The journey to create a more modern, vibrant and healthier Cork city of the future begins tomorrow afternoon, as private cars and trucks will be re-routed away from St Patrick’s Street between 3.00pm and 6.30pm

A three month 'Island of Discovery' marketing campaign has been launched to coincide with the re-introduction of the afternoon bus priority corridor on St Patrick's Street. In addition, a range of measures to improve and encourage access to our city centre have been introduced:

• A network of 26 free 15-minute set down parking spaces along South Mall, Grand Parade, Parnell Place, Drawbridge & Cornmarket Street to facilitate shoppers and visitors. 
• Half price parking will be offered at Paul Street and North Main Street Car Parks from 1pm to 6.30pm every day.
• Extension of the opening hours of the City’s BlackAsh Park & Ride service to 7am - 8pm.
• The BlackAsh Park & Ride will be free of charge from 12 noon Monday to Saturday.
• Extension of the BlackAsh Park & Ride service into the city centre with additional stops at Eglinton Street, Merchants Quay, St. Patrick’s Street, Grand Parade, South Mall and Angelsea Street.
• Reduced bus fares will be available from 9th August. With your Leap Card, you can travel for as little as one euro across the city zone
• Passengers on the northbound 203 and 215 buses will also be stopping on St. Patrick’s Street for the first time.

Find out more information here

To help us deliver the best value to you and to your organisation, we are seeking your honest and frank opinion on our current training offering.We want your help to identify areas for improvement and we are seeking suggestions on how best to plan for the future. Complete the very short survey HERE before 28 August, 

By completing the Survey, you will be entered into a draw to win Dinner for 2 & a bottle of house wine in the fabulous new River Club grill room in the River Lee Hotel

Thursday 4 September

7.30am – 9.00am

Clayton Hotel Cork City

€25 members / €50 non-members

Our September Business Breakfast will have a focus on the upcoming Budget 2018 and will feature Seamus Coffey from the Department of Economics in UCC.  Seamus is a member of the external advisory board to the Irish Governmental Economic Evaluation Service and of the Irish Economic Association.

Seamus is a sometime contributor to print, broadcast and online media relating to the Irish economy including fiscal outcomes, corporation tax, household debt, national accounts and other economic issues.  His teaching includes microeconomics, economic policy, advanced microeconomics and econometrics as well as adult and distance education courses. 

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. 

• ERA Downey McCarthy: 10% Off Block Management Fee
• GAC Training & Service Solutions Ltd: Team Building with a Difference! 15% Discount for members.
• Clayton Hotel Cork City: Free trial in Club Vitae Health  & Fitness
• Musgrave MarketPlace: Current Musgrave MarketPlace offers
• Alpha Wealth Limited:  Open a savings plan and get €100 

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

• Little Island – Infrastructure Upgrades
• Jigsaw Cork celebrated its first anniversary
• Cork Organisations benefit from Environment Funding
• Park n Ride - Customer Notice
• Cork City Centre Fashion Festival
• Launch of new city centre marketing campaign with Stevie G

Don't forget to share your news with us through the Members Area!

• The Everyman: The Lonesome West at The Everyman, until  25 August
• Diabetes Ireland: Annual Golf Classic, 16 August
• Brighter Communities:  Worldwide Mountain Challenge 18 August
• Enable Ireland: Mens Golf Classic 30 August
• Cork International Hotel: Cork Craft Shop, 1 & 2 September
• The Everyman:  Natural Body Builders - National Championship Finals, 1 September
• UCC CUBS: HRRC Business Breakfast: Making Gender Diversity Work, 3 September
• IT Governance: ISO 27001 Certified ISMS Foundation Training Course, 4 September
• CAPPA: Industry and Entrepreneurship Session at Photonics Ireland, 5 September
• Crawford Art Gallery: Alice Maher Vox Materia, 7 September