This July we’ll be rolling out the bunting and letting down our hair for the brand new Summer Garden Party in the Maryborough Hotel Gardens. We will have chilled cocktails, smooth Summer sounds, fabulous fusion food, G&T's and brewskis on ice as well as plenty of entertainment and magical surprises. All we need is a cool Summer vibe and you!                   

We are excited to announce the launch of the 2018 Cork Digital Marketing Awards. The theme for this years Awards is All Things Cork and that is what these Awards are all about; celebrating the digital, social and online work that Cork businesses are doing so well, raising the bar year on year through creative and innovative marketing.
 

Join us for 1.5 hour session with fellow members to learn how to build your company profile by promoting member offers, upcoming events, posting job vacancies and press releases, through using the Members Area (Member Information Centre.) Don't miss out on this essential session to ensure you get the most from your membership. 

Feelgood Friday Cork returns this coming Friday, June 29, and there's plenty of exciting events planned throughout the day to help spread that Friday Feeling. From circus performers to orchestra's - you'll definitely want to take a trip into the city centre!

Are you a SME keen to get your share of the €12bn/€10.6bn all-island Public Procurement Market? Go-2-Tender has been developed to give SMEs the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to tender successfully for public sector contracts in their own jurisdiction and on a cross-border basis. A two day programme will take place in Cork on 17 & 31 July.

We are delighted to announce that BiznetCork Skillnet is now officially Cork Chamber Skillnet offering you and your team a wide range of accredited training courses, personal and professional development programmes, seminars and workshops.

Gain the capabilities, competencies and confidence to make you and your business great. Stay on top of your game.

All participants will be able to develop and implement a digital marketing strategy and have the tools and skills required to make it a success.

• Day One: Digital Marketing Strategy and Online Advertising
• Day Two: SEO & Making Your Website Work
• Day Three: Social Media (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram)
• Day Four: LinkedIn and E-Mail Marketing

• Celebrating All Things Digital & All Things Cork!
• A Forcepoint to Reckon With
• Business voice must be heard as Brexit deadlines come and go
• The Irish Times Innovation Awards 2018
• Smarttech247 opens Infosec Academy
• Dragons are set to Roar on the River in Cork City on Sunday 1 July!
• Record numbers of people at work in the State
• Comyn Kelleher Tobin announces acquisition of specialist Dublin law firm
• As Global Warming directly impacts Chernobyl forest fires, Adi Roche speaks of relief as 145 Chernobyl children arrive in Ireland from the heart of the radiation zones

• Musgrave Marketplace: Discover Cork Food Emporium, 27 June
• Republic of Work: Free Co-Working for Feel Good Friday, 29 June
• Triskel Arts Centre:  6 Summertime Concerts.
• LW Management: First Aid Response 3 Day Training Course, 25 - 28 June
• Social Innovation Fund Ireland: Engage and Educate Awards, 27 June
• Network Cork & Griffith College Cork: 'Connecting the Dots with our Health & Wellbeing' presented by Alison Canavan, 4 July
• UCC:  A Summer's Evening on the Quad at UCC, 14 July 
• Volvo Cork Week:  July 16 - July 21
• Crawford Art Gallery:  Sundays Free Family Programme 

• Procuro Therapy Clinic: Free Physical Therapy Consultation
• Good Day News:  Magazine subscription offers

All offers can be submitted through the Member's Area of our website.

Ahead of the official launch, the Academy of Urbanism last night kicked off its ‘Cities on the Rise’ congress in Cork with a key business event attended by 60 leaders from across Cork’s business community.

We were delighted to organise this event which was sponsored by Affidea and held in the Vertigo Suite in Cork County Council from where attendees enjoyed an uninterrupted view of Cork’s skyline and the future opportunity for developing the city’s footprint.

Irish Water will shortly begin a project to replace approximately 4km of old water mains in Cork city centre which will result in significant improvements in the water supply for local customers. Prior to the commencement of this work Irish Water, in partnership with Cork City Council, will host a drop in information evening relating to the planned water network improvement works.

This will take place in the Metropole Hotel, MacCurtain Street, from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, July 5. Members of the public are invited to drop in, meet the project team and find out more about the proposed programme of works. Irish Water will be available to meet with local businesses from 3-4pm on the day.

A great evening was enjoyed at the Franciscan Well last week, see some highlights from the event below!