• Exciting new industry partnership between Griffith College and ESS Ltd
• PM Group opens Philadelphia office
• Continued expansion at Cantec Group following InShip Acquisition

• East Cork Nutrition - Nourish – mind, body & spirit 4 week course – 4,11,18,25 November
• Network Cork November 2021 – Accelerate & Elevate Your Career – 04 November
• Cognate Health – Return to Office Webinar – 12 November
• The Ludgate Hub - Financial & Educational Supports Overview with LEO – 18 November
• Craft + Design Fair at the Glucksman – 12 – 14 November
• Triskel – Spotlight Chamber Music Series III – 13 November
• Masquerade for Marymount Charity Ball – 19 November
• The Everyman – Lisa O’Neill presented by Quiet Lights Festival – 19 November

• Exciting role for Client Director at Springboard Communications
• Cork Printmakers seeks a new Director
• Chris Mee Group – Health & Safety Consultant – Internal Role
• Brittany Ferries – Sales Agent & Port Check-in

Help Crann build a playground where children of all abilities can play together.

• Ready for Christmas Photo package with Noirxtone
• Pat Hennerty Sales - 2022 diaries and planners
• Cantec Group - 10% discount on all orders from our Festive Catalogue
• Just for Men Manscaping Lounge – Diploma in Barbering – 10% discount code

Join Professor Maggie Cusack, President, Munster Technological University and Professor John O'Halloran, President, University College Cork as they discuss the importance of knowledge, skills and culture and how they have created a dynamic in which countless companies have located, invested and grown in Cork making our economy what it is today.

With skills development a top threat identified in our Q3 economic trends survey, and an economy positioned to fully reengage there has never been a better moment to join us for this discussion!

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Join us for this virtual networking session connecting businesses from both sides of the Irish Sea!

You will have the opportunity to network with businesses in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Edinburgh. Each Chamber will also give an overview of key highlights from their city.

Don’t miss our first in-person event to hear from expert panellists and industry leaders in the financial services sector in the South-West region. Speakers will discuss topical issues of relevance to the growth of the FS cluster.

Keynote speakers will include Michael McGrath, TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deirdre O'Connor, Managing Director, BlackRock and Sean Fleming TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance.

Join us for a round-up of our Public Affairs activities and overview of 2021 in this interactive session. Get to know our Public Affairs team and the key areas that we are working on, on your behalf. 

Hear updates from the team across a range of topics: Budget 2022, the National Development Plan, Economic Recovery and Resilience; Quality of Life infrastructure; International and Regional Connectivity; Mixed mobility infrastructure City Living and the economic potential of the Renewable Energy sector.

Log in from wherever you are and e-network with fellow members and Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry members. Whether you wish to make valuable connections, stay in touch with those you already know or would like to get an insight into how others are doing during this time, this event is for you!

Don't miss this ideal opportunity to break away from the day to day tasks to network and chat with fellow businesses on opposite ends of the country.

With traffic re-engaging on Little Island and companies looking towards a return to the office, it’s timely to give a brief update to members on developments and ongoing/planned works in the area as well as the various capital projects. A virtual event for members based in the Little Island area will take place on November 18th where presentations will be made by:

• Jim McCarthy, Senior Project Engineer, Dunkettle Interchange project
• AJ Cronin, IarnródÉireann

Monthly meetings of the Cork Development Forum (CDF) have been ongoing, the first in-person event took place on Monday November 01 at Cork Airport.

CDF Members were given a tour of the runway reconstruction which is due for completion by November 22, 2021 in anticipation of a busy aviation calendar year in 2022.    

The Circular Economy Bill 2021 will deliberated on in the Dáil to provide a national policy framework for Ireland’s transition to a circular economy. The Bill will outline the Government’s Circular Economy Strategy, the EPA’s Circular Economy Programme and establish a Circular Economy Fund and more.

The circular economy presents huge employment and innovation opportunities that will be essential in the post-Covid-19 recovery. Specifically for businesses, the circular economy provides the chance to reduce costs, improve raw material supply chains and increase opportunities to diversify into new business models and markets, thus attracting new customers. It also allows for a resilient economy; with greater reuse, a circular economy does not need the same volume of inputs, and this reduces the impact of supply shocks.

Read more about Chambers Ireland response to the general scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021 here.

InterTradeIreland will host an informal webinar and Q+A session which will provide your business with an update on cross border trade post Brexit. The webinar is free to join and will focus on custom requirements 

Speakers on the day:

• Derek Dunne, Manifests Ireland.
• Jonathan Walsh, Fortior Insight.
• Marcus Lynn, Pinnacle Growth Group.

Tues 23rd Nov | 9.30am-1pm | 2 mornings

Participants will be guided through the video production process from planning to uploading. The workshop gives attendees the chance to apply what they’re learning to their own objectives. This includes filling out online workbooks, a filming assignment at the end of workshop 1, and a detailed editing demonstration.

Wed 24 Nov | 9.30am-11am

Why not take some time to learn how to bid for work on e-tenders? Exploring and responding to tenders is often seen as a chore and something that not all business owners or managers are willing to do. However, given that millions of euros are available for tendered work every year, this is a channel for potential business that is just simply too good to miss out on, now, more than ever.