The Office of Public Works are keen to hear from businesses previously affected by flooding in context of the €140m defense scheme proposed for Cork City.  

If your business has suffered from flooding in the past, if you have comments on the needs of your business, or any ideas for modification in the design, please share your thoughts before April 7th.

Submissions should be addressed by email to Claire . Further information available here

Date:Thursday 23^rd March
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: CAB Motor Group, Monahan Road
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
Book HERE

Cork Chamber is delighted to partner with CAB Motor Group to bring you a fully interactive networking evening at CAB HQ on Monahan Road.  There will be lots of opportunities to network and engage with your fellow Chamber members, as well as a chance to see the fantastic showroom of the newly crowned SIMI Dealer of the Year and maybe even a photo opp with the shiney new Ford Mustang…

CAB Motor Company was founded in 1925 and has operated as an Authorised Ford Dealership since that time.  Currently CAB Motor Company employs over 50 on the team and has state of the art facilities in the shadow of Pairc Ui Chaoimh, adjacent to the site of the old Ford Factory. A focus on customer service lies at the heart of everything they do and a genuine attempt is made to ensure that “customer service” is something which is truly unique and memorable.
 

So, it’s time to stop coasting and get into gear for the CAB Motor Group’s networking event in March!


Get a glimpse into the networking buzz here.

Date: Tuesday 4^th April
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Cork International Hotel
Cost: €25 members / €50 non members
BOOK HERE

Cork Chamber is proud to announce Professor Patrick O’Shea, the newly appointed President of UCC as the guest speaker for the April Business Breakfast.

Professor O’Shea became the 15^th President of University College Cork on 1^st February 2017.  A UCC Physics graduate and former Vice President and Chief Research Officer at the University of Maryland in the US, Professor O’Shea was at the helm of a $500 million (€470m) per annum research and innovation enterprise. His academic, political and business acumen helped the University to become one of the leading research universities in the world.

This is an exciting opportunity to hear Professor O’Shea speak publicly about his new role in UCC and what the future holds for this prestigious and world-renowned University.

Date: Wednesday, 29^th March
Venue: The River Lee Hotel
Time: 10.30 AM to 1.00 PM
Cost: FREE to attend, but registration is essential
Book: HERE

With economic growth project to increase to 2.3% in 2018 (OECD, 2016), the Canadian economy is steadily expanding outside the oil and gas sector. The recently negotiated Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a new trade agreement between the EU and Canada which will make it easier to export goods and services, benefitting people and businesses in both the EU and Canada.

This seminar will offer Irish companies the opportunity to learn more about opportunities for increased Ireland-Canada trade and to hear from companies on both sides about their experiences. Hear from:

• Ambassador Kevin Vickers, Canadian Embassy Dublin
• John Roxburgh, Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian Embassy Dublin
• Tom O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer, Brookfield Renewable
• Kate Hickey, Executive Director, Ireland Canada Business Association
• Dave Austin, General Manager, Irving Oil Whitegate Refinery
• David Skelton, Chairman, Leading Edge Group   

Contact Eimear for further information. 

Starts March 23rd - €130 for Chamber members!

• Do you want fresh new ideas for your business?
• Do you have ideas written down but unsure how to develop them?
• Do you feel that ideas are for "ideas people"?
• Are you very critical of your ideas? Are you quick to judge new ideas in general?

This one day workshop for people in business focuses on separating out a process that is often blended together, that is critical and innovative thinking/ In order to generate the ideas we need to move forward in business it is vital we suspend our critical or convergent thinking to allow divergent thinking, which is the breeding ground for new ideas. Everyone can be an ideas person; the key is to foster a divergent thinking approach which is devoid of that judgement and criticism we so often resort to as default.

Click here to reserve a place!

April 4th - €180 for Chamber Members!

This course will teach participants about the benefit of using Google Tag Manager to tag and track a website and will ensure that they can actively create, edit and publish their own tags on completion of the course.

• Understand why Google Tag Manager is important.
• Learn the differences in Tags, Triggers and Variables.
• Be able to create tags, triggers and variables for their own website.
• Be able to use tags as goals in Google Analytics.
• Know how to sufficiently test, debug and publish tag changes.

Click here to secure your place!

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• Really Marketing launches new bespoke Marketing Manager package - read more
• Cork law firm BDM Boylan marks recent growth with new appointment - read more
• Calling all Cork businesses- StartUp awards launched - read more
• Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) Announces Two New Partners To Facilitate Expansion Plans - read more
• Triskel Exhibition DOONMACFELIM extends run until Mothers Day Weekend, Saturday 25th March - read more
• Cork City to be a carnival of colour as the Cork St Patrick's Festival takes place this weekend - read more
• Munster Rugby Line Out for Internet Safety with Trend Micro - read more
• Ireland's Low-Carbon Future a Key Focus for IERC Conference 2017  - read more
• Cork Students Launch a Career in Stem through CanSat - read more

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• St. Peter's Cork: 10% discount on any venue hire booked in 2017 - read more
• Four Star Pizza Cork: 14 inch pizza for only €10 - read more
• New Links Training: Train the Trainer, 10% discount on all bookings in March - read more
• J.Barter:  Go on board of a 3* Classic Cruise at fantastic prices! - read more
• Phone Pulse Ltd: Complimentary Consultation - read more
• Musgrave MarketPlace: St Patrick's Day Pass for your Staff - read more
  

Do business with fellow Cork Chamber through sharing an offer. Offers can be submitted through the Member Information Centre (MIC) and all current offers are displayed on our website.

• The Montenotte Hotel: RBS Six Nations, until March 18th - read more
• The Cornstore Restaurant: Cocktails, Cuisine & Style, March 16th - read more
• Ireland Club XV v Scotland Club XV, March 17th - read more
• Playing for Axel - Ireland Legends v England Legends - Match Tickets plus Post Match Dinner 17th March - read more
• Musgrave Marketplace: Cork ‘Family and Friends’, March 18th - read more
• Irish Heart Foundation: Cork Big Heart Fight Night, March 18th - read more
• Cork Lions Club:  Patricks Hill Ball Run, March 19th - read more
  
• New Links Training: Train the Trainer QQI Level 6, March 21st - read more
• PE Global: Recruitment Open Day
•  IERC:  6th Annual Conference, March 30th - read more
• Cork ARC Ball, March 25th - read more
• Cork County Council and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT): Business Opportunities in the Space Industry, March 30th - read more
• Mardyke Arena UCC: Night Golf in aid of Marymount University Hospital & Hospice, March 31st - read more
• The Marketing Institute presents The Futuristic Marketing Ball 2017, April 1st - read more
• CorkBIC: The 2017 Entrepreneur Experience, April 7th &  April 8th - read more
• Griffith College Cork: Free Easter workshops in Law, Business, Media and Computing for FE, 4th, 5th and 6th year students - read more