Ahead of Budget 2026, members responding to the Q2 Economic Trends survey cited threats to critical infrastructure and increased digitalisation as the two most important trends that this year's Budget should seek to address. The survey measured business sentiment and economic outlook in Cork’s business community, as well as key Budget priorities for members.
Significant and welcome progress has been made on key transport projects in the Cork region in recent months, from commuter rail to strategic road links, as well as active travel and greenways.
Continued momentum is needed to advance key projects further and enhance the region's overall competitiveness.
The Stelios North-South Business Cooperation Awards for the island of Ireland is a new initiative to support cross-border cooperation & entrepreneurship on the island of Ireland. The awards are open to businesses registered in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland within the past five years and are now trading cross-border.
Awardees will win a share of the €500,000 prize fund. Application Deadline: 16 September 2025.
If you have any feedback that can inform the Chamber's submissions to the following public consultations, please contact Aoife, amoriarty@corkchamber.ie:
Cork Chamber’s Golf Classic returns this August to the picturesque Castlemartyr Resort. This renowned championship course offers the perfect setting for a day of golf, networking and friendly competition.
The 4-person team scramble includes goodie bags for all players, fantastic prizes and a Hole in One Charity Challenge with a chance to win a $33,000 Bucket List Golf Trip to Pebble Beach, California, thanks to O'Donovan Baker LLP Solicitors.
Join us in Cork for this international conference on decarbonising European value chains, a key event led by the European funded co-project REEValue, bringing together experts, businesses, and policymakers to explore innovative energy solutions and collaborations across value chains.
Topics will include European insights, best practice case studies, ESG & CSRD reporting, financing opportunities and technology & innovation.
This event will provide you with an exclusive opportunity to explore the fantastic facilities on board the Brittany Ferries flagship vessel, Pont-Aven, as you enjoy a charming afternoon in Cork Harbour.
We will wrap up your French experience with lunch prepared by the best of French chefs and served with specially selected French wines. All served while you network with the French-Irish business community in Cork.
This session will focus on the implementation of the pension auto-enrolment system, under the name My Future Fund and how it will become a reality for employers later this year.
You will hear from John Kearney, Director, Provest Pension Consultants, who has over 25 years' experience in the pensions and employee benefits industry. Hear expert guidance and gain clarity on the steps your business should be taking now to prepare.
The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at Cork Chamber invite you to apply for the Vulcanus in Europe programme, offering EU companies to host Japanese science & technology university students as interns in R&D for a 6-month period.
The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at Cork Chamber would like to share an exciting international opportunity from a Dutch men's accessories brand seeking manufacturers of woven wool scarves, flat caps, and knitted wool scarves and hats in Europe.
Bring order to the chaos with this quick, hands-on 1.5hr webinar that will give you the tools to deal with problems creatively and effectively. This training will give you an introduction to creative problem-solving processes & methods, an understanding of the importance of problem solving, and a clearer picture of your organisations’ challenging landscapes. Bring a pen and paper for this highly interactive, highly sought-after webinar.
Learn how to utilise one of Microsoft’s most interactive programmes to create visuals that will elevate your presentations, help disseminate information in a clear way, and to provide support in reporting and decision-making.
This course is broken into 2x 3.5-hour sessions to give you every opportunity to learn and retain the information you need. Among other things, you will learn about data connectivity, transformation and modelling, visualisation, dashboard and report creating and much more.
