

Enjoy long lunches and festive dinners in the run up to Christmas with friends, family and work colleagues. Ballyvolane House is an ideal place to make merry and feast this coming December. Only 30 minutes by car from Cork city, Ballyvolane is nestled deep in the beautiful north Cork countryside and can accommodate gatherings of all sizes with small groups in the House and larger groups in our rustic barn. Don’t worry about driving home and stay the night. Special discounted room rates available. Transport to and from the house can be arranged as well.

December Lunches  - minimun 15 people, maximum 120 people - three courses at €35 per person

December Dinners - minimum 15 people, maximum 120 people - four courses at €55 per person

Dates Available: December 8th / 14th & 15th & 21st

To Book: Please phone 025 - 36349 or email info@ballyvolanehouse.ie

www.ballyvolanehouse.ie

Christmas Party Nights 2012 in Killarney

Party Package €55 per person

Friday, 7th , Saturday 8th & Friday 14th December

Exclusive Overnight Party Rates Available

• Festive Mulled Wine Drinks Reception
• Five Course Sumptuous Dinner Menu
• Complimentary Drink of Choice
• Live Band & Late Night DJ
• Spot Prizes on the Night

Live Bands: 7^th December – The Pearls, 8^th December – Nightshift, 14^th December - The Pearls.

To book your Christmas Party, call us on 064 – 6638000 or email sales@themalton.com

To download a copy of our Party Package please click here


The Malton, Town Centre, Killarney, Co.Kerry

www.themalton.com

Working together for better business

17% OFF

Electric Ireland Standard unit rates*

for all affiliated Chamber members 

Offer open until November 30^th 2012
  

• 17% discount for chamber members until November 2014
• Exclusive to current and new members of affiliated chambers
• For business customers only
• *Exclusive to members supplied at general purpose or Duos Group 5 level

See  flyer for more details.

For more information call 1850 30 50 70 or email business@electricireland.ie

Please quote the code EICHM12 when contacting us.

Alternatively, contact your local chamber through www.chambers.ie

The Shelbourne Bar kicks off its sixteenth jazz this year.

Shelbourne Bar 16-17 MaCurtain Street

Please join us with Harry Connolly and friends on stage at 6pm on Friday October 26th.

10% discount to all chamber members on our full bottles of wine and Prosecco. Offer available all day Friday October 26th 2012.

Follow us on Facebook and twitter for Jazz music updates.

Contact Philip Gillivan at philip@philipgillivan.com  for bookings.

The Ultimate Christmas at Hayfield Manor

This holiday season let our expert team whisk you away from all the preparations to our luxury sanctuary of festive cheer. Celebrate with three days and nights of festive luxury.

Let the festivities begin on Christmas Eve and continue to celebrate in style until you check out following Champagne breakfast on December 27^th. Arrive as a guest and leave as a friend.

Our dedicated Christmas coordinators are on hand to help you with any questions or queries that you may have.

For more information: Please call: +353 21 4845921 or Email enquiries@hayfieldmanor.ie

To download a copy of our Christmas brochure please click here.

Jazz it up for the Festival

The local Cork Jazz Festival Committee in association with Guinness are delighted to announce a “Best Jazz Window” Competition to be held in the Cork City Centre over the Festival Weekend and the week leading up to it (October 22nd to October 29th).

The Cork Jazz Festival is in its 35th year in Cork. This year, we hope to run a "best dressed window competition" for all the businesses in the city centre. It will open to shop windows of all shapes and sizes as we hope to have a prize for best window as well as best small window. We also hope to have a prize for best overall theme.

All judging takes place over the weekend so if you are interested in participating, please register your interest to corkjazz@corkcity.ie or contact Fiona Collins on 086-3862912.

The Power of LinkedIn & IBM

Kindly Sponsored by IBM

 Thursday 1^st November 2012 - 5:30pm

 Vertigo, County Hall, Cork (Free onsite parking available)

Fee: Members: Free / Non Members: €20

Registrations: here

LinkedIn Speaker Profile: Connie Gibney, International Human Resources Director, LinkedIn EMEA

Topic: LinkedIn

Connie Gibney is an experienced HR professional with over 15 years experience in Human Resources and Talent Acquisition. She specialises in high-growth companies with international reach and working with entrepreneurs. Connie is International HR Director at LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. This is a role that leverages HR as a key partner in the business, focusing on all aspects of Human Resource leadership and HR operational expansion in regions outside the US.

IBM Speaker Profile: Michael Roche, IBM Software Group, IBM Collaboration Solutions Distinguished Engineer, Lotus Connections, Chief Architect Dublin Software Lab.