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embracing digitalInaugural Cork Digital Marketing Awards

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connecting4 New Members of Cork Chamber

Policy6 Pre-Budget Submission

cover story7 Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2014

training8 Doors Open for Jobseeker

9 Back to School, Back to Business

international10 Discover Energy & Cleantech

Business Opportunities in India

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Dinner 2014

13 Upcoming Events

14 Chamber Golf Classic 2014

16 Summer BBQ at Ronan Daly Jermyn

17 New Members Networking Breakfast

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19 Members News

21 Discover Energy and Cleantech Business Opportunities in India

22 Members Business 2 Business

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Dear Chamber Member

Following on from a busy summer at the Chamber, welcome to our September edition where you will see highlighted an exciting line-up of events, training courses, new policy initiatives and submissions and lots more!

Over 120 Chamber members attended the Ronan Daly Jermyn Summer BBQ in the stunning new rooftop of RDJ’s new premises in City Gate. The recent Chamber Golf Classic, held at Castlemartyr Resort & Golf Club was a huge success again this year, with almost 180 attendees representing over 50 member companies. We would like to extend a sincere thanks to Theo Cullinane and all the team at BAM for sponsoring this event this year.

Do you want to put the spotlight on your business and showcase your innovative use of digital marketing? Cork Chamber Business School is looking for companies to apply or be nominated for its inaugural Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2014. With award categories such as Best Use of Video, Best Zero Budget Digital Marketing Campaign, Best Use of Facebook, Best Use of Twitter, there is something for everyone! Sign your company up today on www.corkchamber.ie/training

Our Policy & Research team have been active on a number of submissions, including a submission to the National Aviation and Tourism Policies, as well as on a number of other local issues. With the budget date set for October 15th, the Chamber has produced a strong submission document in advance of the budget, outlining the position of our members in Employment, Taxation and Support for SMEs, dealing with issues such as access to credit, peer to peer lending and prompt payment policies for SMEs, which will offer lifelines for businesses that rely on cash flow to continue.

We look forward to seeing our members at our next Cork Chamber’s Dublin Dinner on the 18th November at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel. Attended by over 500 Cork and Dublin companies, this event promotes the strong business connections between the two cities and offers premium corporate hospitality and networking opportunities. To book, log onto www.corkchamber/events.

Best regards,

ConorConor HealyChief Executive

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connectingWe welcome the following new members

Accountants/AuditorsJohn P. Chisholm & Co.Accountancy, taxation and payroll bureau services. Contact: John Chisholm T: (021) 4307880E: [email protected]

ArtsFastnet ArchivingAt Fastnet Archiving we are working on Digitising the Arts and Heritage. From Analogue to Digital-We assure the highest quality ISO standard service along the entire process.Contact: Adrian Legg T: (086) 1004658E: [email protected]: www.fastnetarchiving.com

Charities Threshold Threshold is a registered charity whose aim is to secure a right to housing, particularly for households experiencing problems of poverty and exclusion. Services include housing advice and advocacy and homeless prevention.Contact: Niall HorganT: (021) 4278848E: [email protected]: www.threshold.ie

Chemical/PharmaceuticalEireChrom LtdWe specialise in providing Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography products to some of Ireland's largest laboratoriesContact: PJ MoloneyT: (021) 2409033E: [email protected]: www.eirechrom.ie

Education/Training/LanguagesMotivActionMotivAction works with companies to help them grow, connect better with their customers and have more engaged employees. We also support individuals and teams to develop their professional brand and unleash their potential. Contact: Audrey Burke McCarthyT: (086) 2248944E: [email protected]: www.motivaction.ie

EngineeringDeasy Walley PartnershipDeasy Walley Partnership provide a full range of professional quantity surveying, cost control and management services to all sectors of the Construction Industry including feasability studies, estimating and cost planning.Contact: Niall WalleyT: (021) 4890200W: [email protected]: www.dwpqs.ie

EngineeringHolden Installations LtdHolden provides design and full clean room solutions primarily servicing the food and pharmaceutical industries.Contact: Dave RussellT: (021) 4354 340E: [email protected]: www.holden.ie

Event ManagementGroupBookedGroupBooked was set up to allow people organising group events to have a fully stress-free experience, from team building packages to hens and stags.Contact: Mark KingstonT: (021) 7011170E: [email protected]: www.groupbooked.com

HenParty.ieWe sell pre-organised hen and stag packages to the Irish and UK markets plus other countries. Contact: Kate HydeT: (051) 390990E: [email protected]: www.henparty.ie

Food/DrinkFarmgate RestaurantCafe specialising in traditional and modern Irish food using local produce.Contact: Rebecca HarteT: (021) 427 8134E: [email protected]: www.farmgate.ie

Horgan's Fresh FishFish mongers and Producers of value added seafood products.Contact: Derry HorganT: (022) 57928E: [email protected]: www.martinasdelicous.ie

Fuel/EnergyO'Brien Energy SolutionsI built MyPowerBASE to give businesses a platform to manage utility cost inflation with a direct benefit to the bottom line, a rapid payback and a unique way of making sure you keep those savings forever.Contact: Eamonn O'BrienT: (087) 418 7327E: [email protected] IT ServicesEonvia Ltd IT solutions for small and medium businesses. Contact: Simon MartinT: (021) 464 2096E: [email protected]: www.eonvia.com

ManufacturersContainment Service Providers (CSP)The Design and Development, manufacture, sale, installation and training in product containment solutions for public and private clients.Contact: Eileen O'ConnellT: (021) 477 5024E: [email protected]: www.containment.ie

Medical Services/SuppliesMaureen Personal Bra FitterInvented by a Cork woman, the Maureen personal bra fitter is an accurate easy to use product, which can be reused over a womans lifetime. This is a revolutionary new to world health and wellbeing product.Contact: Wendy MooreT: (021) 4365536E: [email protected]: www.maureenpbf.com

Promotional MerchandisingAlumni DesignsAlumni Designs Ltd designs and produces ranges of jewellery exclusively for the Alumni population of Universities, professional organisations and commemmorative events.Contact: Mai ManningT: (086) 1998885E: [email protected]: www.alumnidesigns.ie

PuddleDucks.iePuddleDucks.ie is Irelands leading online specialist in outdoor clothing for children from 6 months – 14 years. Children love to be outside and PuddleDucks stocks the perfect gear to ensure outdoor play all year round – whatever the weather. Contact: Aedan RyanT: (021) 4372917E: [email protected]: www.puddleducks.ie

Restaurant/Bar/Catering Bunnyconnellan Restaurant and Bar Perched atop the cliffs looking over the Atlantic, Bunnyconnellan is a long established, family run restaurant with a history as rich as its surroundings.Contact: Paul McCallT: (021) 483 1213E: [email protected]: www.bunnyconnellan.ie

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RetailHairy Baby Clothing Comapny Ltd Online retailer of some of the funniest Irish t-shirts in the whole wide world.Contact: Daragh MurphyT: (021) 4355856E: [email protected]: www.hairybaby.ie

P & D Fine Clothing Ltd.P & D Fine Clothing Ltd are a ladies and gents suit and casual outfitters and manufacturers. Contact: John BarrettE: (086) 8104107W: [email protected]

The Dress BarThe dress bar stocks amazing dresses from all over the world for your special occasion. Contact: Vivienne McCarthyT: (021) 4518505E: [email protected]: www.thedressbar.ie

Vibes + ScribesThree City Centre Shops: (1) Fabric, Wool, Craft Supplies and recently launched online store, (2) New and Bargain Bookstore, (3) Second-Hand books. Both shops offer a special order service for new and out of print books.Contact: Joan LuceyT: (021) 4505370E: [email protected]: www.vibesandscribes.ie

ServicesMVCI Services LtdWe are a timeshare company who service owners from Europe and Middle East companies through the Cork Call Centre.Contact: Caroline MehiganT: (021) 7304300E: [email protected]: www.marriottvacationclub.com

Simply EffectiveConfidential and individually tailored vocational coaching solutions.Contact: Brad AllenT: (021) 234 8008E: [email protected]: www.simplyeffective.ie

Services Contractors David Bradley ElectricalWe provide an installation and maintenance electrical service for domestic, commercial and agricultural clients.Contact: David BradleyT: (021)4873035 E: [email protected] W: www.davidbradleyelectrical.ie

Waste Management/RecyclingComposite Recycling Tyre, printed circuit board and plastic recycling. Contact: Frank Riedewald T: (086) 2463832 E: [email protected]

Software/Software ServicesArk Platform ARK Platform is a Technology Company developing a suite of programs and applications (the ARK Platform)to support the Charities and NFP (Not for Profit) Organisations. Contact: David McCarthyT: (021) 4928900E: [email protected]: www.arkplatform.com

CompuCal Software SolutionsCompuCal provides maintenance and calibration management solutions that ensures quality compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, GxP, ISO and PAT initiatives for regulated industries striving for quality and compliance.Contact: Matthew Dornan T: (021) 452 4682E: [email protected]: www.compucalsolutions.com

TIC LtdOur Core Competency is in designing bespoke and user friendly software solutions that businesses can use and adapt to communicate more efficently with their customers.Contact: Paul Brugger T: (086) 0450404 E: [email protected] W: www.tic.ie

Cork Better Building Awards are back!‘Our Buildings, Our Story’

The Cork Business Association are bringing back the Cork Better Building Awards, sponsored by Cork City Council and The Evening Echo. The awards, which honour the best-designed and best-kept buildings in Cork, are aimed at rewarding businesses and service providers for their efforts to protect, enhance and improve city centre buildings, which will ultimately improve public perception of the city as a vibrant and dynamic place to live, visit, invest and do business in.

The categories for the awards are: •BestinRetail •BestinPubFront •BestinHeritage&Conservation •BestinCafé/Restaurant •BestinCommercialBusinessFrontage •BestinTourism&Arts •BestNewDevelopment

(Buildings can be entered into more than one category, there will also be a Judges Choice award.)Closing Date for Entries

October 13th 2014

If you would like to enter your building in one or more category or if you would like to recommend a building, then contact the Cork Business Association for an application form: www.corkbusiness.ie; [email protected], 021 4278295.

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Local Government engagementCork Chamber, ahead of Budget 2015, has begun the process of engaging directly with local representatives of all parties in both City and County Council over September and October. The purpose of the meetings in the main is to discuss the importance of maintaining a competitive business environment and to ensure that any proposed changes to the Local Property Tax does not have a negative impact on commercial rates.

Cork Chamber made submissions to the following calls:• Draft National Aviation Policy• Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2015• Review of the City Centre Strategy & Recommendations

Regarding Implementation• Draft National Tourism Policy for Ireland• Cork Chamber Submission to Cork County Council Local

Property Tax Consultation• Cork Chamber Submission to Cork County Council Local

Property Tax Consultation• Response to the OPW public consultation on the Lower Lee

Flood Relief Scheme• Through Chambers Ireland Submission to the Green Paper

on Energy

• David McCarthy, Director of Policy & External Relations (Acting) e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530147

• Siobhán Bradley, Policy & Research Projects Manager e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530132

• Claire Davis, Policy & Research Executive e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530151

Cork Chamber launched its Pre Budget Submission 2015. The document covers a number of areas with a primary focus on innovative solutions which the Chamber believes will aid continued economic growth and job creation whilst fostering a positive environment for start-up enterprises and increasing consumer confidence.

Cork Chamber has called in this submission for initiatives that we feel will not only make it easier for those in business today to continue and grow but will also facilitate entrepreneurs to enter the market. Dealing specifically with issues like access to credit, our call for regulated peer to peer lending and prompt payment policies for SME’s will offer a vital lifeline to small and medium businesses that rely on cash flow to continue.

From a Cork and wider regional perspective we have also identified a number of key infrastructural projects such as the upgrade of the N28 to Ringaskiddy, which we have shown through our recent Indecon Economic Assessment has potential to deliver over 5,000 jobs by 2033. We also feel that the development and support of the Cork Science and Innovation Park will help the region to grow the knowledge economy that has the potential to deliver over 1,000 jobs and add upwards of €35million to the economy.

Cork Chamber'sPre-budget Submission 2015

Submissions

cover story• Norma Lynch, Business School Manager e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530142• Aoife Dunne, Business School Executive e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530141


Norma Lynch, Cork Chamber Business School Manager; Aoife Dunne, Cork Chamber Business School Executive with Damien Mulley, Mulley Communicationsand KC, Programme Director, Red FM at the announcement of the opening of nominations for the first ever Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2014. (Photograph: Gerard McCarthy Photography)

Act Now! Closing Date 25th September www.corkchamber.ie/training

Showcase your innovative use of digital marketing and put a spotlight on your business.

Award Categories • BestDigitalMarketingbyanSME • BestDigitalMarketingbyaCorporate • BestDigitalMarketingbyasole-trader/start-up • BestuseofTwitter • BestuseofFacebook-with20employeesorless • BestuseofFacebook-morethan20employees • BestuseofVideo-producedforandbytheCorkOffice • BestZeroBudgetDigitalMarketingCampaign • Bestwebsite-companywith20employeesorless • Bestwebsite-companywithmorethan20employees • OverallPrize-GrandPrix

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN - CLOSING DATE 25th SEPTEMBER!www.corkchamber.ie/training

These Awards will be held on the 6th November next in the Kingsley Hotel.

Damien Mulley, Mulley Communications, digital trainer for the Cork Chamber Business School and organiser of the Web Awards and the Social Media Awards will bring his experience of running awards shows to manage the nomination and judging system. Entries for each award category are judged by the public.

KC, Programme Director of Red FM, will be MC for the gala lunch in the Kingsley Hotel where the winners will be announced.Remember, business awards can often be the most overlooked asset in your marketing toolbox. Business awards generate considerable amounts of publicity and this can have a direct and significant impact on your business. These Awards will offer free marketing and publicity for your business, an opportunity to appraise and benchmark your digital strategy, increase your credibility and is a form of employee recognition.

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Monday 18th August marked Eugene Canavan’s first day of work after 4½ years of unemployment. The Carlow native had been unable to find a job after moving to Cork, despite over 11 years of experience in the hospitality sector.

Eugene attended our Jobseeker Support Programme which started on the 21st July last. This fully funded programme included 4 weeks of training, including a Certificate in Consultative Sales (FETAC Level 6), Career Coaching & Interview Skills, IT training and mock interviews. Eugene showed remarkable commitment to this programme, often arriving early to help set up the tea and coffee!

Norma Lynch, Business School Manager, had engaged with PJ Coogan’s Opinion Line on 96FM to do a Reality Radio slot where they followed Eugene’s progress through the Jobseeker Support Programme. Eugene spoke with PJ and elaborated on all that he had learnt during the programme and expressed his thanks to Cork Chamber and Skillnets Limited for the opportunity to engage with this programme.

After Eugene’s 4 weeks of training, he was fortunate enough to secure an interview with the newly reopened Kingsley Hotel. The interview went very well and Eugene landed the job of public areasofficerandstartedworkonthe18th August last! Eugene is loving his job and is delighted to be back in the industry that he knows so well.

Our next Jobseeker Support Programme started on the 15th September and we will be running another Programme later in the Autumn.

For further information about the Jobseeker Support Programme, please contact Aoife Dunne, Business School Executive at [email protected] or 021 4530141.

Doors Opened for Our Star Jobseeker!

Aoife Dunne, Cork Chamber Business School Executive; Paul O'Connell, General Manager Kingsley Hotel and Norma Lynch, Cork Chamber Business School Manager with Eugene Canavan; (Photograph: Gerard McCarthy Photography)


• Norma Lynch, Business School Manager e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530142• Aoife Dunne, Business School Executive e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530141

Back to School, Back to Business

Increasing Sales by TelephoneCourse Dates: 7th October & 7th NovemberMember Rate: €380.00For people who use the telephone to sell products and services directly to consumers. Whether you sell on inbound or outbound calls, this workshop will help you develop the prospecting protocols and influencing skills required to significantly increase your sales success over the phone. This course is ideal for business owners, telephone sales professionals and field sales professionals.

Influencing & Negotiating Skills Course Dates: 1st & 2nd October Member Rate: €245.00The programme will enable participants to influence the thinking and behaviour of others through the effective use of communication skills. It is designed to help participants enhance their ability to communicate in a confident and professional manner, a key skill that once learned, has applicability across both life and business situations.

Digital Media for Business Course Dates: 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd OctoberMember Rate: €440.00This four day course provides an in-depth insight into the latest innovations in Online Marketing and Digital Media. Day One: SEO & Website Structure, Targeted Advertising. Day Two: Blogging & Content Creation, Facebook. Day Three: Twitter & LinkedIn. Day Four: Mobile Marketing, Mobile Applications & Devising a Marketing Plan.

LinkedIn for Sales & RetentionCourse Date: 7th October (6-8 p.m.)Member Rate: €30.00 Although LinkedIn is widely recognised as the pre-eminent business networking platform for B2B sales professionals, most sellers are only using it as a research tool and not leveraging the power of LinkedIn for acquisition and retention. If fully integrated into your sales prospecting activities, LinkedIn will create better online networking opportunities that will help shorten your sales cycle and help you win more business. This special workshop will focus on LinkedIn for customer acquisition and retention.

Project Management Professional Course Dates: 21st, 22nd & 23rd OctoberMember Rate: €420.00This training course provides detailed insight into Project Management best practices, covering all the areas specified by the PMI. This course gives attendees a set of tools and knowledge that can be applied immediately to help them manage their workload and deliver their projects on time, implementing the methodologies and support structures.

Cert. in Supervisory Management (FETAC Level 6) Course Dates: 28th October, 4th, 11th November & 2nd DecemberMember Rate: €500.00This programme will provide candidates with the tools and techniques necessary to work in a supervisory management role in a wide variety of organisations by instructing them in key areas such as their roles and responsibilities, employment legislation, recruitment, performance management, data protection, operational planning and budgeting.

Business to Business Selling Course Dates: 29th October & 14th NovemberMember Rate: €400.00This business to business sales course will teach you the necessary consultative selling skills required to exceed your sales target this year and beyond. This course is ideal for people who are required to initiate relationships with, and sell to, businesses and will include techniques to target better prospects, where and how to network successfully, developing a personal action plan and many other elements.

Cert. in Train the Trainer (FETAC Level 6)Course Dates: 3rd, 10th and 17th NovemberMember Rate: €450.00Gain a professional accredited qualification in training and learn the knowledge and skills necessary to design, deliver, assess and evaluate training programmes. You will learn to understand different learning styles, explain the critical elements of a trainer’s role, appreciate the importance of training on an individual, social and economic level, set appropriate training objectives and how to deliver training effectively in one-to-one and group situations.

It’s that time of year again – the kids are back to school, the colleges are back in business and the evenings are drawing in. Now is the time to look at gaining a new skill, expanding your knowledge base and just taking this time to learn something new. We have a very comprehensive list of courses coming up this Autumn, check out some of them below.

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Chamber Link• Katherine Fitzpatrick, EU Trade & Innovation Services Manager

e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530137• Eimear O'Mullane, EU Trade & Innovation Services Executive

e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530138• Imelda Mulcahy, Export Documentation Manager e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530130

Why target India for opportunities in the energy and cleantech sectors?India is a land of opportunities for European clean technology businesses and researchers. The second biggest country, the largest democracy in the world, and with a growing young working population, India is a large and diverse market with many opportunities to be reaped. The country has consistently grown and offers a vast scope for the expansion of European technologies into new markets.

How can the Enterprise Europe Network help?One of the key roles of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is to assist local businesses to identify opportunities in new markets. The EEN’s main partner organisation in India is the European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC), whose mission is to assist the business, science and research communities - in Europe and India - to work together towards generating new business opportunities in clean technology transfer, and establishing business relevant cooperation in the field of research, science and technology.

In India, services are available for European businesses, researchers, clusters, and policy makers. EBTC’s toolbox of modular and customisable services supports EU-India cross-border collaboration and technology transfer. From helping you to understand the Indian market, finding projects and partners, establishing your organisation in India, localising your technology, making pilots happen, and more – every service takes European organisations a step further to enter and ensure sustainability in the vast Indian market.

Discover Energy & Cleantech Business Opportunities in IndiaOn Monday 13th October, EBTC’s Energy sector specialist Mr. Vittal Kumar Dhage will address Cork companies at an information seminar about business opportunities in India in sectors such as biotechnology, energy, environment and transport, which offer huge scope for synergy and collaboration. Vittal will also talk about market demand, opportunities and potential partnerships for Irish SMEs interested in these sectors in India.

For companies looking to make real contacts on the ground, the seminar will provide some background to the 2nd Global Innovation & Technology Alliance Platform at KNOWLEDGEXPO 2014 which is taking place in Delhi in November and is organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). This event provides an excellent platform to meet potential business partners and showcase Irish technologies in multiple sectors (e.g. energy, environment, transport, and much more).

Attendees will also have the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with the EBTC Energy sector specialist after the seminar, to ask any specific questions they might have about their own interests in the Indian market.

Speaker ProfileMr. Vittal Kumar Dhage is the resident Energy Sector Specialist at EBTC. He has over 15 years of diversified programme, consulting and technical experience in the energy and environment sectors including hands on intelligent and smarter solutions for green growth. Vittal has interdisciplinary policy and technical knowledge in energy efficiency,cleantechandrenewables,aswell as comprehensive clean technology transfer and market entry strategy formulation specialisation.

For more information contact [email protected]

This event is being organised by the Enterprise Europe Network in association with the European Business and Technology Centre, the Ireland India Business Association and EnergyCork.

Discover energy and Cleantech business Opportunities in India13th October 2014, The Kingsley, (12.30pm-02.30pm)

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Cork Chamber’s Dublin Dinner 2014 in association with

One of the most prestigious events of the year, Cork Chamber's Dublin Dinner will this year take place on Tuesday 18th November in the Doubletree Hilton Hotel.

At this Black Tie Event, we will once again honour a prominent business person with the Oustanding Achievement in Business Award on the night of the event, so watch this space for more details on this Award Winner.

Cork Chamber’s Dublin Dinner 2014 will once again promote the strong connections that exist between Cork and Dublin Businesses and enhance existing business relations between the two regions. It gives unique potential for Dublin-based companies to meet with their Cork peers as well as Cork companies doing business in Dublin. It also affords the opportunity for networking amongst Cork business people who are Dublin-based.

Companies who have attended the Cork Chamber Dublin Dinner include: Arthur Cox, Brown Thomas, Barclays Bank, IBM Ireland, Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Glanbia, CBRE, Musgrave Group, Cross Group, EMC and Southwestern.

This event attracts Ministers, Oireachtas members, Secretaries General as well as many decision makers and influencers from national organisations such as IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Failte Ireland,Dublin/CorkAirportsandDublin/CorkPortstonameafew.

BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment! This is a great event to entertain your Cork and Dublin colleagues, clients, prospects and will help to strengthen those relationships at one of Cork Chamber’s most popular events.

7.30pm – 11.30pm, Tuesday 18th November, Doubletree Hilton Hotel€125pp / €1250 for a table of 10

gotowww.corkchamber/events


• Leigh Gillen, Events Manager e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530133

Upcoming events - book Now on www.corkchamber.ie

Cork Chamber Business Breakfast will feature David Duffy, CEO of AIB. David Duffy joined AIB in December2011asChiefExecutiveOfficer.

Prior to joining AIB, David established Celtic Advisory International in Singapore to provide capital raising and development advisory services to corporates and companies seeking to raise equity.

David has held various positions at ING Group including the position of Head of Global Wholesale Banking Network based in Amsterdam. This included the management of a team of CEO’s covering all of theBank’sregionsglobally.Priortothat,heheldthepositionofPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheINGfranchisesintheUSandLatinAmericaandGlobalChiefOperatingOfficer.

From 1987 to 1997 he worked with Goldman Sachs International in various senior positions including Head of Human Resources Europe. David has been President of the IBF since January 2014.

business breakfast in association with

7.30am – 9.00am , Tuesday 21st October, Clarion Hotel€25 members / €35 non members

Cork Chamber and Arachas Corporate Brokers will work in partnership in October to bring you a highly energised event, where you will make over 15 business contacts in a fast-paced environment.

‘Speed networking’ is a more structured form of networking where you have 1 ½ minutes each side to pitch your business and make connections for both buying and selling. This is a practical event for SMEs, giving you a chance to speed network and meet new business contacts as well as receive referrals and renew existing connections. Due to the nature of the speed networking, only ONE representative from each company can take part. Places for this event are very limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Cork Chamber Speed Networking evening in association with 5.00pm – 7.00pm, Thursday 23rd October, The River Lee HotelFREE for Cork Chamber Members (Light refreshments included)

Places for events are limited, please quote Purchase Order if required. Events Cancellation Policy: Cancellations will be accepted up to 72hrs before each event. After this all places will be charged. This policy applies to all events.

David Duffy, CEO AIB

Cork Chamber Business School presents the inauguralCork Digital marketing awards 2014

12.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m., Thursday 6th November, The Kingsley Hotel

These Awards present an opportunity for your business to showcase your innovative use of digital marketing and put a spotlight on your business. With Awards such as Best Use of Twitter, Best Use of Facebook, Best Use of Video and Best Zero Budget Digital Marketing Campaign, there is something for everyone!

nominations nOW OPEn – Closing Date 25th Septemberwww.corkchamber.ie/training

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The lucky players at the Cork Chamber Golf Classic experienced the end of the “Indian Summer” at the Castlemartyr Golf Resort on Thursday 4th September. The sun shone all day as 40 teams played this stunning course to get their hands on the perpetual Golf Classic trophy!

A great day was had by all at the fourball scramble, with some fantastic scores in from the teams. The winning team was a mixed Cork Chamber team of Norman Coleman (Cola Design & Print), Aodh Bourke (ASA Marketing), Mark Scally (Hayfield Manor Hotel) and Andrew Kingston (GroupBooked) with a superb score of 50.4 on the day.

All players had an opportunity to play for a “Hole in One” on the 5th Hole, with a sleek Ford Ecosport up for grabs, courtesy of CAB Motor Group. Unfortunately no one won the car, but over €1400 was raised for Trócaire.

We’d like to thank our main sponsor (BAM Group Ireland) for their partnership of this event, which would not be possible without their support. We’d also like to thank all of our supporters, who provided a variety of supports such as prizes, refreshments, goody bag items and much more to help make the day the best Golf Classic to date!

Cork Chamber Golf Classic 2014 sponsored by bam group

The team from BAM Ger Harrington, Brian Cunningham, Pat Burke and Frank Brennan.

The team of Simon Fitzgerald, Hugh Murphy, Denis O'Sullivan and Denis Harrington checking their score.

Preparing to head out on the course are Mark Hopkins, Conor Healy, John Higgins & Ger Maloney. (Photographs: John Sheehan Photography)

The team from William Fry included Garrett McCabe, Steve Lenox and Richard Morrissey.

The Trend Micro team of Damien Kelleher, William Dalton, Donal Murray and JP Ryan.

Insight team of Jim Barry, Jimmy Ryan and Mark Ryan. Representing Cork Taxi Co-Op were Stephen Roche, Alan O'Shea, Willie Walsh and Colin O'Meara.



The MDMpr Team of Alan McHenry, Margo Mulcahy, Kevin Mulcahy and Paddy Condon.

Norman Coleman, (third from right) captain of the winning team received the trophy from Ger Maloney, BAM (sponsors). Also inphoto(l/r):Gillian Keating, President Cork Chamber; Aodh Burke, ASA Marketing; Andrew Kingston, GroupBooked and Mark Hopkins, Chairman Golf Classic Task Force.

Danielle Healy and Deborah Barrett from Cork Chamber with members of Cantor Fitzgerald team, Paul Matson, Simon Murphy, Brian Tobin and Micheal Burke.

Music to network to....Attendees at the prize giving enjoying the food and beverages on offer.

Tadhg Horgan, John O'Donoghue, John Kingston and Mark Erangey

Collecting their prizes from Gillian and Gerare(l/r)Denis Healy, Aiden Lee, John Downes and Mick O'Driscoll

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Cork Chamber turned up the heat for the Ronan Daly Jermyn BBQ in June and had a sizzling networking session on the rooftop of RDJ’sfantasticofficesinParkPlace.Over100Chambermembersenjoyed this networking event on a stunning sunny evening,

with plenty of networking opportunities. Soapboxes on the night included Paula Cogan from the River Lee Hotel and Cearbhall Behan, Behan Irwin Gosling.

Richard Martin, Managing Partner Ronan Daly Jermyn commences precedings. Keith Farrell, Proof; Robert Carpenter and Amber Piercy, Granite Consulting and Pat Ahern, Ulster Bank.

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Jennifer Cashman, RDJ; Jim O'Connor, Ulster Bank; Aisling Walsh, RDJ and Niall Colgan, Niall Colgan & Co.

Networking on the Rooftop. (Photographs: John Sheehan Photography)

Eoin McCarthy, Eamonn Quinlan & Vincent Healy, Ronnie Moore with Avril McDonnell, SLS Ltd

Ronan Geary, RDJ; Celene Collins, Homestager and Uilliam O Lorcain, RDJ.

Eadaoin O'Dwyer, Terence J O'Sullivan and Rita Gillen from Terence J O'Sullivan Solicitors with Darryl Broderick, RDJ.

Niall O'Shea, VHI Healthcare with Lucy O'Donoghue, Lucy O'Donoghue Consulting


Cork Chamber and AIB hosted a New Members Networking Breakfast on Friday 12th September December in the Hayfield Hotel. Almost 50 new member companies attended this event, each one showcasing their company to the attendees by availing of a one minute “soapbox”. This event provides an excellent networking opportunity which is a great way to get to know your fellow new members and great practice for all aspiringnetworkers.

Cork Chamber Ambassadors also participated in this event, giving new members the benefit of their extensive experience and asalways offering a helping hand at events where needed.

The New Members Breakfast series is sponsored by AIB Bank.


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Glen Goggin, Ottera; Oonagh Connolly, AIB and Peter Mulryan, Blackwater Distillery.

Elmarie Kelleher, AIB with John O'Doherty, Regional Director AIB Bank and Miriam Forde, Cork Chamber. (Photographs: Gerard McCarthy Photography)

Audrey Burke McCarthy, MotivAction with Jim Barry, Insight Risk Management.

Matt Sands, Cork Golf Club and Niall Walley, Deasy Walley Partnership.

John Chisholm, John P. Chisholm & Co; Brenda Murphy, Castlemartyr Hotel and Gerry O'Callaghan, CES Caltech.

Ross Kenny, Meitheal Mara and Noreen O'Connell, Optime-Ize.

Chamber Ambassador Ken Buckley, The Gallery Kinsale; Mark Kingston, GroupBooked; Paul Bruggen, TIC Ltd and Andrew Kingston, GroupBooked.

Vincent O'Kelly, Champion Fire Safety; Fred Stone, AIB and Damian Boylan, Copyquip.

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New at Nova broadband

Jackie Desmond has recently been appointed as a new customer service representative in Nova Broadband, a wireless ISP based in Cork and in business since 2004. Jackie worked in various customer-facing retail roles for a number of years before taking a career-break and spending some time travelling in the Asia-Pacific region. On her travels, she decided to augment her skills through further education and to work towards moving away from retail. She studied accounts and payroll while completing an internship with Coppinger Uniforms.

Lyndsey Crowley has recently been appointed as a new Technical Support Agent in Nova Broadband, a wireless ISP based in Cork and in business since 2004. Lyndsey worked in in a support role in Rigney & Dolphin for a year before travelling to South Korea to teach English. Upon her return to Waterford she joined Eishtec where she provided technical support for clients of UK mobile networks EE, T-Mobile and Orange. Lyndsey made the move to Cork in May this year to join Nova Broadband to expand on her support career. Lynsdey has studied in a number of fields including, business & tourism, business & marketing and accounts & payroll.

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New regional manager at Threshold

Niall Horgan has recently taken up the position of Regional Manager (Southern services) with Threshold, the National Housing Charity and will head up the Cork office.Hecomeswithextensiveseniormanagement experience in the voluntary sector and was the former Managing Director of L’Arche Cork. He holds post graduate qualifications in management, psychology and coaching and has just completed a master’s degree in HRM with UCC. Niall’s appointment forms part of Threshold’s on-going strategy to prevent homelessness in the Cork area and to further develop its housing advisory and support services in the southern region.

New Partner at Comyn Kelleher Tobin Solicitors

Cork and Dublin based law firm Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) Solicitors is pleased to announce the appointment of Deirdre Malone as a Partner in the firm. Deirdre is a member of CKT’s litigation department specialising in the defence of professional negligence proceedings and employment law, having joined the firm in 2013 after a number of years working in Cork and Dublin. As well as being a lecturer and tutor in employment law in the Law Society of Ireland, Deirdre is a current member of the Employment and Equality Committee of the Law Society of Ireland, and a CEDR accredited Mediator.

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WeSTbOUrNe IT Opens first office abroad Westbourne IT Global Services has announced the international expansionofitsoperationswiththeopeningofanewofficeinAuckland. The announcement was made during the Enterprise Ireland trade and investment mission to Australia, led by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD. The New Zealandofficewillcreate20newjobsoverthecoming12monthsand the company is currently recruiting for English speaking Japanese, Korean and Chinese technical staff to fill positions initsnewAucklandoffice.InJanuarythisyear,thecompanyannounced the creation of 50 new jobs in Blackpool, Cork, doubling the workforce from 50 to 100. To date, 30 of these new roles have been created, bringing the current workforce at the company’s Cork headquarters to 80 people.

Lehane motors announce relocation Lehane Motors, part of the Toyota and Lexus Ireland Dealer network, has relocated their Toyota and Lexus dealership in Cork to a new, larger site on the South Douglas Road from their existing location on the Bishopstown Road, Wilton. Opening its doors in August, their new larger premises saw not only Toyota sales and aftersales in South Douglas Road but also their Lexus franchise relocate back into Cork city from Macroom. Lehane Motors currently employs 20 people and they expect this number to increase to over 30 within the next 18 months as the market for new cars continues to grow in parallel with broader economic recovery in Ireland.

Sailing for LifeEight young adults from Cork embark on a sail training trip of a lifetime on board the ‘Spirit of Oysterhaven’, a 70ft local schooner and currently the only sail training vessel in Ireland. They will depart from Bantry Bay for a five day sailing trip around West Cork, where they will become working crew on this great adventure. This is the first year of the Cork Sail Training Scheme, which is being supported by the Port of Cork, Ardmore Shipping, Leeside Shipping, Irish Institute of Master Mariners, the National Maritime College of Ireland, Meitheal Mara and Sail Training Ireland. The trainees will record a lot of their trip through video diary and photographs. The best photograph taken on the trip will be used in the Port of Cork calendar next year also. Producers of ‘Cork Mega Port’ series 2 have also expressed an interest in this scheme and hope to film the trainees on their exciting voyage.

KbC baNK host ‘Women In Tech’ event Corkwoman and Twitter Director of Public Policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Sinead McSweeney, addressed the September ‘Women in Tech’ event organised by it@cork European Tech Cluster in association with Cork City Council.The business luncheon, which took place in the KBC Boardroom on Lapps Quay, aimed to support female role models and leaders in technology. Sinead McSweeney discussed her current role at the global social media company, Twitter, as well as her career to date including her role as Director of Communications for An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The “Women in Tech” event series was recently shortlisted by Chambers Ireland for an Excellence in Local Government Award.

Carol O'Donoghue, Owen Ryan, Eric Bell and Kayleigh Murphy, (all Bishopstown), with Niall Keating (Limerick), Caitriona Sisk (Donoughmore) and Peter Barry (Cobh) at their pre-voyage reception at the Port of Cork.

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PicturedattheannouncementofWestbourneITGlobalServices’newofficeinAuckland,NewZealand were (left to right), Julie Sinnamon, CEO, Enterprise Ireland; John O’Sullivan, CEO and Founder, Westbourne IT Global Services; Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation and Mairéad O’Sullivan, Westbourne IT Global Services.

Ruth Buckley, Cork City Council; Sean Michael Collins, KBC Bank & Sinead McSweeney, Twitter

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Top of the Class Recently, ten nurses at the Bon Secours Hospital Cork were supported in continuing their education. They engaged in postgraduate academic training courses ranging from Diplomas, Masters and Doctorate education. Nursing staff specialised in Cardiac and Intensive Care Nursing, Peri-operative Nursing, Pain Management, Public Health and Health Service Management. This training compliments the extensive in-house education programme at the hospital as well as the non-academic training and education opportunities that staff nurses avail of throughout the year.

UCC researcher heads to Silicon Valley Researchers at UCC have developed a microneedle-based patch that results in increased vaccine-induced protection against malaria infection using lower doses of vaccine in pre-clinical testing. The work was carried out by researchers in the School of Pharmacy, Dept. of Pharmacology and the Tyndall National Institute, UCC, led by Dr Anne Moore in collaboration with colleagues at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford and was published by Nature Publication Group in Scientific Reports and funded by Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland. Lead researcher Dr Anne Moore will head to Silicon Valley to meet venture capitalists and leading technology companies with a view to commercialising the research. The visit is being hosted by the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) as part of an SFI initiative for researchers to help them develop their entrepreneurial skills in the Get Started Venture Technology programme.

Verde Led light up streetsCork firm, VERDE LED, has won a contract to install energy efficientLEDstreetlightingforthetownofBallymahon,Longford.VERDE LED who specialise in the design and manufacture of LEDefficientlightingsolutionsforcommercialandindustrialapplications have announced a contract to replace existing sodium street lighting with CREE LED streetlights resulting in energy savings of up to 70%. Now that the Irish economy has turnedacornerthereisanoticeablechangeinenergyefficientpublic lighting projects according to CEO John Keohane. In the past 6 months we have seen a significant increase in demand for our LED streetlighting systems and have completed numerous public lighting projects nationwide and have also just supplied LED streetlighting to Laois county council for 10km of roadway lighting.”

Nova broadband celebrate 10 years Leading broadband service Nova Broadband celebrated 10 years in business recently. Speaking on the night about their success over the past 10 years, Managing Director of Nova Broadband Dave McDonald explained how he saw a gap in the market and knew he could provide an excellent broadband service for the people of Cork, especially those in low density rural areas who were experiencing very poor broadband. Since then the business has gone from strength to strength achieving record months every month and double- digit growth in the last three years. The 10th Birthday celebration also marked the arrival of new staff members to the Nova Broadband team and as a result of their current expansion and ongoing success they are continuing to recruit in the areas of technical support, systems administration and customer service.

Congratulations richardTDR Quantity Surveying Services, a privately owned specialist consultancy practice, based in Gortaroo, Youghal is delighted to announce that their director, Richard McCarthy, has achieved a BSc Hons in Quantity Surveying. With over 20 years experience in the construction industry Richard decided to return to college as a mature student to formalise that experience. His collegaues at TDR are delighted to take this opportunity to congratulate him and look forward to his continued success in the future.

Dr Anne Moore, UCC School of Pharmacy.

Margaret Thomas Theatre Nurse; Lisa Kavanagh, Staff Nurse; Joan Fahy CNM2; Shijukumar Sivankutiynair, Staff Nurse; Ann Cronin, Staff Nurse; Colette Hussey, Staff Nurse; Derval Slattery, Theatre Nurse and Kate Cusack, Theatre Nurse.

Ann-Marie Flemming, General Manager Nova Broadband (centre) with Lyndsey Crowley, Jackie Desmond and Dave McDonald.


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AIB Photojournalism Exhibition John O'Doherty, Regional Director AIB Bank; Gerard Burgoyne, Manager AIB Kinsale; Alma Finn, AIB Kinsale and Ray McManus, President PPAI pictured at the opening of the AIB Photojournalism Exhibition 2014 in Kinsale. This year’s AIB Photojournalism Exhibition features 118 prints which were selected from over 2,000 images entered in this year’s competition. Over 112 photojournalists from all over Ireland submitted work this year, across nine categories -news, daily life & people, sports action, sports feature, portrait, nature & the environment, politics, arts & entertainment, and reportage capturing a moment in history.

On the RoadJean Murphy, Cogans Toyota; Cork hurler Stephen McDonnell, Cogans Brand Ambassador; and Audrey Allen, Community Palliative Care Team; at the presentation of two 142 Toyota Auris models from Cogans Carrigaline to Marymount Hospice. These new Auris models will be used as transport around the city and county by the Community Palliative Care Team who provides the important service of treatment of patients in the comfort of their own homes.

“Right People; Right Job; Right Time”Speakers at Cork WISE (Women In Security) event at McAfee held in Cork were Sonya Walsh, Senior Manager, EMEA Operations; Sarra Chandler, Chairperson Cork WISE Chapter and Quality Assurance (QA) Project Lead McAfee; Gillian Keating, President Cork Chamber of Commerce; Kevin O’Dwyer, Vice President Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Executive Sponsor of Cork WISE and Patty Hatter,CIO(ChiefInformationOfficer)andSeniorVicePresidentGlobalOperations, McAfee.

Cork Student wins Top Security's Music Award Violinist Mairéad Hickey from The Lough in Cork City, winner of Top Security’s Fr Frank Maher Music Award for sixth year post-primary students, has now won a place at the world famous German music college, Kronberg Academy. Joe Doyle (pictured), General Manager of Top Security Cork, was at the Crawford Gallery in Cork to present Mairéad with the €2,000 winner’s bursary to go towards her first year fees. Kronberg Academy is an international cultural institution providing one to one education and support to highly gifted young violinists, violists and cellists.

Outstanding success!Sandra Brookes atraineeaccountantwithDeloitte,basedinitsCorkoffice,hasachievedsecond place in Ireland in the CAP 2 Chartered Accountants Ireland examinations 2014. As a result of this achievement Sandra is the recipient of the Samuel Smyth Memorial Award. She was also awarded the F.N. Kelly Memorial Prize for the highest result in the CAP 2 Taxation II (RoI). Sandra, from Enniskeane, is pictured with Ronan Nolan, President of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Taoiseach opens Mater Private CorkAnna Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Mater Private Cork and Fergus Clancy, Group CEO Mater Private Group and An Taoiseach Enda Kenny pictured as An Taoiseach announced the creation of 150 new jobs at the Mater Private Cork as it sets about growing its workforce from 100 to 250 over the next two years. The vast majority of the new jobs are post-graduate posts and include doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. The announcement comes as part of a €70 million investment that has been made in the 75 bed Mater Private Cork which is located at City Gate, Mahon.

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Vodafone Ireland has announced that the Sony Xperia™ M2 Aqua, the first smartphone with Sony's popular waterproof technology at an affordable price will be available exclusively to its customers from early October. Featuring OmniBalance design and a fantastic 8MP camera, Xperia M2 Aqua not only brings waterproof technology to a new tier of smartphones, it also offers incredible download speeds with its high performance Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 400 processor with quad-core 1.2 GHz CPUs and 4G LTE capabilities for incredible speed, allowing users to download large files and enjoy stunning visuals while capturing memories, streaming movies or playing the latest games. Commenting on the announcement, Marcel de Groot, Consumer Director, Vodafone Ireland said, 'We're delighted to bring this exclusive handset from Sony to Vodafone customers from October. Now with the addition of this exclusive device to our portfolio of affordable handsets, our superfast 4G network is now more accessible to all customers enabling them to enjoy all the benefits of Vodafone 4G including faster streaming and higher quality sound'.

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Christmas Party Nights at The Gresham Metropole Hotel

We invite you to celebrate Christmas 2014 at the stylish Gresham Metropole Hotel and enjoy all the magic of a traditional Christmas.

Book a place at our Office Christmas Party Nights for only €45.00 per person. Price includes: Mulled Wine reception, Four course festive dinner, Table Novelties and Spot Prizes, Live band & DJ until late.

Dates: 13 & 20 December –Papa Zitas, 19 December – The Incredibles

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Dr. Derek Power, ConsultantOncologist explains...

“The fundamental problem with everything todo with cancer is genetic. We are very excited to be embarking on genetics research to help patients predict theirrisk of cancer and predict benefit from treatment (from chemotherapy) for cancer.”

“I am delighted to lend my support to Jeans4Genes Dayhelping a hospital that is so close to my heart. TheMercy has patient care at the heart of its work, and thisground breaking genetics research is another example.I’m urging the people of Munster to hold a Jeans4GenesDay to advance cancer care and to help more people tobattle cancer successfully. None of us know when wemay need these services for ourselves or family members.”

For your company pack, with lots of hints and tips to get you started,

register at www.mercyfundraising.ie or call 021 427 4076

We can offer cancer awarenesstalks for your employees. If you are interested in hearing moreplease give us a call on 021 427 4076 or email [email protected]

Jeans4genes dayFriday, 24th October, 2014

Does your company care about changing lives? If so, all you have to dois wear jeans and donate. By holding a Jeans4Genes day, you will helpus to funds to provide tests which will personalise cancer treatment forpatients with bowel cancer in Cork.

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