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IN THIS ISSUE:

Towards a National Tourism Policy Statement

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5 Towards a National Tourism PolicyStatement & Current Projects

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Dear Chamber Member

Welcome to the October issue o Chamberlink, bringing you all the latest news and

inormation on key upcoming business events and opportunities.

The nal quarter promises to be a busy one with the concluding seminars in our Access

to Finance series, Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner and our Christmas Lunch, alongside the

regular Business Breakasts, Ater Hours networking event and ull Training calendar.

We look orward to seeing members rom both regions at Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner

on Tuesday 19th November in the Doubletree Hilton Hotel (ormerly the BurlingtonHotel). This is the third year we are running the event which promotes the strenghtening

connections between the two cities and aords unique potential or networking

opportunity.

This month we launch the Cork Company o the Year Awards, in association with Vodaoneand we request companies to use this opportunity to reect on their successes over the

past year and submit an application/nomination to us, (see p12 or urther inormation).

This month we are delighted to introduce a new eature "Members Business 2 Business" on

page 7, where you can avail o competitive advertising rates, contact Deborah at t: (021)

4530149 or a personalised promotional plan. Chamberlink is read by over 5,000 businesspeople every month making it an ideal platorm to promote your business.

We would like to compliment both Councils, and our other ellow supporting bodies, or

organising Rebel Week a agship event or the Gathering that will see visitors to the city

rom near and ar enjoying a week-long celebration o all things Cork.

The Policy department o the Chamber have been extremely busy in the past month

preparing submissions on behal o members and also meeting key stakeholders in the

run-up to Budget 2014, a summary o their work can be ound on p4.

Finally please mark the Friday 22nd November in your diary as the Annual Dinner tickets aregoing on sale that morning and have sold out in a matter o hours in recent years.

Best regards,

ConorConor Healy

Chie [email protected]


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policy

The Chambers aim is to ensure a strong and powerul

representative voice that reects the needs o our members

and delivers on the key requirements and messagescommunicated by our members to policy-decision makers.

In the last ew months alone, we have:

Communicated key ndings rom our economic trends

survey to the Secretaries General and their senior teams

in the Department o Finance, Public Expenditure &Reorm and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Developed high-level submissions or the National

Aviation Policy consultation, our 2014 Pre-Budgetsubmission, the National Ports Policy consultation guided

by members eedback

Developed high-level submissions or Cork City and

County Council on the priority areas or incorporation

into the 2015 2021 City and County Development

Plans; the City Centre Movement Strategy and theJoint Metropolitan Retail Study incorporating the key

recommendations o members

Input into the Chambers Ireland submission on the

National Entrepreneurship Policy Statement and the

Chambers Ireland Alternative Ten Point Plan or Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises integrating commentaryand eedback rom members

Incorporated your perspectives and eed-back on:

- Key business aviation requirements into our

meetings with the senior management team inCork Airport, the Director o the DAA, the Chie

Executive o the DAA and the Irish Aviation

Authority senior management team;

- The skills and training requirements o businesses

into our meetings and communications with the

DJEI and senior management in UCC and CIT; and- Key regional inrastructure requirements into our

meetings with the Minister or Transport & his senior

team o advisors and the IMF and guarantee to dosame at our upcoming meetings with NAMA and

the NRA

All o our policy submissions are communicated to Cork-

based Ministers and TDs, city and county councillors and

senior civil servants regional and national - to ensure thatdecision-makers are consistently aware o the requirements

and needs o Cork-based businesses and the acilitative

supports, which i implemented, will enable businesses to

grow and employment to increase within the Cork region.

To successully ensure that our priority messages and policyrecommendations reect your business needs and those

o the regional economy in all o our communications with

political and policy decision makers, your input is key. The

policy team would like to thank members or taking the timeto complete our surveys and eed into our consultation work

as we develop policy submission documents and proposalsand encourages you to continue to do so as we undertake

new policy projects and develop new proposals, surveys and

submissions. Your continued support is greatly appreciated

and extremely valuable in our on-going eorts to ensure

the most acilitative environment possible or Cork-basedbusinesses that responds to existing business requirements

and successully attracts new inward investment.

Please eel ree to contact Alma Murnane, Director o Policy

& External Relations, ([email protected]) or Siobhan

Bradley, Senior Policy & Research Analyst, (siobhan.bradley@

corkchamber.ie) should you require any urther inormationon the work o the policy team at Cork Chamber.

Copies o submissions are available on www.corkchamber.ie

"a Stong rpsnttiv Voic

Inod y You"

Your input is extremely valuable in inorming our policy development

work and guiding the business issues we prioritise in our policy advocacy,

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Alma Murnane, Director o Policy & External Relationse: [email protected] or t: 021-4530147

Siobhn Bradley, Senior Policy & Research Analyst

e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530132

bnding/Sttgic mssging o CokCork Chamber is a partner organisation on the Regional StrategicMessaging Group (RSMG), chaired by the City Manager, along

with Cork County Council, Cork Airport, Port o Cork, SWRA, Failte

Ireland, UCC, CIT, Enterprise Ireland and IDA.

This group was established in response to the on-going

challenges that the lack o an over-arching Cork brand createsor all stakeholders in strategically messaging and pitching Cork

in their business development work. To address this, and explore

the easibility o developing an over-arching strategic messaging

campaign that could be used by all stakeholders to grow Corks

global reputation, the rst step o the group is to access the

dierent stakeholder perspectives. By engaging with as widea range o stakeholders rom as diverse a range o sectors as

possible, (e.g. tourism/education/business, local governement)

the RSMG hope to distil the diversity o messages and more

clearly delineate what is, and what Corks brand could be.

Cork Chamber is responsible or the collection o data on the

economic aspect o this work. To capture the business perspective

as comprehensively as possible, we have already administered

a survey to all our members on their perspectives o Corks

branding and we are currently undertaking a number o in-depth

interviews with a number o organisations rom a cross-spectrumo industries (e.g. pharma, ICT, agriood, BPO, nancial services).

Through these interviews, we aim to gather more detailed

insights on the perspectives o those engaged in business/economic development work around the type o strategic

messaging that will benet businesses in their pitching o Cork to

clients/customers and how the region could be more eectivelymarketed to attract new businesses/investors. In association with

its Branding & Economic Marketing Sub-Committee, the Chamberis due to compile the ndings o its consultation or the RMSG

in orthcoming weeks and will keep members updated as work

progressed.

Govnnt eploynt & rcuitnt

Incntiv Scs

A key issue that members have communicated to us relatesto the challenges they encounter in identiying and availing

o existing government employment incentive initiatives (e.g.

JobBridge, JobsPlus), government grants and assistance schemes

(e.g. revenue job assist scheme, short-term enterprise allowance)

and employee development schemes (e.g. skillnets, momentum)

to support their recruitment and business development needs.A recent survey undertaken by the Chamber corroborates the

limited awareness and usage o these schemes and supports

amongst businesses and the high demand that exists amongst

members or more user-riendly accessible inormation and

advice that enables them to urther explore the appropriatenesso these supports or their business needs.

In association with its Labour Market & Skills Sub-Committee, the

Chamber is currently exploring the development o a Chamber

web-portal/inormation pack with localised inormation and

contact points and personalised stories/case studies rombusinesses who have availed o these schemes to assist our

members in identiying and availing o these supports to meet

their recruitment and sta/business development needs.

The Chamber will keep members updated o our actions as we

progress this work.

So o Ou Cunt Policy Pojcts

Cork Chamber is preparing a submission or the Department oTransport, Tourism & Sports consultation on the delivery o a

national tourism policy statement. A clear statement o policy

priorities will address the contribution that tourism makes to

national goals, how that contribution will be measured and in

what ways tourism can best make its contribution to the Irish

economy.

Tourism remains central to national economic recovery with the

ocus on growing export earnings and employment through the

sector. The Departments policy statement aims to provide the

appropriate direction and support required or and o the

sector and will set out a range o objectives, actions and measuresto develop tourism or government and tourism agencies and

enterprises, industry groups and other relevant bodies.

The Department has prepared an Issues Paper and is seeking

viewpoints under the ollowing 4 areas: Tourism Marketing

Tourism Product Development

Human Resources and Training/Innovation/Enterprise

Support and Competitiveness

Implementing Policy and Service Delivery Mechanisms

The Cork region has an extremely valuable and uniquelyappealing tourism product and much discussion has ocused

on the importance o identiying strategies and opportunities

to enable the region to capitalise on its natural and abundant

tourism resources. The Chamber is preparing a submission or the

Department o Transport and Tourisms consultation and is keen

to incorporate your views and recommendations across the 4areas outlined by the Department.

Members are invited to submit their

views/observations/suggestions on

the our key areas to Alma Murnane,

Director o Policy and External Aairs([email protected]) beore Friday

18th October 2013.

For more inormation and to access the Issues Paper please

visit: http://www.dttas.ie/tourism/english/tourism-policy-review-20132014

Towds Ntionl Touis Policy Sttnt


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Siobhn Finn, Cork innovates

e: [email protected]

Stp out o businss wit Cok

innovts on Nov 14t 2013

The leading showcase or entrepreneurs, innovators, startups

and small business, INBusiness INCork will take place on 14

November 2013 at City Hall, Cork. Hosted by Cork innovates,this all-day event promises to be a must-attend or anyone

interested in business and entrepreneurship.

This year, Cork innovates wants to help you and your business

take a step in the right direction, and with this in mind, this years

showcase is jam-packed with business value or your company,rom a showcase o business support organisations and services,

to a stellar line up o motivational and entrepreneurial speakers

along with the Vodaones Smart Startup Network.

The journey o a business begins with a number o criticalsteps, explains Siobhan Finn, Cork innovates Co-ordinator.

The INBusiness INCork showcase event will enable attendees

to take those steps, meeting with potential partners, unding

organisations and support agencies as well as hearing rom

case studies and successul entrepreneurs across every sectorincluding technology, services, ood and the crat industry,explains Siobhn Finn.

Running rom 9am to 4pm, it is expected that this

showcase will attract record numbers. The event is ree

to attend, but registration is recommended at https://

inbusinessincorkshowcase.eventbrite.ie/

The Cork innovates steering group comprises representatives

rom Cork City Council and Cork County Council, the our

Enterprise Boards in the region, Enterprise Ireland, UCC,

CIT, Cork Chamber, CorkBIC and the South West RegionalAuthority (SWRA) as well as a number o entrepreneurs. These

stakeholders have come together to identiy and support key

projects and activities to promote Cork as a location o choice or

regional, national and international entrpreneurs.

For more go to www.corkinnovates.com

Follow up on Twitter @corkinnovates

Join us on LinkedIn Group is Cork innovates

Like us on Facebook

Pictured in Banking Hall, AIB Bank, 66 South Mall are Siobhn Finn, Cork innovates; John

O'Doherty, AIB and Conor Healy, Cork Chamber. (Photographs: Gerard McCarthy)

Franchise START is 5 days in duration and caters to those who

wish to assess the easibility o business expansion usingvarious models. Oten, the cost and time involved in scaling

ones venture depends on the complexity o the business, the

proposed system and the current position. Franchise START

helps participants to evaluate their current situation and what

planning is required in areas such as intellectual property, the

market, systems, protability etc. Integrated Business & Management Development.

Assists Prospective Franchisors/ Distributors & Licence

owners in evaluating business suitability.

Clear understanding o next steps -should scaling prove

appropriate.

Illustrates the complexity o developing a robust expansionstrategy.

Highlights advantages & pragmatic challenges.

Who should go?

Owner/Managers - Exploring Expansion Strategies, Interestedin Franchising, Evaluating Distributor Options or Looking into

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Time: 9.30am-5pm

Duration: 5 DaysVenue: The Rubicon Centre, CIT

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For urther inormation contact National Franchise Centre onT: 061 293550

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Increasing Sales by TelephoneCourse Dates: 12th & 26th NovemberTrainer: David Malone, Evolve Organisational Learning Consultants

Member Rate: 380.00

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Norma Lynch, Training Services Manager

e: [email protected] or t: 021-4530142 Aoie Dunne, Training Administrator


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Infuencing & Negotiating SkillsCourse Date: 20th & 21st NovemberMember Rate: 225.00

The programme aims to enable participants to inuence thethinking and behaviour o others through the eective use

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cultivate the persuasive style o conducting a proessional sales

negotiation. This is a key skill that once learned has applicability

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Member Rate:: 130.00

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Present & Express with CondenceCourse Date:: 28th November

Member Rate: 130.00

This one day 'Present and Express with Condence' programmetakes the ear out o presentations, public speaking, meetingsand one to one conversations by urnishing participants with a

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ocuses on structure, content, audience, presenter competency,

visual aids and practical demonstration.

hs so couss to kp you usy in t coing onts!

Congratulations!Many congratulations to Sharon ODonovan, General

Manager o Mercier Press who won our antastic prize o 1night B&B with dinner in the River Lee Hotel or completing

our Training Needs Survey. Thanks to everyone who took

the time to complete the survey, your support is greatly

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Wednesday 6th

NovemberImperial Hotel08:00 10:30

The third part o the Access to Finance or SMEs Series will

ocus on Venture Capital (VC). Session 1 o this seminar will give

an introduction to the basics o investment unding, outlinethe dierence between a VC investment and a business angel

investment, it will outline the types o companies/sectors that

are most likely to attract VC/angel investment, outline the stage

when a business is likely to attract private investment, provide an

overview o the 'Valley o Death' and give examples o projects

invested in by private equity rms. Session 2 o this seminar willgive an introduction to the basics o crowd unding and how it

works. For urther inormation, please contact [email protected]

Stt agncy Funding Sin

Wednesday 4th

DecemberRadisson Blu Hotel

08:00 10:30

The ourth and nal part o the Access to Finance or SMEs

Serieswill ocus on State Agency Funding. This seminar will

outline the role o state agencies and government bodies thatnance SMEs. It will give an overview o the criteria or application

/ eligibility and it will outline the key tax incentives and Revenue

schemes to assist businesses. For urther inormation, please

contact [email protected]

accss to Finnc o Smes Sin Sis

Gerard ORegan, Enterprise Europe Network; Anne Marie Shanahan, AMS Languages;Jan

Gerritsen, Enterprise Europe Network; Liz McAvoy, Enterprise Europe Network and Patrick

Mc Cutcheon, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission.

Katherine Fitzpatrick, Enterprise Europe Network; Michael Ashe, Ulster Bank; Paul Kerr,

Credit Review Oce; Brendan Moran, Bank o Ireland; Eoin Gunn, AIB; and Conor Healy,

Cork Chamber. (Photographs: John Sheehan Photography)

Pt 1 - bnk Finnc

On September 11 2013, the Enterprise Europe Network oce in

Cork hosted the rst part o its our-part autumn seminar series

on the theme o Access to Finance or SMEs. This seminar ocused

on Bank Financing and payment cycle management, what banks

look or in a lending application, working capital nance options,export nancing, medium and long-term unding acilities. Paul

Kerr o the Credit Review Oce outlined the procedures open to

businesses that have been reused bank credit.

Pt 2 - eU FundingOn October 9 2013, the Enterprise Europe Network hosted the

second part o its 'Access to Finance or SMEs' series and the ocus

o this seminar was on EU Funding. The seminar gave an overview

o how the EU budget is allocated and how SMEs can apply or

direct or indirect unding. A number o SME and Research casestudies gave insights to EU unding successes.

accss to Finnc o Smes Sin Sis - Upcoing evnts


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Liz McAvoy, EU Trade & Innovation Services Manager (Acting)


Eimear O'Mullane, EU Trade & Innovation Services Executive

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


Cll: accssil Touis

As part o the Preparatory Action Tourism and accessibility or all,

DG Enterprise & Industry is providing up to 125,000 each or 7-8

dierent projects to be addressed towards catering or visitorswith special access needs.

This call will provide co-nancing to proposals dealing with thedesign, implementation, promotion, and marketing o accessible

tourism itineraries in Europe; thus contributing towards

allowing visitors with special needs to more ully enjoy tourism

experiences on an equal basis with other tourists.

Supported activities may relate to accessibility in local tourism

development agendas, strategies and practices, such as theadaptation o tourism products and services to special needs;

support and guidance to SMEs; providing improved accessibility

skills and training in the tourism supply chain and mainstreaming

accessibility throughout its segments; and dissemination o best

practice approaches.

Proposals should identiy tourism businesses that already provide

quality accessible services. In the design phase, these services will

be combined to provide a comprehensive tourism experience,

encompassing dierent aspects o travel.

The deadline or this call is 22nd October.

For urther inormation about this call, please contact Eimear@

corkchamber.ie

Sustinl Un moility Pln awdThe second annual EU award or outstanding Sustainable Urban

Mobility Plans (SUMPs) by regional and local authorities was

launched on 2 September. The 2013 award will ocus on the

integration o economic, social, and environmental policy criteria

in the development and delivery o improved mobility policies.

SUMPs need not necessarily have been ully implementedin order to be eligible or the award, but should display an

integrated and pragmatic approach addressing dierent,

sometimes conicting, policy issues. The winning authority will

benet rom increased visibility o their plan on a European level

and a prize und o 10,000.

The deadline or the submission o entries to these awards is1st November.

For urther inormation, please contact [email protected]

Cll: iCptil Innovtion ecosystsThe Commission opened a search to nd the inaugural iCapital

or European Capital o Innovation last month. The title is to be

awarded to the city which can demonstrate how its activities to

date and plans or the uture are creating the overall conditionsor the best sustainable innovation ecosystem whereby the

combined eorts o citizens, public organisations, academia, and

business can ourish.

A single prize und o 500,000 is on oer as a means o up-

scaling these activities and ambitions by taking them to the nextlevel and enhancing local innovation capacity. The intention is

that the approaches should also be replicable in other cities. As

well as the clear need to embrace innovative concepts, processes

and tools, candidate cities eorts will be evaluated on the degree

to which they reect a strategic approach which is grounded in

inspiration; integration; and interactivity.

The deadline to submit applications is 3rd December. For more

inormation, please see: www.ec.europa.eu/icapital

Nw eco-Innovtion Pojct PotlEU-backed initiatives in support o green technologies have

now been gathered in one online place, through the ECOWEBportal. Within this portal, inormation is available on over 1500

projects rom the 7th Framework Programme or Research

and Development, the Eco-innovation initiative within the

Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, and the LIFE+

programme on the environment.

The tool is a one-stop inormation resource which targets SMEs.

The database is broken down into our distinct categories:

environment, society, energy, and material and production. The

portal is accessible through the ollowing link: www.ecoweb.ino

Tyndll-UCC Indi Industy evnt

in association with Ireland India Business Association

Keynote Speaker: Indian Ambassador HE Radhika Lal Lokesh

Monday, 21st October, 2013,18.30-20.30

Tyndall National Institute, Dyke Parade, Cork

A networking opportunity or industries with Indian links or

interested in establishing links with India.

Advance booking is essential, see events: www.iiba.ie


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Cork Chamber, in partnership with Vodaone, is actively

looking or Cork based companies that have demonstratedsignicant achievement and success over the past year. The Cork

Company o the Year awards are open to all businesses, across

varying sectors and sizes, rom the Emerging to SMEs to Large

indigenous and multinational organisations.

Speaking at the launch Conor Healy, Chie Executive, Cork

Chamber said; Each year the Cork Company o the Year awards

grow in strength and stature making them synonymous withthe highest level o achievement in business. The determination

and innovation shown by companies over challenging times

is inspiring. We are delighted to be working with Vodaone torecognize and celebrate business success and achievements.

Both nalists and winners receive signicant exposure in media

and at the Annual Dinner, which is attended by close to 1000

business people, including the countrys leading business

and political gures. Thereore the Chamber encourages allbusinesses to use this opportunity to reect on their success

over the past year and there is also the opportunity to nominate

companies that you believe have got the wow actor.

Leo OLeary, Head o Large Sales, Vodaone Ireland said; Thecalibre o companies that were acknowledged, both nalists

and winners, last year was so impressive that we are really

looking orward to what the 2014 Cork Company o the

Year Awards have in store. Companies across the region are

continuously innovating to really progress their businesses and

are succeeding; its great that we can acknowledge their hardwork and success, and Vodaone is very proud to support these

inspiring businesses.

Highlighting the signicance o the awards, John Dolan, Vice

President Global Technical Support, VMWare, the 2013 overwinner added, "We were delighted to receive the award rom the

Cork Chamber o Commerce on behal o all the hard working

people in VMware. The award gave public recognition to thesuperb quality and can do attitudes o the 700 employees

within our organisation and highlighted the talent available to

prospective employers in our region.

The three award categories are:

Cork Large Company o the Year ( more than 100 employees)

Cork SME o the Year ( less than 100 employees)

Emerging Cork Company o the Year ( less than 5 years in

business)

To complete the entry orm or to nominate a company please

visit: www.corkchamber.ie/corkcompany

Closing Date: Friday 25th October, 2013. (Nominations)Friday 1st November, 2013. (Applications)

Leo O'Leary, Vodaone with Conor Healy, Cork Chamber. (Photograph & Cover by Johnny Bambury)


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Apply now for the Cork Company of the Year Awards and be in

with a chance to get recognition and exposure for your business.

All nalists and winners are proled in Media and at the Annual Dinner on Friday, 7th February 2014

where close to 1,000 leading business people are in attendance giving huge exposure for your company!

Are you Corks Next Top Business?

People stood up and took noticeof the fact that Keelvar was Cork

Chamber Emerging Company of

the Year 2013 and this proved to

be a strong selling point for us in

2013.

Dr. Alan Holland, Keelvar

The award gave public recognition

to the superb quality and can do

attitudes of the 700 employees

within our organisation and

highlighted the talent available

to prospective employers in our

region.

John Dolan, VMWare

This award boosted our

presence signicantly and

fostered new and exciting

relationships with companies

both on a national and

international level.

Michael Dineen, Contracting PLUS

The three award categories are:

CorkLarge Company of the Year (>100 employees)

CorkSME of the Year (< 100 employees)

Emerging Cork Company of the Year (< 5 years in business)

To complete the entry form or to nominate a company visit:

http://www.corkchamber.ie/corkcompanyClosing date: Friday 25th October at 5pm (Nominations)

Friday 1st November 2013 at 1pm (Applications)


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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19TH, 7.30pm - Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner in association with EY

FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER, 9.00am -Tickets or Cork Chamber Annual Dinner go on sale!

FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER, 12.30pm - Annual Christmas Lunch in association with IBM

Important Datesforyour DIary

Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner will take place on Tuesday

19th November in the Doubletree Hilton Hotel (ormerly

the Burlington). This year we are delighted to announce

that the recipient o the Outstanding Achievement in

Business Award will be Leslie Buckley.

Leslie Buckley is one o Ireland's

most successul business

consultants having helped manage

the start-up o Esat Telecom Groupplc and Esat Digione Limited.

Leslie is currently the Executive

Chairman o Saon Group, one

o the astest growing online

recruitment companies in the

world, Vice Chairman o Digicel

and a director and shareholder o a number o other Irish

companies including Siteserv, as well as establishing

Haven a charitable oundation dedicated to building and

up-grading houses or the poorest o the poor.

We are also honoured to have Julie Sinnamon, newlyappointed CEO o Enterprise Ireland as our Key Note

speaker on the evening. This will be one o Julie's rst

public appearances since her appointment. Other

important guests will include key political and business

leaders, national inuencers and decision makers, as well

as national media to ensure Corks economic development

is kept high on the national agenda.

Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner 2013 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 or Dublin-based companies to meet with theirCork peers as well as Cork companies doing business in

Dublin. It also aords the opportunity or networking

amongst Cork business people who are Dublin based.

Cork Chamber is delighted to welcome EY as the event

sponsor or the second year running. With cross oce

service teams rom Cork and Dublin working with some

o the country's largest indigenous and multinational

businesses, EY is leading the way in establishing the type o

business connections this event is trying to promote.

7.30pm 11.30pm

Tuesday 19th November

Doubletree Hilton Hotel (ormerly the Burlington Hotel)

120 per ticket / 1200 per table o ten

on www.corkchamber.ie/upcoming/events

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John Higgins, EY with Gillian Keating, President Cork Chamber. (Photographs: Andy Gibson

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Leigh Gillen, Events Manager


Places or events are limited, please quote Purchase Order i required. Events Cancellation Policy: Cancellations will be accepted up to 72hrsbeore each event. Ater this all places will be charged. This policy applies to all events.

Cork Chamber brings you another FREE networking event or your November calendar, so its denitelytime to start getting down to business beore the Christmas rush!

This months event will take place in Northridge House on the grounds o St Lukes Home in Blackrock.Northridge House was ocially opened by President Michael D Higgins in 2012 and is a state-o-the-art,

bright, spacious and attractive venue which is an ideal acility or businesses, associations, organisations,

government bodies, societies and clubs who need a conerence or meeting room or team building,

training or seminars.

Join us or this un networking event, where you will meet a minimum o 8-10 contacts with the help o

the Chamber bell, in the bright and modern surroundings o Northridge House.

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Tuesday 26th November

5.30pm 7.00pmNorthridge House, St Lukes Home

FREE or Cork Chamber members

Upcoing evnts - book Now on www.cokc.i/upcoing/vnts

Richie Boucher, CEO, Bank o Ireland

Wednesday 13th November

7.30am 9.00am

Clarion Hotel

20 members/35 non members

Cork Chamber is delighted to welcome Richie Boucher, CEO o Bank o Ireland Group as the speaker or

the November Business Breakast.

Richie Boucher was appointed Chie Executive Ocer o Bank o Ireland Group in February 2009 and has

led the Group through a major recapitalisation, restructuring and rationalisation process maintaining

the Bank in private ownership with its core-ranchises intact. He was Chie Executive o Bank o IrelandGroups Retail Division rom January 2006 to February 2009 having previously spent two years as Chie

Executive Corporate Banking at Bank o Ireland Group. Richie is a past President o both the Irish

Banking Federation and the Institute o Bankers in Ireland.

Join with your ellow members to hear directly rom the leader o a key Irish bank talk about the new

landscape o banking in Ireland, rom local to global. This is a unique opportunity or you to ask some o

those burning banking questions, so dont miss out!

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7.30pm-11.30pm

Tuesday 19th November 2012

Doubletree Hilton Hotel (ormerly the

Burlington Hotel)120 per ticket / 1200 per table o 10

Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner will take place on Tuesday 19th November in the Doubletree Hilton Hotel

(ormerly the Burlington). This year we are delighted to announce that the recipient o the Outstanding

Contribution to Business Award will be Leslie Buckley.

We are also honoured to have Julie Sinnamon, newly appointed CEO o Enterprise Ireland as our Key

Note speaker on the evening. This will be one o Julies rst national engagements since her recent

appointment. Other important guests will include key political and business leaders, national inuencersand decision makers, as well as national media to ensure Corks economic development is kept high on

the national agenda. For more inormation and booking details, please see Page 14

Book your place online on www.corkchamber.ie

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The third part o the Access to Finance or SMEs Series will ocus on Venture Capital (VC). This seminarwill give an introduction to the basics o investment unding, outline the dierence between a VC

investment and a business angel investment, it will outline the types o companies/sectors that are

most likely to attract VC/angel investment, outline the stage when a business is likely to attract privateinvestment, provide an overview o the 'Valley o Death' and give examples o projects invested in by

private equity rms.

The seminar will also give an introduction to the basics o crowd unding and how it works. For urtherinormation, please contact [email protected]

accss to Finnc o SmeS Pt 3 - Vntu Cpitl

Wednesday 6th November

8.00am-10.30am

Imperial HotelFREE or Cork Chamber members


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Terry Clune, Connect Ireland withJohn Mullins, President Cork

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Gillian Peters, interactive Events Ltd; Liam Hayes, Home and Business Cleaning and Ciana

Aspell, Incidium Marketing.

John O'Doherty, AIB with Gillian Keating, President Cork Chamber. (Photographs: Gerard

McCarthy Photograpy)

John Watson, Emcor and Steve Lenox, William Fry Solicitors.

Cork Chamber and AIB have once again joined orces to host theCork Chamber New Members Breakast Series in 2013. The third in

the our part series o New Members Breakasts saw over 40 new

Chamber companies attended this event, each one showcasing

their company to the crowd as well as participating in a oneminute soapbox great practice or all aspiring networkers in

the Chamber and a great way to get to know your ellow newmembers. Cork Chamber Ambassadors also participated in

this event, giving new members the benet o their extensive

experience and as always oering a helping hand at events where

needed.

Gerard Walsh, Grant Thornton Ireland and Dave Moran,

Dave Moran Oce Supplies.

John McCarthy, Apex Fire and Paul McNally, Paul

McNally Architect.

Intntionl Finncil Svics Industy evntRecently over 60 Cork proessionals working in the internationalnancial services industry attended a Funds Industry Update

in the Port o Cork, where Pat Lardner, CEO o the Irish Funds

Industry Association (IFIA) and Declan Casey, Legal and Technical

Director o the IFIA provided a brieng on the Irish unds industry

as well as a regulatory update on industry developments in UCITSV, Money Market Funds and AIFMD.

Peter Kane, MD o Citco Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd, acted as MC

on the night, which concluded with an inormative Q&A session.

Barrie OConnell, Deputy President Cork Chamber, acknowledged

the importance o the growing investment unds industry to theCork region, with over 1,000 people in the greater Cork area em-

ployed by the sector. The event was organised by the Cork FundsNetwork* in conjunction with Cork Chamber and concluded with

a networking reception.

*The Cork Funds Network was established in 2012 to promote awareness o the unds industry inCork, and to provide a series o networking events or proessionals in the sector. The Network is

comprised o individuals rom und administration companies, service providers, and the education

sector.

Peter Kane, Citco; Barrie O'Connell, KPMG & Deputy President Cork Chamber; Pat Lardner

and Declan Casey rom the IFIA. (Photographs: G erard McCarthy)


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Laya healthcare MD Donal Clancy with Cork Chamber President, Gillian

Keating.

Barry Hanrahan, Laya healthcare chatting with Paul Dennehy,

Arachas.Carmel O'Keee, Dress For Success and Claire Liston,

Weddings and Events by Franc.

Anne O'Dwyer, Alpha Wealth Ltd, having her blood pressure checked by nurse Eimear Coey

o Laya healthcare.

Neil McSorley, Top Security and Mick O'Regan,

Absolute Business Continuity Solutions.

Dermot O'Hara, Kenneth Kling and Declan O'Hara, all o MSL Mercedes Benz Cork,

attending the Cork Chamber business ater hours event.

Michelle Ryan, Ronan Daly Jermyn; Carla Manning, CACM Accountants; Catherine Kearney, Celtic Interiors and

Karl O'Flanagan, Brand Magic.

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Mandy Devlin, FRS Recruitment with Martin Coomey, Willis and Susan Boeg, James Riordan

& Partners.

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Cork Chamber was delighted to welcome Munster Head Coach

Rob Penney to speak at the September Business Breakast at

the Fitzgerald Vienna Woods Hotel. Rob was Head Coach o

Canterbury rom 2006 to 2012 and in his last season took themto their ourth straight ITM Cup national provincial title. Rob has

been Head Coach o the Munster Rugby team since July 2012.

This was a truly unique opportunity to hear the Head Coach

o the Munster Rugby Team talk about what is involved in

motivating and invigorating a team, whether on or o the pitch.Over 140 attendees were treated to an inspiring presentation

encompassing Robs key elements to creating a united group;

Culture, Wisdom, Work ethic, Resilience, Integrity and Teamness.

Ensuring there is a positive culture is essential. I that lives in theheart and soul o the people then it will allow people to strive orimprovement and success will ollow.

He recommended leaders to ocus on connecting and motivating

their teams so that the job is done or the joy o doing than or

rewards, he recommended books which have contributed to his

strategy and that he has his players reading. His nal point was

that a leader should aim or sustainability so that the team can

continue to perorm to their best ater the leader has moved on.

The Soapboxes on the morning were Brightwater Recruitment

and the Irish Heart Foundation.

The Port o Cork hosted the September Business Ater HoursNetworking event in the stunning boardroom o the Custom

House. With spectacular views o the city, the building is alsosteeped in historical signicance and is the heart o trade in Cork.

So a perect setting or the September Business Ater Hours!

Almost 100 Chamber members congregated in the Port to meet

potential clients, develop relationships with existing clients and

overall raise their company proles through the networkingopportunity provided by this event.

Soapboxes on the night were given by Proo Graphic Design,

Irishmadegits.com and Cork Opera House, all with a very strong

message and a very eective one minute pitch.

Kathy ODwyer, Career Training Internships and Susie Horgan, Springboard PR.

Brendan Keating, Port o Cork and Olan Wixted, Davy & Deputy President. (Photographs:

John Allen)

Conor Healy, Cork Chamber; Rob Penney, Head Coach Munster Rugby; Gillian Keating,

President Cork Chamber and Aidan Forde, Irish Examiner (Photograph: Dan Linehan)


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CSr awd Winns

Excellence in Environment Award Large Indigenous

Company Joint WinnerUniversity College Cork or their Green Campus Programme. The

initiative aims to make environmental awareness and action an

integral part o the philosophy o University Lie.

Excellence in CSR by an SME Award

The Maritime Hotel or working Towards a Greener Hotel. This

involves a proactive Green policy approach to protecting the

environment implemented through all policies.

Excellence in Communication AwardFuzion Communications or Saebook. Responding to the

issue o Cyberbullying Saebook provides simple guidelines to

promote the responsible use o social media and tips to those

experiencing abusive behaviour.

Excellence in Marketplace CSR Award

Ulster Bank or BusinessWomenCan. This involves a dynamic

collaboration between women-led businesses, mentored by

internal and external ambassadors, working together to support

women in business to be more successul.

Excellence in Community Community Programme

Multinational Company

Janssen Supply Chain Ireland or Message in a Bottle. This

programme encourages people to keep relevant medical details

in a bottle in their ridge and thereby enables appropriate

medical treatment provided in the event o emergency.

We would like to congratulate all the winners o 2013 Chambers Ireland CSR Awards, held in Dublin on Thursday Sept 12th, in particular

our Cork Chamber members Janssen, Maritime Hotel, Ulster Bank, UCC and Fuzion PR. Now in its tenth year the awards recognise

companies that demonstrate what can be done, beyond prot and margin, or their local community and environment. The quality

and reach o CSR initiatives is continually improving and we were particularly delighted to see such a large number o entrants o Corkcompanies this year.

Organised by Chambers Ireland and run in association with the Department o Environment, Community & Local Government and

kindly sponsored by BAM Contractors and SmartSimple Sotware Ireland. Each winner was presented with a specially commissioned

trophy designed by Tipperary Crystal and details o the Cork winners are as ollows:

Following on rom over 20 years o passionate involvement with photography, Andy Gibson turnedproessional and set up Andy Gibson Photography in February o this year. Andy oers a wide range

o photographic services including: Commercial, Events, Portraits and Weddings.

Presently, Andy is oering Cork Chamber members a 20% discount on all services and picture

sales. For example, you might desire a 16x12 mounted print o a landscape image or your

oce, which is ready to rame and usually retails at 50 or Chamber members it is reduced by20%. Perhaps your company needs headshots o its employees? Andy Gibson Photography can

photograph your entire workorce on-site.

Andy took the Cover photo or last month's Chamberlink which was the announcement o theCork Chambers Dublin Dinner 2013 and an example o his work can be ound on this page. Toview more o Andys work, go to his website or Facebook page. Andy can be contacted via his

website (andygibsonphotography.com), Facebook page and can also be ound on Twitter (@

AndytheLensman) and LinkedIn or give him a call on: 086 738 8863.

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Barbara-Anne Richardson, Director o Membership Development & Services


C, Ligts, action!

The 58th Cork Film Festival, Irelands oldest lm estival will takeplace rom November 9th-17th and will screen big budget lms,

world cinema, independent lms, international documentaries

and short lms rom Ireland and all over the world. The estival

opens with Nebraska, Alexander Paynes latest lm which tells the

story o a road trip between a ather and a son where bittersweetpersonal truths are uncovered and savoured. The Closing Night

Presentation is Kill Your Darlings, which was nominated or the

Grand Jury Prize at this years Sundance Film Festival and stars

Daniel Radclie in a breakthrough career dening perormance

as Allen Ginsberg. This year, the Festival presents a series o lms

with a revolutionary spirit, looking at the brave individuals who

ght injustice and an event series which explores challenging andtopical themes through debate and lm. There will be a Nicholas

Roeg retrospective, a programme o Mexican lm and some very

special live music events.

rgus Cok clts 5 y nnivsy

Five years ago the worlds largest workspace provider, Regus

became one o the rst tenants in Corks City Gate development

Since then, exible workspace in the Regus centre has helped

hundreds o businesses rom local start-ups to multinationals to set up base in the area, and has played an important role

in City Gates emergence as a thriving tech and business hub.Today it is one o the most sought-ater business addresses in

Cork. Emmet Foley, GM or Regus in Cork says: Id like to thank

the Cork chamber and business community or their continued

support over the last 5 years. Were lucky to live in a city with such

a strong entrepreneurial spirit, as evidenced by events like Cork

Meet and Cork Innovates, which we actively engage in."

Ccking Opn St egg evnt Sis

People rom across the business spectrum recently gatheredat the White Horse in Ballincollig or the rst in a new season o

Smarter Egg events. The on-stage interview eatured American

writer, designer and

entrepreneur AJ Leon,

who was visiting Irelandas part o his world

tour to launch his new

book 'The Lie & Times

o a Remarkable Mist',

a project almost our

times over-unded on

Kickstarter, the world'slargest unding platorm

or creative projects.

AJ had a ascinating

story to tell. He is involved in many extraordinary projects, rom

crowdunding windmills in Kenya to running sell-out conerencesin Fargo, North Dakota while travelling around the world in 1,880

days. The event also eatured more o the Egg Talks series talks

rom Carmel OKeee, Dress or Success Cork who spoke about

how this globally successul concept has been adapted or Cork

and Doreen OMahony, Digital Brand Manager, Laya Healthcareshared her story on her road to Digital Damascus, illustrating how

social media has transormed her career.

Cok ac Ofcil City o Jzz Fstivl

Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr. Kingston ocially launched the Cork ARC

Cancer Support House undraising prizedraw campaign as Cork

Jazz Festival Ocial Charity Partner in Reardens o Washington

St recently. The rafe prize, a brand new Ford KA Edge, was in

situ where sales o rafe tickets or 5 began to sell in earnest.Representatives o Cork ARC Cancer Support House will be selling

rafe tickets in Wilton Shopping Centre on 17th & 18th October

and on the streets o Cork rom the 21st 27th October. Tickets

can be bought online at www.corkcancersupport.ie. The Rafe

prize winners name will be drawn on Sunday night (Oct 27th) at

the Festival Club, Gresham Metropole Hotel at 10pm.

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Aodan Enright, Smarter Egg with AJ Leon.

Seamus O'Reilly, Chairman Cork ARC; Bernard Casey, Cork Jazz Festival, Cllr. Lorraine

Kingston, Deputy Lord Mayor; Hilary Sullivan, Cork ARC and Michael Mullins, CAB Motors.

Catherine Green, Kayleigh Houlihan, Lillian O'Regan and Emmet Foley rom Regus.


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Tnd mico & Sttc.i join ocs

Trend Micro & Smarttech.ie recently held a joint executive orum

in Hayeld Manor. This prestigious event brought together seniorbusiness leaders to learn about the increasing cyber security

threat landscape. Keynote Speaker JD Sherry Vice President,

Technology and Solutions at Trend Micro who had been

presenting at the Gartner conerence in London ew in especially

or the event. Ater dinner he gave the attendees a ascinating

insight into the world o cyber crime and also practical advice onhow to protect both their business & personal identity. JD also

gave strategic advice on how Ireland was ideally positioned to

lead the European market in the delivery o Cloud services. Thequestions and answers session provided a ascinating insight into

people's views and understanding o Internet security.

Ilnds Lgst hlt & FitnssConnc ld in Cok

Health and Fitness proessionals rom all over Ireland convergedon Cork City recently, as the annual Irish Leisure and Amenity

Management (ILAM) conerence took place in City Hall. It is the

main event in the calendar year or proessionals working in

the health & tness industry, and will be attended by over 400

delegates. The conerence addressed key areas o concern or

industry attendees, such as the role o tness and leisure indealing with growing health issues and obesity and membership

retention and the tness sector in Europe . This was led by

Herman Rutgers, ormer Executive Director o EHFA, the European

Health and Fitness Association in Brussels.

Lding t wy o Co to Cn

An Irish company has signed an agreement with Australias

largest healthcare provider which could see hal a million

Australian dollars in revenue generated over the next 12 months.

Leading Edge Group, a leading provider o Lean education andconsultancy, will partner with the Australian Healthcare and

Hospitals Association (AHHA) to deliver training programmes to

organisations aliated with the AHHA network. With oces in

the UK and Canada, Leading Edge Group already has a strong

international presence and works in partnership with a number

o academic and proessional bodies internationally to provideaccredited Lean certication programmes. The deal with the

AHHA is very signicant or access to the Australia n healthcare

market or Leading Edge Group.

COrK aIrPOrT raNKeD FIrST

Cork Airport has placed rst or overall customer satisaction in

a respected global survey o passengers. Cork Airport saw o all

contenders in the latest Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Regional

survey, which is carried out globally on behal o AirportsCouncil International. The passenger survey measured customer

satisaction across eight categories in 61 regional airports

worldwide. Cork Airport scored highest o all the airports, and was

ranked as the worlds best regional airport or customer service byboth business and leisure travellers.

mcy Sts awds

The Mercy Stars Awards, an exciting new initiative developed by

the Mercy Hospital Foundation, recognising the important roleplayed by sta and volunteers, right across the hospital, took

place at a very special Awards ceremony in Cork City Gaol. The

Winners were presented with a specially commissioned Mercy

Star rom Keanes Jewellers. The Mercy Stars Awards oered

patients and their amilies, as well as sta in the hospital, the

opportunity to nominate the people who have made a dierence

in their lives- nurses, doctors, porters, care attendants- any stamember at the Mercy who has played a role in their hospital

experience, to recognise them or their eorts or patients. The

Awards were kindly sponsored by Quintas Wealth Management

and TOSHMedical.

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Brian Honan, Ronan Murphy, Matthew Clarke, Norma O Callaghan, Gillian Keating andDervla Mannion.

Christine Moloney, Executive Chairperson o ILAM with Richard Tierney, Micheal Brew and

Joanne Lenihan.

Niall MacCarthy, Cork Airport Director and his colleagues, celebrating the news that Cork

Airport has placed rst or overall customer satisaction.


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Cork International Airport Hotel is

delighted to announce the appointment

o Katie Sloane to the position o BusinessDevelopment Manager. Katie has over 5

years experience working in Sales and

Business Development with well-known

hotel brands in Ireland, including the

Castlemartyr Resort, The Radisson andClarion Hotel groups. With qualicationsin tourism and hospitality, Katie brings a

wealth o knowledge and experience to

her new role at Cork International Airport

Hotel.

Tiony appointd

mnging Dicto

Maggie Timoney has been appointed

Managing Director HEINEKEN Ireland. A

teen year veteran o HEINEKEN Maggiepreviously served as Chie People Ocer

at HEINEKEN USA (since 2010), during a

period that saw a signicant turnaround

in its business. In her prior role as General

Manager o HEINEKEN Canada (2006-2010), she drove substantial growth othe HEINEKEN brand, resulting in Canada

becoming one o the brands top ten

markets in the world. Maggie joined

HEINEKEN rom Sound Distributing, an

Anheuser-Busch wholesaler, where she

was Vice President o Sales.

Contcting PLUS

stngtns ti tx t

Contracting PLUS is delighted to

announce the appointment o Francis

Farrell as Tax Director to lead their nationaland international tax teams. Francis is a

leading tax practitioner, specialising in

employment tax, international mobility

and social security. Having worked

in this area or over 18 years, Francisjoins Contracting PLUS rom Deloitte,where he was a Director on their Global

Employer Services Group, previous to

which he was a leading member o

PricewaterhouseCoopers employment tax

team.

Katie Sloane, Cork International Airport

Hotel

Maggie Timoney, Heineken Ireland Francis Farrell, Contracting Plus

Td joins Ntionl businss mcins

Ted Sheehan has joined managed

print specialists, National Business

Machines Ltd., who are a Xerox

Premier Partner, as Senior AccountManager based in Cork. He has

worked with Copyquip or the

last 15 years as Account Manager

supplying document solutions to

clients in Cork and Kerry. He brings

a wealth o skill and experienceto NBM who have been a Xerox

Partner or the last 29 years.

Cistin & Jn join t Tvlox t

Travelox, Little Island

Cork are pleased

to announce the

appointment o ChristineO'Sullivan and Jane

McMahon. Prior to this

Christine was Manager

with Falcon Travel and

Jane was a Senior Sales

Consultant.

Ted Sheehan, National Business

Machines

Christine O'Sullivan and Jane McMahon,

Travelox.ie


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Dynamic and innovative rm o CharteredAccountants,Taxation and Business Advisers

with oces in Cork and Kerry.

Contact: Conor Pyne

T: (021) 4810080


W: www.oconnorpyne.ie

Education/Training/LanguagesCork English World

A school accredited by the Dept. o

Education dedicated to the teaching ogeneral, exam and business English

Contact: Paul Sheehan

T: (021) 4320005


W: www.cew.ie

Screenfex Ireland Ltd

Screenex Ireland Ltd are supplying urniture

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T: (021) 4887851

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SELR8R is a mentor driven accelerator

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Contact: Wayne Murphy

T: (087) 0918466


W: www.selr8r.com

Entertainment/Leisure/Tourism Borrach InvestmentsLimited

This company comprises o a caravanpark, retail premises and apartment

accommodation all based in Youghal.

Contact: Dan Dorrian

T: (024) 91234


Food/DrinkVeronica's Snacks

Veronica's Snacks produce healthy gluten

ree crisps in a range o diferent avours.

Contact: Veronica KenneallyT: (086) 2587497


W: www.veronicassnacks.ie

Hotel/GuesthouseBarnabrow HouseBarnabrow House is set on a private estate

in a stunning location just 15 minutes rom

Cork ideal or Corporate meetings.

Contact: Mary Russell

T: (021) 4652534

E: [email protected]: www.barnabrowhouse.ie

IT ServicesBusiness Sotware Solutions

We provide companies with practicalsolutions to business challenges through

innovative use o technology.

Contact: Michael Kelsey

T: (021) 4979817


W: www.businesssotware.ie

Media/Publishing/Video ProductionWalton Magazine

Walton is Irelands science communicationsspecialist with publications aimed at

research and innovation, a website

specialising in science news and a childrens

science magazine with experiments to do at

home.

Contact: John O'DonoghueT: (089) 4690124


W: www.walton.ie

Printing/PackagingDigital Documents LimitedDigitalDocuments Ltd is an Irish company

with its head oce and 35000SqFt

document storage acility in Youghal.

Contact: Gerard Morgan

T: (024) 93908E: [email protected]

W: www.digitaldocuments.ie

Recruitment/Executive SearchOxord International

We recruit and place reelance contractorson temporary roles throughout Europe.

Contact: Michelle KenneallyT: (021) 4857200


W: www.oxordcorp.eu

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