Organised by the Munster Agricultural Society, Experience Fest Cork Summer Show takes place from June 13th-15th at Curraheen Village, just outside Cork City. Incorporating the hugely popular Cork Summer Show, this year has three festivals in one with Cork Food Fest and Music Fest making a fantastic line up for all the family.

 
Cork Food Fest will host over 100 artisan producers, food demonstrations and live music in a village setting, all celebrating the rich tradition of food and craft beers in Cork. Celebrity Chefs Lily Higgins, Masterchef Winner Diana Dodog and Baker and RTE Today Chef Ali Honour will give valuable cooking tips while local restaurants will create and serve delicious tasting menus based on the best of Irish produce. There will be a special focus on craft beer with a host of Cork Craft Breweries including the Franciscan Well, Blacks of Kinsale, Mountain Man, Cotton Ball and Cider-Stonewell all taking part in Cork Food Fest.

 
See HERE  for programme of events and tickets.

Meetings are held frequently depending on people’s preferences. The emphasis is on the spoken language rather than spellings and tenses etc. 

For members of the Chamber of Commerce, we will introduce some commercial themes and words. Further information is available from Pat McCarthy at 086-2635113. 

• Climb To Remember’ Loved Ones And Support The Mercy Hospital FoundationSunday 29th June, The Galtee Mountains - Read More HERE 

• Businesses Cannot Make Up Shortfall In Funding From Reduced Local Property Tax - Read More HERE 

• Soccer Legend, John Hartson ‘Makes His Mark On Cancer’and Launches Charity Walk In Aid Of The Mercy Hospital Foundation - Read More HERE 

• Country's Leading Indigenous IT Services Provider Becomes A Citrix Platinum Partner - Read More HERE 

• One Venue, Three Festivals, Great Value - Read More HERE 

Ways Your Organisation Can Get Involved - find out more here. 

Date: 17^th June
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Ronan Daly Jermyn, Park Place, Citygate, Mahon
Book:  HERE

Cork Chamber and Ronan Daly Jermyn will partner on Tuesday 17^th June to bring you the annual Summer BBQ at their new Park Place Premises in Mahon.

Ronan Daly Jermyn is a leading Irish law firm offering specialist legal advice. The firm represents local, national and international clients engaged in a wide range of activities, as well as public sector bodies and governmental agencies. A progressive modern law firm, RDJ offers a partner-led service to clients.

The new offices at City Gate Park provide the firm with 7,000 additional square feet of office space, as well as a theatre-style conference and training rooms to facilitate hosting of in-house client seminars. This event will take place on the firm’s rooftop garden, which offers stunning views of the surrounding area, an absolutely unique opportunity for some “high level” networking!

Date:  3^rd July
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber/NRF members
To book: HERE

Cork Chamber will once again partner with The National Recruitment Federation to bring you an evening seminar which will focus on how the recruitment industry is performing both at home and globally and how it will play an integral part in helping to get the Country back to work. This event will focus on not just the skills needed for the recruitment industry and businesses for the future but will also look at the trends that are emerging as we move in a fast social media world.

This evening event will be chaired by Chamber CEO Conor Healy. Additional speakers include Barbara McGrath, NRF, Anthony O’Mara, Voxpro, Phil Prendergast MEP and Eva De Lacy from LinkedIn

On the 10^th June, Cork Chamber launched a report titled ‘Cork to the World’ - An Updated Economic Assessment of the N28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Scheme. The report, which was prepared by Indecon International Economic Consultants, sets out a number of definitive arguments that highlight the potential for economic growth, job creation and social benefits from upgrading the route.

The report identifies the following key benefits that would arise from completion of the N28 upgrade:

• Direct transport benefits in the form of reduced journey times and costs (including associated environmental costs) for road users on the immediate N28 corridor;
• Enhanced capacity to serve the external trading and connectivity requirements of the South-West’s business community through facilitating the development of the Port of Cork’s operations at Ringaskiddy and ensuring the provision of adequate port capacity;
• Improved capacity to serve and enhance the key industry cluster of multinationals and indigenous firms operating in the Ringaskiddy/Carrigaline area, and to support the development of the strategic IMERC maritime and energy research/industry cluster; and
• The scheme’s catalytic and influencing role in supporting wider regional development, including the development of the tourism sector and of the Cork Docklands. 

Do you want to gain the tools and knowledge to manage your workload and deliver your projects on time?

Do you want to learn key project management techniques?

Do you want to understand Project Management Technical Skills and Tools?

Then our Project Management Professional Course is the course for you! Starting on the 18^th June next, this 3 day course is only €420.00 for Chamber members, so don’t delay, BOOK TODAY!

Shenzhen (China) Forum and Network Event, Cork (Venue TBC), 20th June, 2014

A Shenzhen-Cork Business Forum and Networking Event will be held on the morning of Friday, 20 June, from 09:00 to 10:00 in Cork, building on the cooperation agreement signed by Cork City Council and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government in 2013. See inside for more details.

Nanotexnology 2014, Thessaloniki (Greece), 9th July 2014

Nanotexnology 2014 is a one day international matchmaking event and it will explore the opportunities in the emerging fields of Nanotechnologies and Organic Electronics. See inside for more details about this event.

Match4Industry, Kocaeli (Turkey), 25th-26thSeptember 2014

Match4Industry is a multi-sector business matching event will take place in Kocaeli (Turkey) in September. The Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Economy is subsidising this event for successful applicants. See 'read more' below for further details.

Date: 21st June
Time: 1pm
Venue: Monkstown, Co Cork
To book:  HERE
Cost: Individuals €50, Teams €135 – must be members of TI or purchase ODL

4^th Annual Triathlon event, it’s the nearest one to Cork so come and support us on the day, great spectator sport. Sponsorship opportunities still available contact Anne on 086 8520199. All proceeds to Irish Heart Foundation and Monkstown Amenity Association. Our Committee member Gavin Maunder with Ms Gillian Keating, President Cork Chamber who launched the event.