Cork English College is a centre of excellence for English Language teaching in Cork. With its reputation for being the safest city in Ireland, and the warm friendly atmosphere, Cork is a very attractive education travel destination and Cork English College welcomes over 3,500 students through the doors of it’s beautifully renovated historical building on an annual basis.  The value of this type of travel to Ireland is worth in excess of €600,000,000 in revenue per annum.

Attend a FREE networking event and view  this historical building transformed into the headquarters of Cork English College.

Date: 30th May 
Time: 08:15am -  14:30pm
Venue: Fota Island Resort
Cost: €120 members/ €150 members
To Book: visit our website HERE



The time is now right for us to capitalise on the opportunities that exist between Ireland and the UK, our closest and largest trading partner.

The Cork Chamber 2013 Conference will take a new direction with this half day seminar, by facilitating plenty of networking on the day as well as a fully interactive mindshare portion, which will feed into the panel discussion with focussed small networking groups and will be facilitated by Anton Savage.

Irish success stories, large UK investors, case studies and support agencies as well as this expert panel will stimulate discussion around the growth of your business into the UK and beyond.  As part of this event, you will have an opportunity to hear the British Ambassador HE Dominick Chilcott speak over a delicious lunch in Fota Island Resort.

For further details and booking information, please CLICK HERE

Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are extremely flexible weapons in reducing costs. They can lead cost reduction projects, simply be project team members or use Lean Six Sigma tools whilst performing key everyday activities. Green Belts help a business in becoming better and faster. Green Belts impact the bottom line. Our next Lean Six Sigma Course is starting on the 2^nd May next, BOOK NOW!

On a different note, we have a course in MS PowerPoint ‘Beyond the Basics’ running on the Friday 26^th April next. This one day programme will teach you how to produce and run professional looking slide shows. It will show you shortcuts, speed keys, how to format the slide show and then run the slide show in the most professional way possible. BOOK NOW!

The Enterprise Europe Network can help your company to identify opportunities abroad in the form of trade fairs and missions, and also help you identify ways in which you can develop or commercialise innovative new products and services.  This week see below for more information on:

• Enterprise Ireland Innovation Vouchers
• Enterprise Ireland’s CIP Eco-Innovation National Information Day
• BioMed 2013 (Tel Aviv)
• Mission for Growth to Russia

Madagascar is the 73rd country to adopt the ATA Carnet System. ATA Carnets will enable companies to move goods in or out of Madagascar for up to a year without paying duties or taxes. Joining the ATA Carnet scheme is part of Madagascar’s drive for better access to world trade, notably through regional integration and the development of tourism. ATA Carnets will provide a practical tool to foster such integration.

To obtain advice or information on countries accepting carnets contact Imelda@corkchamber.ie

ENGINEERING WORKS TO TAKE PLACE ON MONARD VIADUCT

Iarnród Éireann wishes to advise intending customers that a bus transfer will be in operation between Mallow and Cork from 20:00hrs on Friday 3rd May to final service on Sunday 12th May next. This closure is to facilitate maintenance and improvement works on the Monard Viaduct, near Blarney.

Offer available:  With every Fixed Price Service Booked before 31st May 2013.

Receive a Free Valet valued at €35 with every Fixed Price Service booked at MSL Cork. This offer applies to all makes and models of cars. Available exclusively for; Chamber members only. To avail of this offer email anita.bloss@mslcork.ie or call 0212408600 and don’t forget to mention this ad!

Offer availble: Every Monday and Saturday Until The Middle of May (13^th)

Parking People Would Like To Offer All Day Parking For The Price Of One Hour In Woods Street Car Park Every Monday & Saturday (Off Washington Street, Around The Corner From Square Deal) and  also in Shearwater Car Park Kinsale Every Monday & Saturday (Opposite The Marina Entrance On Denis Quay). Show Cork Chamber Of Commerce On Your Dash Next To Your Parking Ticket And You Can Park All Day.

Turkey - Last minute offer  28th April ~ Ex Dublin 1 week ~ Kusadasi 3 star ~ Marina Hotel ~ B+B. From € 299 per person

Madeira -  April Offer 28th April ~ Ex Dublin 1 week ~ Dorisol hotel 3 star ~ B+B. From € 399 per person.

See the 'read more' section below for some more exciting holiday offers.

Date: 27th April
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Crawford Art Gallery, Cork

As part of The Gathering 2013, Volunteer Ireland is looking for Volunteer Ambassadors to provide a warm Irish welcome to visitors to Cork City this summer. A public meeting will be held on Saturday 27^th April from 11:00am - 12:00pm in the Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork City. Contact Cork Volunteer Centre: 021-4396510

Date: 2^nd May
Time: 9.30am – 5pm
Venue: School of Economics, Aras na Laoi, UCC
Cost: €120 (Group discount available); €80 for student and UCC staff

This one day course will provide participants with an introduction to a wide range of statistical techniques that are used with survey data. This course would also benefit researchers in refreshing and updating their data analytical skills. Various methods will be demonstrated using the computer package SPSS and Stata and a variety of example datasets. For further information and registration, please contact: Ms. Joan Corcoran, Administrator, School of Economics Email: j.corcoran@ucc.ie

Date: 29^th April
Time: 6 – 9pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel Cork

Are you planning a team celebration, an end of year ball or another celebration? Then come and visit our extensive banqueting facilities on; Monday 29th April from 6 – 9pm. Meet with the team and view Cork premier 4* venue, overlooking the River Lee and City Hall. Sample our summer punch or sparkling wine on arrival in the Atrium, walk through the fairy-lit bridge into our contemporary conference foyer. Confirm your interest in attending and kindly RSVP to Katie on sales2@clarionhotelcorkcity.com or 021 4224943. We look forward to seeing you on the 29th April at the Clarion Hotel Cork.

Date: 21st May - 23rd May
Time: 09:00am - 17:00pm
Venue: A1 Computer Centre Cork
Cost: €1,350.00 (€ 1,080 for Cork Chamber Members)
Book: HERE


This 3-day programme equips you to:

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of Ireland’s data protection legislation
• Understand what needs to be achieved to attain organisational compliance
• Develop and maintain effective policies and procedures
• Apply data protection legislation

 If you have any queries, please phone 01 7753008, or email training@ics.ie