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NOVEMBER 2014. ISSUE 10

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IN THIS ISSUE:
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Accessing the UK Market

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Dear Chamber Member

Welcome to the November edition of Chamberlink. Within the last month the Chamber
has hosted its fourth Cork Chamber Dublin Dinner and worked with members across all
sectors from start-ups at the Cork innovates event to the Retail community through the
City Centre Forum and a wide range of businesses through the Cork Digital Marketing
Awards.
We are very pleased and excited to have launched the Cork City Centre Forum. We will be
working with key businesses and stakeholders to develop new ideas and to refocus the
energy and enthusiasm to rejuvenate the City, as well as to increase footfall and showcase
the best of what Cork city has to offer. Key deliverables of this project will be to attain
Purple Flag accreditation, to address the issues of access to the City Centre, parking and
flooding, alongside some exciting new initiatives such as the Long-Table Dinner planned
for Oliver Plunkett Street next summer, (see more info on page 4).

policy
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Introducing the Cork Chamber Cork

City Centre Forum

Cork Flood Relief Scheme Update

partnered projects
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Bia Beauty has the winning formula

connecting
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New Members

training
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Cork Digitial Marketing Awards

Our Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Cork Digital Marketing Awards, a
new project that has been added to showcase the innovative use of digital marketing
across the region. Ten category winners were selected from an outstanding entry of over
300 and EazyCity were announced as the Overall Grand Prix winners preforming strongly
across a range of categories, (see page 8 for full details). Further congratulations to Bia
Beauty winner of the Cork innovates bursary who beat off stiff competition to win the
30,000 prize. We look forward to working with Tracy and the other exciting start-ups that
we met through this fantastic initiative that supports entrepreneurship in the city.

Last Chance to blow the training

budget before Christmas

Looking ahead to the final weeks of 2014 we are hosting a conference in association
with the European Commission entitled Ireland's Economic Recovery: What's Next on
28th November, our next Business After Hours is at McAfee. Part of Intel Security, on
Wednesday 3rd December, our EEN team are organising an Accessing to the UK market on
Wednesday 10th of December and to get in the festive mood our Annual Christmas Lunch
will be held on Friday 12th December in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island, in association
with Brightwater Recruitment Specialists.

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We look forward to seeing you at one, if not more, of the above events and remember
to keep abreast of all business news through our weekly eBulletin available every
Wednesday for all employees of member organisations.
Best regards,

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Accessing the UK Market

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Upcoming Events

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Business Breakfast Briefing & New

Members

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Business After Hours at Celtic

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Announcing Kernel Captial

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Introducing the Cork Chamber Cork City Centre Forum
On the 10th November, Cork Chamber officially launched the Cork
City Centre Forum. The Forum which is comprised of retailers and
business owners from across the City as well as representatives
of business organisations also includes new City Council Chief
Executive, Ann Doherty and Superintendent Barry McPolin of An
Garda Sochana.
The objective of the Forum is to identify and advance innovative
opportunities to rejuvenate the City and increase footfall and
business in the City Centre. The Forum will be a platform to refocus the energy, enthusiasm and ideas of those who are working
in the City to showcase the best of what Cork City has to offer to
our local and international visitors.

Through stakeholder interaction and collaboration the Cork City

Centre Forum will bring positive solutions to existing challenges
and help make Cork City a better place to visit, work and shop.
Key to this will be the delivery of Purple Flag Accreditation for the
City, this is an internationally recognised award showing that Cork
is both a safe and entertaining place to socialise with a thriving
evening economy. Other issues that will be tackled include access
to the City, parking and flooding and one of the more exciting
projects the Forum is working on is a Long-Table Dinner planned
for Oliver Plunkett Street next summer that will see the Street
transformed to a dining room with businesses from the area
contributing to the menu and the evening.

Paul Montgomery, Rearden's of Washington Street; Conor Healy, CEO Cork Chamber; Eddie Mullins, Fitzgerald Menswear; Superintendent Barry Mc Polin, An Garda Siochana; Kevin Cotterill, The
Old Oak Bar; Lawerence Owens, CEO CBA. Front Row: Gillian Keating, Forum Chair & Chamber President; Lord Mayor, Cllr Mary Shields; Ann Doherty, CEO Cork City Council.
(Photograph: Diane Cusack Photography)

Alma Murnane, Director of Policy & External Relations

e: alma@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530147
Siobhn Bradley, Policy & Research Projects Manager
e: siobhan.bradley@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530132
Claire Davis, Policy & Research Executive
e:
claire@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530139

Cork Flood Relief Scheme Update

Cork Chamber hosted a successful meeting with new Minister

with responsibility for the OPW, Simon Harris TD on Friday
October 31st. The meeting follows ongoing engagement between
Cork Chamber and the OPW in the design of the Lower Lee Flood
Relief Scheme emerging preferred solution. The Chamber has
made a number of submissions to date outlining concerns on
certain aspects of the project and highlighting possible solutions.
The Minister has re-affirmed the governments commitment
to fund the project as required and has further committed to
ongoing and regular engagement with Cork Chamber and
the region to ensure a transparent and cohesive rollout of the
project. He has agreed to return to Cork in January and meet
with the recently launched City Centre Forum group, business
organisations and the City Council.

A further consultation on the emerging preferred solution will

take place in March 2015 and before then Cork Chamber will be
working with Cork City Council on some specific aspects of the
project to ensure a suitable yet aesthetically pleasing solution
is delivered in key areas of the City. The Chamber, and other
stakeholders, will also be working to ensure that the construction
phase of this project is rolled out in a clear and organised manner.

Gillian Keating, Forum Chair & Chamber President and Conor Healy, CEO Cork Chamber
Simon Harris TD, Minister of State at the Departments of Finance PER and Taoiseach.

Positive Announcements for Cork

Cork Chamber welcomed a major jobs boost for the Cork I.T.
sector recently, with four different companies set to create
345 new jobs.
SimpliVity has plans to hire 70 employees over a three-year
period at their Cork location, with plans for future expansion. The
new jobs will be spread across a number of sectors with a range
of activities such as Software Development, Telecoms, Internet
and Digital and Social Media.
OpenText, a global leader in Enterprise Information
Management, also announced that they would be creating up
to 105 highly skilled jobs over the next two years in Cork by
expanding its Global Customer Support Centre. They plan to
recruit Technical Analysts with supporting language skills and
senior management roles.
The Nimbus Centre at CIT is set to create 50 jobs, which
will see over 150 people employed at the world class research
centre by 2016. The centre is devoted to the field of networked
embedded electronic systems. Nimbus research has been granted
funding of over 33 million through a wide range of funding
programmes and the past year has seen the centre receive over
4.5m in funding from Enterprise Ireland and other groups.

A further 120 new jobs will be created by tech company Xanadu

at their Blackpool office in Cork as a result of a major surge in
demand for its online IT support services for the gaming industry.
The expansion, officially announced by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny,
will see Xanadu who currently employs over 100 staff more than
double.
Finally, the sod to mark construction of a 200,000sq.ft office block
at Albert Quay in Cork was turned by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny
recently. The 50 million euro project will play a significant role
in meeting the high demand for office space in the city centre.
Already, specialist security company Tyco has secured space
in the Albert Quay development to house their new global
headquarters and the city centre location is seen as a crucial
competitive advantage for Tyco in filling the 500 roles announced
earlier this year.
Commenting on the announcements Mr. Healy said, Cork is
proving itself to be a location of choice for IT companies who are
attracted by the large talent pool, leading R&D research facilities
and the cluster of world class IT companies that are already based
in Cork.

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Siobhn Finn, Cork innovates

e: siobhan.finn@corkinnovates.com

Pictured are award winner Tracey Ryan, Bia Beauty Skincare with Anthony O'Mara and Siobhan Finn, Cork innovates. (Photograph: Diane Cusack Photography)

Bia Beauty has the winning formula

Bia Beauty Skincare Wins 30,000 Cork innovates Bursary Purse at inBusiness inCork 2014
There could only be one winner of the Cork innovates 30,000
bursary and Tracey Ryan of Bia Beauty Skincare walked away from
the inBusiness inCork 2014 showcase a winner.
Several hundred business people and entrepreneurs crossed the
threshold of City Hall in Cork to attend inBusiness inCork 2014,
the leading showcase for entrepreneurs, innovators, startups and
small businesses in the Cork region.
The seven finalists TIC Ltd, Ottera Technology, Inspect4,
AventaMed, Pundit Arena, Mountain Man Brewing pitched for
the coveted 30,000 Cork innovates bursary purse. Bia Beauty,
a company that develops and produces natural and effective
skincare, was announced as the 2014 winner.
In the last two years Bia Beauty Skincare has grown from my
kitchen table project to a full scale manufacturing business, we
are currently stocked in more than 100 stores in Ireland including
Avoca, Blarney Woolen Mills, Mothercare, Evergreen Health Stores
and Lloyds Pharmacy chain. Winning the Cork innovates bursary
means that I can now consider exploring exporting opportunities,
in particular the German, US and Australian markets, said Tracey
Ryan, Bia Beauty Ltd.
The bursary provides a cash investment sum, as well as a suite
of services from advertising, financial advice, mentoring, PR,
a Vodafone communications package and Cork Chamber
membership supports to the value of thirty thousand euro.

We have had over one thousand individuals through the door

today exploring the business networking opportunities that
inBusiness inCork 2014 showcase and exhibition provides. The
success of this event, which is now in its third year, is testament
to the work and enthusiasm of our partners including Vodafone
Ireland, AIB, Cork City Council, Cork County Council, Cork
Chamber, UCC and CIT among others who came together to
deliver this breakthrough event for businesses in the region, said
Siobhan Finn, Project Director, Cork innovates.
"I am thrilled to announce Bia Beauty as the winner of the 2014
Cork innovates bursary. Bia Beauty has a fantastic range of natural
skincare products, and I know that the company will continue
to thrive and grow with the help of this important support", she
added.
Inspect4 took home the award for Most Engaging Pitch while
AventaMed was awarded Excellence in Innovation and Bia Beauty
Best Business Opportunity.
Sponsors of the Cork innovates bursary include the Irish Examiner,
Red FM, AIB, Westboro Partners, CAMEO Communications, Brook
Catering, Vodafone, UCC, CIT and Cork Chamber.
For more go to www.corkinnovates.com
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Patrick Doyle, Membership Development Manager

e: patrick@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530145

We welcome the following new members

Advertising/Marketing/Market
Research
Adapptise.com
An in-game advertising platform
that enables the insertion of
product placement and intelligent
advertising into mobile games
Contact: Tony McCarthy
T: (083) 4200 905
E: tony@adapptise.com
W: www.adapptise.com

Chemical/Pharmaceutical
Inform BioScience
We are a personalised molecular
diagnostics company focused on
the commercialisation of novel bio
markers for early detection of life
threatening diseases.
Contact: Paul Hands
T: (021) 4510 263
E: info@informbio.com
W: www.informbio.com

Zone Digital Ltd

Full service Digital marketing
Agency offering "joined up
thinking" in Digital Marketing.
Contact: Eoin Kennedy
T: (021) 4943 996
E: eoin@zonedigital.ie
W: www.zonedigital.ie

Metabolomic Diagnostics
We are collaborating with UCC
and CUMH on the development
of ground breaking predictive
pregnancy diagnostics.
Contact: Charles Garvey
T: (021) 4510 263
E: info@metabolomicdiagnostics.ie
W: www.metabolomicdiagnostics.com

Agribusiness
Jasmine Confectionary
Jasmine Bakery are passionate
about baking only the finest
quality, delicious, natural cakes. All
our cakes are hand made.
Contact: Justin Okonkwo
T: (087) 1430 758
E: info@pychotka.ie
W: www.pychotka.ie
Auctioneers/Property
Consultants
Frank V Murphy & Co Ltd
Estate Agent & Surveyors
Contact: Dennis Guerin
T: (021) 4274204
E: dguerin@frankvmurphy.ie
W: www.frankvmurphy.ie
Business Continuity Services
Open Innovation Partners
We are a leading provider of
support services to early stage
companies involved in medical
technologies.
Contact: Diarmuid Cahalane
(021) 4510 263
E: diarmuid.cahalane@
openinnovationpartners.com
W: www.openinnovationpartners.com
Charity
Irish Sudden Infant Death
Association (ISIDA)
ISIDA offers support to families
bereaved by the sudden,
unexpected and often unexplained
death of an infant or young child.
Contact: Louise O'Sullivan
T: (01) 8732 711
E: louise@isida.ie
W: www.isida.ie

Entertainment/Leisure/Tourism
Dan Sweeney Personal Training
Dan Sweeney Personal Training
offers a unique and dedicated
service to clients of all fitness levels.
Contact: Dan Sweeney
T: (083) 4565 614
E: dan@dansweeneypt.ie
W: www.dansweeneypt.ie
Food/Drink
Four Star Pizza (McCurtain Str)
Four Star pizza brings you an
authentic NYC experience. Our
dough is freshly made in store
every day.
Contact: John O'Mahony
T: (021) 4506 666
E: derrydubh@gmail.com
W: www.fourstarpizza.ie
Hotel/Guesthouse
Carrigaline Court Hotel &
Leisure Centre
Luxury 4* Hotel with Leisure Centre.
91 Bedrooms, Contemporary Bar
& Award-Winning Bistro. 5 Superb
Conference Rooms. Free Private
Car Park.
Contact: Peter Collins
T: (021) 4852100
E: reception@carrigcourt.com
W: www.carrigcourt.com

Media/Publishing/Video
Production
Dog Day Media
Dog Day Media is a fast growing
production company that
specialises in current media
trends and delivers high quality
productions over a multitude of
mediums.
Contact: Eoin Devlin
T: (021) 4928 926
E: eoindevlin@dogdaymedia.com
W: www.dogdaymedia.com
Printing/Packaging
Smurfit Kappa
Smurfit Kappa can provide a "one
stop shop" for all your packaging
requirements.
Contact: David Knight
T: (021) 4967 500
E: david.knight@smurfitkappa.ie
W: www.smurfitkappa.ie
Retail
Just Boo
Just Boo is an Irish Company based
in Cork. We pride ourselves on
delivering creative merchandise
suited to your needs and budget.
We will not bombard you with
pages of catalogues as we know
your time is valuable.
Contact: Orla Azocar
(087) 9191345
E: orla@justboo.ie
W: www.justboo.ie
Restaurant/Bar/Catering
Barry's of Douglas
Bar and restaurant situated in the
heart of Douglas village. By day a
delightfully calm environment in
which to have a coffee, lunch and/
or hold a meeting. By night Barry's
becomes a lively, vibrant venue
with a selection of great live music.
Contact: Peter Collins
T: (021) 4891370
W: www.barrysofdouglas.com
The Flying Enterprise
Complex
The Flying Enterprise Complex
is made up of: The Flying
Enterprise Bar, The Captains
Table Restaurant, The Quay News
newsagent, The Courtyard on
Sober Lane and both commercial
and residential lettings.
Contact: Finbarr O'Shea
T: (021) 4311846
E: accounts@theflyingenterprise.com
W: www.theflyingenterprise.com

Services
Bibo Ireland Ltd
We supply next generation water
filtering and purifiers that connects
to your mains water supply,
providing you with an unlimited
supply of the purest water, serving
it perfectly chilled or boiling hot.
Contact: Emer Linehan
(021) 4297 831
E: emer@biboireland.ie
W:www.biboireland.ie
Dancing Derek
A freelance dance tutor, I teach
kids and adults Ballroom, Latin
America, Old Time Sequence
Dance and Zumba. I provide
private tuition to couples and
bridal parties.
Contact: Derek Long
T: (086) 1900397
E: dancing-derek@hotmail.com
W: www.dancingderek.com

Repairit.ie
Don't chuck it, we'll repair it!!
We repair iPhones, iPods, iPads,
Phones, Laptops, Tablets, XBox, PS3
/ PSP, Wii, DS/DSi/3DS. If you don't
see it listed here, I'd bet we can
RepairIt anyway. Don't choose to
replace it - repair it!
Contact: Andrew Duggan
T: (021) 4355 547
E: ad@repairit.ie
W: www.repairit.ie
Software/Software Services
Asystec Data Management
Solutions
Asystec Ltd. is an innovative
proactive company specialising in
data management solutions.
Contact: Sophia Byrne
T: (021) 2428 600
E: sophia.byrne@asystec.ie
W: www.asystec.ie
Telecommunications
Open Communications
Independent telecoms broker
providing impartial advice &
support to businesses. Helping
businesses reduce costs & get
better quality service. Solving
broadband problems for over 12
years.
Contact: James Fitzgerald
T: 1800 941 100
E: james@opencom.ie
W: www.opencom.ie

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Norma Lynch, Business School Manager Cork Chamber; Julia Lynes and Luca Cattaneo from EazyCity who were the overall Grand Prix Digital Marketing 2014 winners
and Barrie O'Connell, Vice President Cork Chamber. (Photographs: Gerard McCarthy Photography)

Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2014

The inaugural Cork Digital Marketing Awards were held on the
6th November last in the Kingsley Hotel where representatives
of almost 50 companies attended a gala lunch. KC, Programme
Director with Red FM, was MC for the event and presented all the
winners with their trophies.
We were delighted to receive nearly 300 applications from
organisations of all sizes and in virtually every industry in the
inaugural Cork Digital marketing Awards 2014 for consideration
in ten different categories stated Norma Lynch, Cork Chamber
Business School Manager.
The Awards honoured ten businesses for their innovative use of
digital marketing and effective digital marketing strategy. The
winners are
HairyBaby - Best Website - company with less than 20
employees
Castlemartyr Resort - Best Website company with more
than 20 employees
EIL Ireland - Best use of Facebook company with less than
20 employees
Hayfield Manor - Best use of Facebook company with
more than 20 employees
Irish Made Gifts - Best use of Video
On the QT - Best Digital Marketing by a Sole Trader
EazyCity - Best Digital Marketing by an SME
Laya Healthcare - Best Digital Marketing by a Corporate
Essential French - Best Zero Budget Digital Marketing
Campaign
Irish Examiner - Best use of Twitter

EazyCity was the Overall Grand Prix Digital Marketing 2014

winner performing very strongly in most categories it was
entered in and was the overall winner in the very intensely
contested SME Category. EazyCity is a fine example of a Cork
based business using digital to reach international audiences,
while employing people locally in Cork for the past 10 years. The
company takes a targeted approach with online advertising and
uses blogs, Facebook and Twitter to reach potential clients.
The quality of entries really impressed the judges and Cork
businesses can learn a lot from the finalists and those who made
the short lists stated Damien Mulley, Mulley Communications,
digital trainer for the Cork Chamber Business School and coordinator of the nominations and judging for the awards. Damien
also runs the Web Awards and Social Media Awards.
The Awards were a huge success and many thanks to all involved,
especially to everyone who was tweeting #digitalcork14 on the
day as we were trending on Twitter that afternoon!

Darragh Gale, Classers Ltd with Damian Mulley, Mulley

Communications.

Greg Murphy and Denise O'Donoghue from The Irish

Examiner

Norma Lynch, Business School Manager

e: norma@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530142
Aoife Dunne, Business School Executive
e: aoife@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530141

KC, Programme Director of RedFM and MC with Doreen

OMahony, Digital Brand Manager Laya Healthcare.

tweets from the day

UCC Ireland @UCC
Well done @HayfieldManor on winning Best Use of Facebook
at the Digital Awards, great achievement! #digitalcork14 @
corkbizschool
Ken Tobin and Sylvia Ridgway from the Nightmare Realm.

Denise O'Donoghue @deniseodonoghue

There were 300 nominations for 105 companies in the
#digitalcork14 awards. There will be just 10 winners!
Cork Airport @CorkAirport
Best digital marketing by a SME and the winner is!!!!!
Eazycity @CorkChamber #digitalcork14 kept visitors
coming thru @CorkAirport !
Stephen Ryan @MarketingInCork
@corkbizschool: We are trending on twitter!!! #digitalcork14
@corkbizschool @CorkChamber go on #Cork :)
Trendsmap Ireland @TrendsIreland
#digitalcork14 is now trending in Ireland

David Collins, Cresco Accountants; Stephanie Lynch, On The QT and Aoife Dunne, Cork
Chamber.

Last chance to blow the Training Budget before Christmas!!

Google Analytics - 24th November
Digital Marketing/Social Media for Business Training Course 25th November, 2nd, 9th & 16th December
Personal Productivity using MS Outlook - 27th November
Project Management Professional - 2nd December
Prezi Presentation Skills - 4th December

Biznetcork Skillnet and Munster Finuas Networks are funded by member companies
and the Training Networks Programme and Finuas Networks Programme
respectively, initiatives of Skillnets Ltd. funded from the National Training Fund
through the Department of Education and Skills.

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O Canada!
On Thursday 13th November the Enterprise Europe Network
hosted a breakfast seminar on Business Opportunities in Canada,
in association with the Canadian Embassy in Dublin and the
Government of Alberta Office, London.

All the speakers emphasised the ease of doing business in

Canada and stressed that Irish companies should be poised to
take advantage of the new EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA),
which is currently under review.

Speakers included Suzanne Cormie, Deputy Head of Mission and

Senior Trade Commissioner Canadian Embassy Dublin; Cameron
Branston, Trade Commissioner for the Government of Alberta;
Katherine Fitzpatrick, Manager, Enterprise Europe Network and
Dan Byrne, CEO, Lincor Solutions.

CETA is expected to remove over 99% of tariffs between the two

economies and create sizeable new market access opportunities
in services and investment.

Katherine Fitzpatrick, Enterprise Europe Network; Cameron Branston, Commercial Officer at the Alberta United Kingdom Office; Cllr Alan Coleman, Mayor of Cork County; Suzanne Cormie,
Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy (Dublin); Dan Byrne, Lincor Solutions and Conor Healy, Chief Executive, Cork Chamber. (Photographs: John Roche Photography)

Neil O'Carroll, Sandymount Resources and Andrew Wood,

Brandlock.

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Vincent Sheahan, F & V Sheahan and Paul Sikora,

EcoCute.

Carsten Schnier, Coach Clinic with William Fitzgerald,

Bard.

Katherine Fitzpatrick, EU, Trade & Innovation Services Manager

e: katherine@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530137
Eimear O'Mullane, EU, Trade & Innovation Services Executive e:
eimear@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530138
Imelda Mulcahy, Export Documentation Manager
e: imelda@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530130

2015 is just around

the corner

Accessing the UK Market

Part 1: 08.00-12.00 Seminar: Accessing the UK

Market

The International Team at Cork Chamber is looking for your

suggestions and feedback on events and supports that you would
like us to run in 2015. Whether your request is for a particular
country-specific event, a sector-focused workshop or a guidebook
on a particular element of EU legislation, please send us your ideas
and we will do our best to ensure that our 2015 work programme
fits your needs.

On Wednesday 10th December the Enterprise Europe Network

is collaborating with the Rubicon Centre on this 2-part market
access event, which will give participants an overview of
opportunities in the UK market (particularly for the ICT and
food/drink sectors), UK public procurement contracts and
supports for SMEs looking for assistance in researching and
entering the UK. The event will include presentations from the
Rubicon Centre (TESLA project), Enterprise Europe Network,
UKTI and JMB Partnership (UK). Frank Madden of CREST
solutions will provide the case study and outline his companys
UK journey.

Email Katherine@corkchamber.ie with your suggestions and

comments.

NB: To register for this seminar on Accessing the UK Market

please email maria.horgan@rubiconcentre.ie and specify if
you would like to avail of 1:1 meetings with any of the support
agencies afterwards.

Ireland India Business Association

Christmas Drinks Reception

Part 2: 12.30-16.30 Workshop: Winning Public

Sector Business

Thursday 4th December, 18.00-19.15

Following the lunchbreak, attendees will have the option

of booking 1:1 meetings with the support agencies, or of
registering for a FREE half day workshop on Winning public
sector business, hosted by the Enterprise Europe Network.
Participants at the public procurement workshop will learn
how to identify suitable tenders, avoid the
typical mistakes and pick up tips and best
practice when completing a tender document.
Public Procurement expert Toni Saraiva will
help participants to understand how to give
themselves the best chance of winning public
sector contracts.

You are invited to join the Ireland India Business Association for
their final event of 2014, which will take place on Thursday 4th
December. The event begins with a mulled wine reception, and
will feature a presentation from George Kiely (Enterprise Ireland)
on practical trade advice for local SMEs and start-ups about how
to engage with the Indian market.
To book your place, email corkchapter@iiba.ie.

The public procurement workshop is available to book online

at www.corkchamber.ie (places are limited).

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Gillian Keating, President of Cork Chamber; John Higgins, Partner, EY and Conor Healy, Chief Executive Cork Chamber with Darina Allen winner of the Outstanding Achievement in Business
Award. (Photographs: Johnny Bambury)

Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner 2014

Outstanding Achievement in Business awarded to Darina Allen, Ballymaloe
Darina Allen, owner of the Ballymaloe Cookery School, renowned
teacher, food writer, cookbook author and television presenter
was presented with an Outstanding Achievement in Business
Award at Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner, in association with EY, at
the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel.
Speaking from the event, Gillian Keating, President of Cork
Chamber said Now in its fourth year, this unique event hosts over
550 guests from across the businesses and political communities
of Dublin and Cork to provide an opportunity for companies to
network and strengthen connections with their peers. This year
in particular we are pleased to be celebrating success from the
Food industry, to further highlight the regions excellent resources
which provide Cork with a solid foundation and valuable
springboard from which to catapult itself onto the world stage
as a leading player in agri-food and drinks sectors with resultant
revenue and employment gains for the county and country.
More specifically we are delighted to add Darina Allen to
the roll call of business leaders that we have honoured since
the inauguration of this event four years ago, including Sean
ODriscoll, of Glen Dimplex Group; Brian McCarthy, of Fexco and
Leslie Buckley of INM, Digicel and Saongroup.
Ms. Keating added, Darina Allen in her capacity as owner of
Ballymaloe Cookery School has put Irish Food on the world stage
and has won many awards in her role as chef, food writer and
teacher. But it is for her achievements as ambassador for Irish
Food and the business acumen that she brings to that sector that
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Cork Chamber are awarding her the Outstanding Achievement

in Business Award. She sits at the table of the countries key
representative bodies in the food movement including the Taste
Council of Bord Bia, Chair of Artisan Food Forum, Food Safety
Authority of Ireland, Member of the Advisory Board of Safefood,
Trustee of Irish Organic Centre, Patron of Irish Seedsavers,
Member of Euro-Toques (European Association of Chefs), Guild
of Foodwriters in both UK and Ireland, Councillor for Slow Food
Movement and founder of the first Irish Farmers Market in
Ireland.
John Higgins, Partner EY commented: The recent measures
introduced in the budget to support the agri food sector are
to be welcomed. The manufacture of food and drink products
in Ireland is critically important to the Irish economy and is our
largest indigenous industry with an annual turnover of about 25
billion and 230,000 employees across every townland in Ireland.
Im personally delighted to see Cork Chamber supporting the
industry by awarding Darina Allen for her commitment to the
food industry in Ireland. EY is delighted to continue to support
Cork Chambers Dublin Dinner highlighting the many success
stories across a wide range of industries.

in association with

Mike McKerr, Managing Partner EY with Sarah O'Connor, EY and Tim Lucey, Cork County CEO.

Martin Nolan, Bus ireann: Claire Davis, Cork Chamber; Martin

Walsh, Bus ireann and Kevin Murray, Kevin J Murray & Co Ltd.

Cormac Downes, Irish Rail with Stuart Dwyer, US

Embassy and Michel Martin TD, Dil ireann.

Fergal OSullivan, IBM Ireland Richard Coveney, IBM Ireland, Barbara McGauran, IBM
Ireland and Ray McArdle, Trend Micro.

Jerry Buttimer TD, Dil ireann converses with Ken Murphy,

CareerWise Recruitment and Albert Diggin, Bank of Ireland.

Frank OKeeffe, EY with guest speaker Ray Nolan.

Mark Hopkins, Hopkins Communications with Linda OMahony,

The Farmers Journal and Grainne Murnane, RedFM.

Niall Scott, Scott Tallon Walker; Frank Boland, Frank Boland Ltd and Pat Fitzgerald,
Past President IRFU.

Ray OConnor, IDA Ireland; David McCarthy,Cork Chamber

and Joe OBrien, Construction Industry Federation.

Tom Barry TD, Dil ireann with Ann-Marie OSullivan, H+A

Marketing + PR and Deirdre Clune MEP, European Parliament.

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Speed Networking at the River Lee Hotel
Cork Chamber in association with Arachas Corporate Brokers
hosted a very energetic Speed Networking event at the River
Lee Hotel on Thurs 23rd October. Close to 50 Chamber companies
worked their way around the table and did their 3 minute speed
network to great effect.

The event consists of 3 minute slots, where each side of the

table must do their own pitch and after the bell rings, one side
of the table moves to the left and the other remains stationary.
Participants met close to 20 contacts due to this format, so an
ideal event for anyone wanting to promote their business.

Paula Cogan, Deputy President Cork Chamber with Paul Dennehy and Martin
Adams from Arachas. (Photographs: John Roche Photography)

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Leigh Gillen, Events Manager

e: leigh@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530133

Upcoming Events - Book Now on www.corkchamber.ie/upcoming/events

Business After Hours at Intel Security, City Gate
Cork Chamber is delighted to bring you the final Business After Hours Networking event of 2014. This
event will take place on Wednesday 3rd December in the offices of Intel Security in City Gate, Mahon.

Wednesday 3rd December

5.30pm 7.00pm
Intel Security, City Gate Mahon
FREE for Cork Chamber members

McAfee. Part of Intel Security, is the worlds largest dedicated security technology company. Delivering
proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems and networks around the world,
Intel Security protects consumers and businesses of all sizes from the latest malware and emerging
online threats. The Cork office is its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters with significant
R&D, Finance, Sales & Operations presence.
This is a unique opportunity to see inside one of Corks multinational organisations, as well as a relaxed
and informal way to network with your fellow Chamber members and some of the team at Intel Security.

Accessing the UK Market

The Enterprise Europe Network is supporting this event which is hosted by the Rubicon
Centre, CIT. The event will give attendees an insight into the supports available for accessing
the UK market.

Wednesday 10th December,

Part 1: 8.00am-12.00am
Part 2: 12.30pm-4.30pm
Rubicon Centre, CIT

The event includes a morning seminar (8.00-12.00) followed by a light lunch. The afternoon
will give aprticipants an opportunity to meet the support agencies for 1:1 meetings OR to
participate in a workshop on public procurement (12.30-16.30) Pre-booking is essential for
the afternoon meetings/workshop. (See International section on p.11 for more details.)
Book now for your place at this event on Accessing the UK Market!
Email katherine@corkchamber.ie for more information.

Cork Chamber Annual Christmas lunch in association with

Cork Chamber, in partnership with the Marketing Institute of Ireland is delighted to bring you the
Christmas Lunch, which will this year take place on Friday 12th December at 12.30pm in the Radisson
Blu Hotel, Little Island. This hugely popular annual event sells out every year and is the kick-off point for
many of the Christmas celebrations in the corporate world. As always, there will be prizes galore to be
won from the raffle, in which well also be able to give some much needed help to local Cork Chamber
charities.

Friday 12th December

12.30pm 3.30pm
Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island
60 members / 75 non members

Our Key Note speaker will be John Lonergan, who has worked in the prison service for 42 years, 24 of
them as the most senior prison officer in this country. John Lonergan entered the prison service in 1968
and in the years that followed, as he saw human nature at its worst - and often, unexpectedly, at its best.
Johns description of life in the prison service is not only a gripping account of humanity at its rawest,
but is also invaluable for anyone in a management position anywhere.
Take a table to entertain your clients or come with a few colleagues and network at one of Cork
Chambers busiest Annual Events. This event has already sold over 200 tickets so book now to avoid
disappointment.
Note: Incorrect date in October issue, apologies for any confusion caused.

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.

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Business Breakfasts in association with the Irish Examiner
David Duffy, Chief Executive, AIB, addressed an audience of Cork
Chamber members at the October Business Breakfast in the
Clarion Hotel.
Addressing wider economic issues, David warned against both
complacency and worry in equal measure outlining how he felt
we would experience a pendulum effect in growth varying from
figures of 3-5% over the next few years. He also felt that growth
figures in the 3% range were probably most sustainable in the
long term.
Returning to matters inside AIB he made reference to a number
of milestones the organisation had reached in recent times.
The Bank was now well capitalised and in his opinion would
and should be judged on how well it supports the economy.
He outlined how AIB was returning to Banking as it once was
with a strong focus on customer engagement. With 2.2 million
customers serviced by 207 branches nationwide AIB has the
largest footprint in the country.

Tom Murphy, Irish Examiner; David Duffy, AIB; Gillian Keating, President Cork Chamber and
Barbara-Anne Richardson, Cork Chamber. (Photographs: Denis Scannell)

Cork Chamber New Members Breakfast Series 2014

Cork Chamber held the fourth and final New Members Breakfast
on Friday 7th November in the Hayfield Manor Hotel. The New
Members Breakfasts take place four times per year, are run in
association with AIB and are a fantastic opportunity for new

John O'Doherty, AIB Bank with Sarah O'Regan and Robert Cosgrave from
LearnLode. (Photographs: Gerard McCarthy Photography)

Caroline McCarthy, Mark Pollock Trust and Helen

Murphy, Fota Island Resort Hotel

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members of Cork Chamber to come and introduce themselves to

fellow new members, the Chamber team and some key members
of the AIB team also.

Helen Prendergast, More To Explore; Micheal Sikora, MonaVie; Lucy Anne

O'Leary, Global Mission Ireland and Gillian Ryan, Great Nutrition.

Adrian White, 360 turbines and Eamonn O'Brien, O'Brien

Energy Solutions

Bill Sweetnam, Allfresh and Alan Dorgan, AIB Bank.

Leigh Gillen, Events Manager

e: leigh@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530133

Business After Hours at Celtic Interiors

Cork Chamber members were welcomed into the showrooms of
Celtic Interiors at the November Business After Hours Networking
Event and what a fantastic event it was. There were plenty of
networking opportunities for members in the luxurious setting of
Celtic Interiors, as well as delicious food and refreshments to help
oil the wheels of industry!

Networking at the Business After Hours getting underway in Celtic Interiors.

Denise O'Hanlon, Castlemartyr Resort; Lucy O'Donoghue, Lucy O'Donoghue

Consulting; Jennifer O'Flaherty, Compucal; Kathy O'Dwyer, Career Training Internships.

Sandy Griffin and Michelle Kelly from

Celtic Interiors.

Soapboxes on the night included Chris Bennett from SOS

Business Services, Denise OHanlon from Castlemartyr Resort and
Carmel OKeeffe from Dress for Success. Doing a soapbox at a
Chamber event is a truly unique way to put your face firmly in line
with your brand and ensure that Chamber members all continue
to support each other in business.

Gillian Keating, Cork Chamber President with Catherine Kearney and Aidan O'Leary, Celtic
Interiors. (Photographs: Andy Gibson Photography)

You will always find me in the kitchen...

Niall Kenny, AB Sales; John Twohig, CBDS; Declan Casey, Standpoint

Media.

Fionnan O'Sullivan, Hays and John McSweeney, BGE Small

Business Advice.

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Gillian Keating, President of Cork Chamber with Orla Rimmington, Kernel Capital at the announcement.
(Photograph: Gerard McCarthy)

Kernel Capital to Sponsor Chamber Economic Bulletin

Cork Chamber are delighted to announce Kernel Capital as
sponsors of our prestigious quarterly report, the Economic
Bulletin. Widely regarded for its informative commentary
and analysis on the national and regional economy, the
Bulletin is often referred to by many stakeholders as the
leading Chamber communication.

Kernel Capital are synonymous with supporting people

of exceptional vision who drive innovation, creating new
products and services, making this an ideal partnership to
showcase the economic success stories of our region.
(Quarterly Economic Bulletin enclosed with this edition)

Manager of

The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds

Kernel Management Partners Limited, trading as Kernel Capital, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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Barbara-Anne Richardson, Director of Membership Development & Services

e: barbara-anne@corkchamber.ie or t: 021-4530140

Members News

David Rice, Head Chef Ballinacurra House; Cllr Alan Coleman, Mayor of Cork; Ross Lewis,
Chapter One and Des McGahan, Owner Ballinacurra House.

Ballinacurra House launches new

Kinsale Gourmet Academy
The Kinsale Gourmet Academy at Ballinacurra House was officially
launched by Mayor of Cork Alan Coleman and Chapter One
Celebrity Chef Ross Lewis. The Kinsale Gourmet Academy will
be a unique cookery school that will offer individuals, groups
or corporates the opportunity to come and learn how to cook
like a pro in a positive, creative and stress free environment. It
will showcase the skills of Head Chef David Rice in the private
and exclusive environment of Ballinacurra House, against the
backdrop of Kinsale with its rich history and culinary heritage.
The new Gourmet Academy will further strengthen Kinsales
reputation as the 'culinary capital. It was one the key factors
missing in Kinsales bid as Foodie Capital of Ireland and we feel
its the final piece of the jigsaw, said Ballinacurra House owner
Des McGahan.

Denis Coughlan, Kieran McCarthy, Jer Kelleher and Hughie Maguire of KMC Elevation.

KMC Elevation celebrate 10yrs

KMC Elevation, Corks Premier Design & Build Company,
celebrates 10 years in business. KMC Elevation is directed by
Kieran McCarthy, Project Director, Design & Build is the key to
your new home, we find the balance between your design and
your budget. Then we lodge for planning and build your home for
this fixed price. Unless you change something your price will not
change, guaranteed. We save you time & money in this process
with one point of contact, concept to completion." Check out
KMC Elevation's new website recently launched at the 2014 Self
Build Show, go to www.kmcelevation.com

Denise Power, Staff Nurse; Mary Mulcahy, Health Care Assistant; Laura Kenny, CNM1;
Consultant Ronan O'Sullivan; Maria McMahon, CNM2; Paula Lynch, Staff Nurse; Siobhan
O'Brien, Clerical and Vanessa Cremin, Staff Nurse.

New Medical Assessment Unit

A new 700,000 Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) is now open
at the Bon Secours Hospital Cork. A modern 7 bed purpose built
facility, the MAU is open to patients 5 days a week, Monday to
Friday, 8am to 6pm. A GP Letter is required for patients to attend
the unit. The aim of this unit is to promote prompt and timely
access for patients to expert consultant opinion, assessment, and
if needs be, admission to consultant specialist care.
The consultant provided service at the MAU is led by Prof. Ronan
O Sullivan, Consultant in Emergency Medicine. He explained the
service that will be provided. Treatment begins immediately on
arrival. There are no trolley waits. An early same-day assessment
will be provided supported by a full range of diagnostic testing.
If admission to the hospital and specialist consultant care is
required, this will be arranged for you immediately.

The River Lee Hotel Strikes Gold

The Four star hotel wins
Hospitality Industrys highest
green accolade. The River
Lee Hotel has been crowned
this years all-Ireland Gold
Medal Award winner of EcoFriendly Hotel of the Year.
The Gold Medal Awards are
independent awards judged
by experts that are regarded
as the Irish hospitality
industrys most rigorous
and competitive awards
programme that recognises
and rewards excellence
in hotels, guesthouses,
restaurants, spas, clubs and
catering operations across
the island of Ireland.

Anton Savage, Host presents Ruairi O'Connor,

General Manager of The River Lee Hotel with the
Eco-Friendly Hotel of the Year Award

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Members News

Deloitte continues to grow in numbers in Cork

Deloitte, the worlds largest professional services firm is pleased to announce the recent
promotion of six people within its management team in Cork. The promotions reflect the
outstanding contributions that the individuals have made to the development of the practice
and the continued growth of the business. Pictured l/r: Honor Moore, Partner-in-charge of the
Cork office; Maria Down, Assistant Manager; Ciaran Treacy, Senior Manager; Karen Goggin,
Senior Manager; Jonathan Grimes, Manager; Sinead Coakley, Manager; Kevin Butler, Audit
Partner and Ellen Butler, Manager.

DELL Welcomes All-Ireland Star back to work

Cork Ladies Camogie captain, Anna Geary celebrated her recent All-Ireland win with her
colleagues at Dell in Cork. Anna is an employee of Dell at their Cork campus. She spoke to
her colleagues about her win and talked about how she put her learnings in leadership and
powering the possible at work into practice on the field.

VMware Diversity Event

David Parry Jones, Vmware, Olivia Dunne, VMware, Sarah Abbott, EMC, Ruth Buckley, it@
Cork, Michael Loftus, CIT. Early on Tuesday morning the 11th November, VMware Corks Training
and Development Centre was buzzing with activity as more than 200 people attended their
topical event on What is Diversity? in association with it@Cork. The event was filled with a
plethora of interesting presentations, a panel discussion and ended with an informative and
thought provoking unconscious bias training session.

Fashion, Beauty and Bubbly

Cecilia Desmond, Morgan McKinley; designer Brendan Courtney; Susie Mahony; Morgan
McKinley; Lauren Hendry and Ciara Kelly both from La Crme at The La Crme Style Event,
a fashion extravaganza in Vertigo, County Hall, hosted by the one and only style guru and
designer Brendan Courtney.

Black-Tie Charity Ball

Inaugural Voxpro Diplomat Global Achievement Award

Dan Kiely, Voxpro; Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food, the Marine and
Defence; Tomi Reichental, 2014 award recipient; Linda Kiely, Voxpro; Cllr Kenneth O'Flynn,
Deputy Lord Mayor; and Rear Admiral Mark Mellett, Deputy Chief of Staff, Irish Defence
Forces; at the presentation of the inaugural Voxpro Diplomat Global Achievement Award
aboard the LE Samuel Beckett in Cork. Tomi Reichental, who was born in 1935, is one of only
two Holocaust survivors left in Ireland. Tomi came to Ireland in the late 1950s and became a
full citizen in 1977. He now speaks about his experiences to Leaving Certificate students in
schools all over Ireland.

A new charitable trust to offer free advice to chari

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PwC Cork office experiences 40% growth in headcount in last 3 yrs

The PwC Cork office has experienced significant growth in recent times with headcount now
over 105 people - an increase of 40% over the last 3 years. Supporting this expansion have been
a number of Managerial appointments announced recently. Pictured with Anthony Reidy and
Ger O'Mahoney, PwC Cork Partners (front in photo) are l-r: Roisin NiChonghaile - Manager,
PwC Advisory; Cathy Ann Stack and Margaret Dinan - Managers, PwC Assurance; Sam Russell
- Manager, PwC Advisory; Joy Allen - Manager, PwC Assurance; Denis Ward - Manager, PwC
Advisory and Nicola Quinn - Tax Director.

Mme Mat Bagarry, Chambre de Commerce et dIndustrie de Paris Ile-de-France; Gillian

Keating, President Cork Chamber; Nora Callanan, President, Alliance Francaise de Cork.

French for Business: up-skill at AF Cork

In response to the increasing demand from the business sector
for specialisation in French, Alliance Francaise de Cork, has been
accredited as the only Official Exam Centre in Munster for the
Chambre de Commerce et dIndustrie de Paris DFP Diplomas.
The DFP are internationally recognised professional Diplomas
in French which enable candidates to officially certify and
prove competency to use French in a variety of professional
and practical contexts. You can now up-skill and broaden your
professional profile by sitting these exams at Alliance Franaise de
Cork Exam centre. Preparation courses available throughout the
year by AF Cork fully qualified team of native French tutors.

Sarah Wallace, Reservations Manager; Aaron Mansworth, General Manager; Avril Ring, Food &
Beverage Manager and Carmel Lonergan, Operations Manager, Cork International Hotel.

Seeing Double
Cork International Hotel, has won not one, but two national
awards in as many weeks.The hotels New Yorker Bar was
named Hotel Bar of the Year at the National Bar Awards, At
the National Hospitality Awards, in association with Hospitality
Ireland magazine, Cork International Hotel walked away with the
accolade of Best Value Hotel. The awards on November 4th, took
place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin, where some of the
most prominent global names in hospitality spoke to a packed
audience.

ESB and VODAFONE welcome European Commission

approval to establish joint venture company
Vodafone and ESB have welcomed European Commission approval
of the creation of a joint venture company to deliver a 100% fibreto-the-building broadband network for the first time in Ireland.
The open access network, which will be available to all authorised
broadband operators in the country, will help to propel Ireland
into the ranks of the worlds fastest broadband countries and open
up a new world of possibilities for Irish consumers and businesses.
ESB and Vodafone are investing 450M in the joint venture, which
will utilise ESBs existing electricity infrastructure to deliver the
fibre-to-the-building network across the country. The 100% fibreto-the-building network will offer broadband speeds from 200
Mbps to 1000 Mbps, initially reaching 500,000 premises in 50
towns in phase one.
The two companies will now go about formally establishing the
joint venture. Construction will commence early in the new year
and phase one is expected to be fully rolled-out by the end of
2018, with further scope for a second phase thereafter. The first
technical trials of the technology are already underway in two
estates in Cavan town.
While the ESB and Vodafone joint venture will build and manage
the fibre-to-the-building network, open access will be offered
to all authorised operators in Ireland on a wholesale basis. This
means that other operators can resell the fibre product to their
customers, helping to stimulate the development of new services
and boosting retail competition in the broadband market for all
Irish consumers and businesses.

Anne OLeary, Vodafone Ireland with Pat ODoherty, Chief Executive ESB and Minister for
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Alex White TD.

The Commissions decision was welcomed by Minister for

Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White
TD, who said: This decision is great news for Irish broadband
customers and providers as it will drive competition in the sector,
while giving 50 towns nationwide access to a market leading,
future proofed broadband service. Its an important project which
complements the Governments National Broadband Plan to
ensure that all of Irelands regions have access to fast broadband.
It is also hugely significant in terms of the National Digital
Strategy which aims to get more small businesses online.
High speed broadband is a crucial element for Irelands future
competitiveness and this project will help ensure that Ireland is
better connected than most countries in the world.

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Members New Appointments

Gerard Power, Documatics Ltd.

Anne Walsh, Mater Private, Cork

Cliodhna O'Connor, Coolgrey

Expansion at Documatics

New Director of Nursing

New Designer at Coolgrey

Documatics, a leading legal and

compliance software company, has
appointed Gerard Power as Professional
Services Consultant. With over 10 years
experience in the legal software and
software industry at Legal IT, he brings
a wealth of experience to Documatics. A
graduate of UCC, Gerard holds a Bachelor
of Commerce with Law and Post Graduate
qualifications in Computer Science.

Anne Walsh has been appointed

Director of Nursing at Mater Private
Cork. Anne trained as a Registered Nurse
and Midwife in Cork and studied postgraduate courses in UL, University of
Ulster, and Huddersfield University in UK,
and was most recently awarded with a
Masters Degree (MSc) in Health Services
Management from Trinity College Dublin
in 2011.

Coolgrey have appointed Cliodhna

OConnor to their design team. Cliodhna is
a graduate of CIT with an honours degree
in Visual Communications. She has a fresh,
contemporary approach to graphic design.
As a youthful designer in the industry she
boasts an extensive knowledge of modern
methods of visual communications and
marketing through social media and other
platforms.

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