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Learn About Lille - The Food Industry Powerhouse of Northern France
March Business Breakfast featuring Dr Kieran Drain, CEO of the Tyndall National Institute
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Member Events
Fastnet Recruitment Career Open Days
 
Date: 24th, 26th February, 3rd, 4th,10th and 12th March
Time: 12noon – 7pm
Venue: Fastnet Recruitment Offices, Eastgate Village, Little Island, Cork
Cost: Free to Attend
To book: Just drop by, call 021 4509200 or email here 


Fastnet Recruitment are hosting a series of Open Days between the 24th February and the 12th March in the areas of Quality & Laboratory, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Finance & Accounting.  Meet a specialist consultant to discuss your next career move.  Click here for contact details.

Storytelling training with Helen Kuyper
 

Date: One day workshop Tuesday 24th February
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Vertigo, County Hall, Cork
To Book: HERE  

 

Helen Kuyper of 24/7 Storytelling, a world leader in building persuasive and memorable stories, will host a workshop in the art of storytelling in association with Smarter Egg. Open to individuals, professionals, business owners and organisations, the workshops will teach the fundamentals of storytelling and how to tell a story that people never forget.


26th Cork French Film Festival
 
Date: 1st – 8th March 
Venue: Main feature and education programme in Gate Cinema;  see 'read more for full details.
Cost: Varies
To book: HERE


The 26th Cork French Film Festival lights up the silver screen with a programme bursting with creative vitality from a host of dynamic young French filmmakers.Festival Director, Paul Bloom, together with Guest Curator, Julien Planté, celebrate the vital force of the 7th Art with an exciting programme featuring the best in current French cinema.


This year His Excellency Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, is Patron of the Cork French Film Festival. The festival will be officially launched by Cork’s Lord Mayor, Cllr Mary Shields together with guest of honour Mathieu Amalric. 

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Networking Breakfast: “Outlook for SMEs”
 
Date: Thursday, 26th February
Time: 7.45am – 9am
Venue: Clarion Hotel Lapp’s Quay
Cost: Free, Irish breakfast will be served.
To book: here


The briefing will present the findings of the inaugural Magnet Regional Business Barometer (MRBB) – among the largest studies of small and medium enterprises in Ireland, providing new insights into a range of issues relevant to small businesses in Cork and elsewhere.

UCC Economics Society Conference
 
Date: Saturday, 28th February 
Time: 10.30a.m.-4.30p.m.
Venue: Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road.
Cost: €10 per ticket for the general public/ free for students
To book: email here with the subject title “Conference Tickets”University College Cork is pleased to present our annual conference.


This year’s conference will focus on topics such as small businesses in the Irish economy. Our speakers will include John Fitzgerald and David McWilliams with more to be announced as we move closer to the date.