Date: 13^th December
Time: 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Venue: Radisson Hotel, Little Island
Cost: €50 Cork Chamber & MII members / €75 non members
To Book: HERE

Cork Chamber's Christmas Lunch, in association with IBM, is ideal for entertaining staff or corporate clients as it uniquely combines inspiring speakers, active networking and lots of great prizes with Christmas merriment!

This event will kick off with a Christmas Drinks Reception, sponsored by Brightwater Recruitment specialists and features two of Cork’s greatest sporting heroes to inspire and motivate you for 2014.

Steve Redmond is a world class open water swimmer and became the first person in the world to conquer the Ocean’s 7 challenge last year. Rob Heffernan is a champion race walker and winner of the 2013 World Championships in Moscow 50km race.

So book now and join with your fellow Cork Chamber and Marketing Institute of Ireland members for one of the most popular events in the Chamber calendar.

Christmas is all about the spirit of giving to others so come the New Year, it’s time to treat yourself! To kick-start our New Year we have two FETAC Level 6 courses on offer, a Certificate in Train the Trainer and a Certificate in Supervisory Management. Both of these courses will equip you with new skills and abilities to get 2014 off to a great start!

Why train with us? We have small class sizes of an average of 10 persons per class (individual attention guaranteed) Top Trainers (all are leaders within their respective fields), locally delivered and exceptionally good value for money.

Cork Chamber will close at 5.00pm Monday 23rd December 2013 until 9.00am Thursday January 2nd 2014. If your company will require export certification over the holiday period please contact Imelda at 021-4530130 or imelda@corkchamber.ie to make alternative arrangements.  

The Careers Service at University College Cork is calling on companies interested in hosting students on work placement to get in touch. Placement managers in the Careers Service at UCC place over 700 students every year with hundreds of employers both in Ireland and abroad, from large multinationals to small SMEs across all industry sectors. Participant companies include Deloitte, EMC, Pfizer, Amazon, Apple Computers, Microsoft, the Musgrave Group, Google, Ballymaloe Foods and State Street Bank.

Find out here how work placement students can be of benefit to your business and how you can gain access to this great resource.

CIT’s MSc in Marketing Practice may have a student for you. Students on this Master’s programme must complete a 6 month placement starting in February 2014. This master’s programme is designed to allow organisations develop and enhance their marketing capabilities in a cost effective manner, while providing marketing graduates with professional marketing experience early in their careers.

More details on the Consultancy in the Workplace component of the MSc in Marketing Practice being run at CIT is available here. 

Renowned artist Fiona Turley has for the 9^th year donated her exclusive designs to us for our Christmas cards. Each pack of cards contains 10 X A5 sized cards with 10 different designs included in the pack. The packs are €10 each with 100% of the proceeds raised going directly towards innovative research work into the development of new effective treatments for poor prognosis and currently incurable cancers (www.fionaturley.com).

Order your pack today online at www.breakthroughcancerresearch.ie or by calling 1890 998 998 or email helena@breakthroughcancerresearch.ie we would be delighted to hear from you.

This voucher includes two nights over night accommodation, full Irish breakfast each morning & a two course meal per person on one evening in the Bell Tower Restaurant.

This voucher package can be redeemed up until the 28th February 2014.

We would like to offer Cork Chamber members, 5% off all Wine Giftpacks in brochure HERE.

Orders can be made by contacting info@odonovansofflicence.com or telephoning Rose on 021 4296060

Date: 17th December
Time: 7pm
Venue: Flemings Restaurant
Cost: €55 incl. wine tastings
To book:  email biasasta@hotmail.com. Call 021 / 4821178 for more details.

Flemings Country House & Restaurant has long been known for outstanding food and service. Now we are bringing back the Gentleman’s Club with a 5-course Wild Game Dinner incl. wine tasting on Tuesday, 17^th December. Join us for good wine, amazing food and great company. Call 021/4821178 for more details.

Date: 20th December
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: St Fin Barres Cathedral
Cost: €15
To book: Call 061 331549 and quote ‘Cork Corporate Rate’

Internationally renowned soprano Ailish Tynan joins the ICO in celebrating Christmas at the Cathedral.  She sings a host of favourites including Handel’s moving aria I Know That My Redeemer Liveth.

Date: course begins the 16th of January
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Cork
More information: HERE or contact Fiona Sneddon 087-9690428/ fiona@ics.ie

ICS is now offering a new HETAC Level 8 course in Business Analysis. The course was developed by the Business Analysts Association of Ireland and is delivered by the National College of Ireland. The programme is delivered two days per month across six months and leads to the Certificate in Business Analysis .

Previous courses have been fully booked out and have been excellently received by course participants.

Date: Part 1: 30^th January 2014
Part 2 (optional) 9^th & 10^th April
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Maryborough House Hotel, Douglas
Cost: To book: Part 1 €175 , Part 2 €350 (see be4business.eventbrite.ie for bookings)


BE4Business training provides the platform for integrating the health & well-being of your staff while still maximizing key business drivers. The programme focuses on empathic listening, building rapport and recognising core issues for individuals, enabling them with the confidence and skills to respond in an appropriate and considered manner.

Date: February 19th -22nd
Time: 8pm
Venue: Cork Arts Theatre
Cost: €10/€8 - Special offer 2 nights for €15
To book: 021 4505624

This competition was established in 1986 and to date over 800 new plays have been submitted and judged, over 150 have been performed and 6 have been published. It is a great way to see new writing performed in Cork and also gives a platform to new actors / directors.

Please  click  HERE for further information. We are financially dependent on the rental of the theatre by production companies and the ongoing support of our loyal Cork audiences. 

We have been fortunate in past years to have the support of local businesses and we are hopeful that this year will be no different.  Any sponsorship you could offer whether monetary or in-kind would be gratefully appreciated. If you are interested in sponsoring this unique event and supporting original Cork theatre please Contact Us.