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Cian McCormack reports from Cork with CEO of Cork Chamber of Commerce Conor Healy and UCC Business School Professor of Economics Frank Crowley as Trump's tariff announcement settles in.

Eddie Mullins, Cork Chamber of Commerce and owner of Fitzgerald's Menswear, discusses how businesses' are enjoying a bumper Christmas trade in the city.

A live podcast discussion recorded at the 2024 West Cork Chamber Music Festival. Composers Rhona Clarke and Deirdre Gribbin join Jonathan Grimes to discuss their work on ‘Magdalene Songs', an ongoing project by pianist Deirdre Brenner, which features their songs along with songs by Deirdre McKay, all based on testimonies from survivors of the Magdalene Laundries. This discussion took place following a performance the previous evening of the ‘Magdalene Songs' by mezzo Lotte Betts-Dean and Deirdre Brenner. From 1922 to 1996, more than 10,000 women and girls were incarcerated in Ireland's Magdalene Laundries. Operated by four religious orders in 10 locations around the country, these for-profit institutions detained individuals against their will and forced them to work long hours, unpaid, under abusive and humiliating conditions. These institutions committed some of the most serious systematic violations against human rights in Ireland in the 20th century. This work by is intended to honour those women who were so gravely mistreated by church and state in the Magdalene Laundries by giving voice to their experience. Show Notes • https://www.westcorkmusic.ie/chamber-music-festival/ • https://www.rhonaclarke.com/ • https://www.cmc.ie/composers/rhona-clarke • http://jfmresearch.com/home/preserving-magdalene-history/about-the-magdalene-laundries/ • https://www.deirdregribbin.com/ • https://www.cmc.ie/composers/deirdre-gribbin • https://www.cmc.ie/composers/deirdre-mckay • https://www.deirdre-brenner.com/ • https://www.lottebettsdean.com/ Music All music from Magdalene Songs, performed live at West Cork Chamber Music Festival on 5 July 2024 at St Brendan's Hall, Bantry by Lotte Betts-Dean (mezzo-soprano) and Deirdre Brenner (piano), and recorded by RTÉ Lyric fm. • Rhona Clarke - Martina • Deirdre Gribbin - Bernadette • Rhona Clarke - Evelyn • Deirdre McKay - Litany to the Magdalene Dead Recording and editing: Keith Fennell

PJ talks to Conor Healy Chief Executive of Cork Chamber about the news there's going to be another delay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Conor Healy, Chief Executive of Cork Chamber about how vital it is to have air links as part of your package to overseas companies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor Healy of Cork Chamber says booming growth in Cork means that major roads around Ringaskiddy and from Cork to Limerick must be delivered on time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of Ireland's biggest road projects, including the M20 Cork to Limerick transport project, could be delayed due to funding constraints.The Chief Executive of TII, Peter Walsh, is among those calling for a multi-annual funding allocation for road infrastructure.Joining Kieran to discuss is Cathal McSweeney, Director of Public Affairs at Cork Chamber.

Cork Chamber has today reiterated its calls for a LUAS-style light rail to be introduced in the southern capital Dan Boyle, Lord Mayor of Cork spoke to Jonathan Healy about this..

A safe city is not negotiable - people need to feel safe and they don't - says the new President of Cork Chamber...Your house is worth ten grand more than it was in March - but that'll put your taxes up...When gen Z say they're eating - they don't mean dinner & lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mairead met the Aradia Quartet at Cork Airport as they prepared to perform there as part of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival fringe programme Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FRANCIS Humphrys has been involved with the West Cork Music Chamber Festival for 29 years since it's first edition in 1996. He is now festival director and West Cork Music chief executive.This year's festival kicks off on Friday, June 28th and runs for 10 days. While the buildup to opening night is always hectic, this year is more so than usual with so many musicians set to fly into Ireland, and the Aer Lingus pilots' strike threatening to damage months of careful planning.You can read more about the strike and the festival in this week's Southern Star, but for now Star deputy editor Martin Claffey caught up with Humphrys ahead of the opening to chat about the festival, the strike, how the festival organisers need to be able to pivot at a moment's notice and even Taylor Swift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Conor Healy, Chief Executive of Cork Chamber, who says connecting the two biggest cities in the region by motorway makes sense and is long overdue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CEO West Cork Music & West Cork Chamber Music Festival Artistic Director Francis Humphrys is here to tell us all about this year's festival Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over 80 senior industry leaders across the Cork business community gathered to explore the transformative power of Generative AI and the key considerations necessary to unlock the potential of the technology to enhance growth and productivity. The event featured contributions from local business leaders and AI experts including Colman O'Flynn, Vice President Strategic Transformation and Cork Site Lead at Dell Technologies Ireland; Conor Healy, Cork Chamber CEO; Neil Bowden, AI Business Development Executive at Dell Technologies in Ireland; Kevin O'Leary, Country Manager at Dassault Systèmes; Avril Power, Co-founder of Giyst; and James Callanan, Senior Product Manager at Johnson Controls Ireland. New survey research conducted among business leaders revealed that 63% percent of organisations in Cork are already using AI to transform operations. A lack of understanding of the potential of AI was the number one obstacle facing businesses in Cork as they look to seek to become innovation leaders in the age of AI, followed by a lack of skills. Colman O'Flynn, Vice President of Strategic Transformation and Cork Site Lead at Dell Technologies in Ireland, said, "Dell Technologies is deeply committed to empowering businesses of all sizes on their AI journey. With a deep and long-standing presence in Cork, we believe we have an important role to play in helping organizations across the region harness the transformative power of AI to enhance growth. That's why we're proud to bring together Cork's thriving business community for the second event in our Powering AI series. By bringing together industry leaders and AI experts to discuss the key considerations necessary for unlocking the potential of AI, Dell can help to power the AI journey for organisations in Cork and beyond and advance competitiveness." Conor Healy, CEO of Cork Chamber said, "Now more than ever, a business's ability to adapt and evolve at pace are key to growth and success. This event offered the opportunity to discuss the safeguards that organisations are implementing to allow for a considered approach to embracing the new technologies, and the successful strategies that are allowing teams to embrace the wealth of opportunities arising by harnessing artificial intelligence."

Cork Chamber has published its latest Economic Trends, proudly supported by PTSB. Cork Chamber members shared their experiences through the most recent business quarter, Q1 2024, and their outlook for Q2 2024. This quarter, Cork Chamber members also expressed their views on the provision of childcare services in Cork, and the impact childcare provision has on their employees. The Q1 2024 survey found: 77% expressed confidence in the Irish economy 63% of respondents either agree or strongly agree that childcare disproportionately affects women in the workforce 72% stated that policymakers need to take further measures to address the challenges associated with childcare provision Skills availability remains the top threat to business growth Almost one-quarter of respondents (23%) cited that the availability and affordability of childcare provision are impacting staff, with another 23% of respondents acknowledging they are unaware if it is an issue. When asked about the workplace factors that childcare provision is impacting on, the top cited were an increase in remote working requests and an increase in requests to move to part-time work. Notably, 63% believe that women in the workforce are disproportionately affected by childcare provision. The survey findings underscore the importance of government and policymakers continuing to explore the requirements of childcare provision. A more enhanced, accessible and affordable childcare sector is important to supporting economic growth, and to ensuring that employees are provided with robust choice when considering their participation in the workplace. Ronan Murray, Cork Chamber President, commented, "The business community has shown great resilience over the past number of years, responding to unforeseen events and adapting to changing work patterns. The economy is at near full employment and the findings from our recent survey further validate the need for continued flexibility in a modern and future-proofed workplace, with more reporting an increase in requests for remote working and a move to part-time work due to childcare provision. Ensuring employees have a choice in their work patterns will be essential to bridging some of the skills shortages businesses are experiencing today." Auriol Kelly, Business Banking Manager at PTSB, commented on the findings, "The Q1 survey reveals a decline from 38% to 27% of respondents reporting an increase in net profits. However, it is encouraging to see that 42% of businesses anticipate a growth in net profits for Q2. These findings suggest a cautious optimism among businesses and highlight the need for proactive financial strategies to navigate the evolving economic landscape and PTSB is ready to support the business community in achieving their strategic goals." In closing, Mr. Murray said, "Confidence in the economy remains high at 77%. It is positive to see 93% of respondents exhibiting confidence in their own business from a financial perspective. In 2024, retaining a focus on enhancing skills availability, mitigating energy costs, and addressing housing affordability holds potential for fostering further business growth." More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

Right now is a great time to steal a march on the summer tourists and book some tickets for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival. With almost 3 months to go, a quarter of the tickets are already sold! From morning coffee concerts to late night intimate recitals and the major galas in between, there's something for everyone! Elmarie Mawe spoke to Festival Director Francis Humphrys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Granite Digital, Ireland's leading full-service digital agency, has announced that it has acquired Armour, one of Ireland's leading enterprise digital product agencies. Granite's latest acquisition will boost its global reach adding over 150 Armour clients from across Ireland, the UK, and the US, establishing Granite as Ireland's largest independent digital agency. Founded in Galway in 2010 by friends Andrew Dewdney and Jamie Casey, Armour brings deep experience and expertise in product and mobile apps development. Offering a wide range of services that includes strategy, user experience design, online and mobile application development, Armour designs and delivers high-quality enterprise solutions for their clients which Armour delivers include Supermacs, Intel, eflow, Medtronic, Rehab, and Pfizer. Granite anticipates that after acquiring the Armour business, annual revenues will grow to more than €14M in 2023. In 2022, Granite acquired and successfully integrated the businesses of Dublin-based Continuum and Willows Consulting. In recent years, Armour is the 14th Irish digital services business to come under the Granite umbrella following a series of acquisitions that include Connector, Webtrade, MediaOne, Apps Made Easy, and New-York based LCM 247. Andrew Dewdney, Jamie Casey and their team of 10 will join Granite and will lead their product development division, with a particular focus on delivering new projects in Europe and the US. Granite will have more than 120 digital specialists with the addition of Armour, which will become a key strategic business unit within the Granite Digital Group. Speaking on the acquisition, Conor Buckley, CEO of Granite Digital said: "We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Armour, which will enable us to assess, design, and develop products and customer experiences that respond to the needs and expectations of today's customers. This acquisition will not only increase our breadth of services with enhanced product development capabilities, but it will also give us the flexibility to adapt to whatever comes next in the rapidly evolving world of digital customer experiences. We are excited to see the impact this acquisition will have on our business and our ability to deliver a more comprehensive range of digital services and experiences to our growing Irish and international customer base." Andrew Dewdney, Co-founder and Director added: "We are thrilled to be joining Granite as part of their acquisition of Armour. As a highly skilled agency specialising in creating digital products with a great user experience, we have been helping businesses take digital transformation to the next level since 2010. Now our team of experts will join Granite to create best-in-class websites and enterprise-level web applications. With the additional expertise and capabilities the Granite team bring, we look forward to further accelerating our client business and growth potential." Granite Digital has expanded to become Ireland's largest independent digital agency. Design, technology, strategy, digital marketing, advertising, and secure managed hosting are among its service offerings. Granite's growing client base includes Lidl, Dalata Hotel Group, Bord Bia, Cork Chamber of Commerce and Webhelp. See more stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

Ahead of singing in three very special Coffee Concerts, Elmarie spoke to soprano Anna Devin about the West Cork Chamber Music Festival in Bantry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aingeala Flannery's novel, The Amusements, won the 2023 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award - Dave Hanratty and Deirdre Molumby review new films: Carmen; Reality; Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse; The Boogeyman - The West Cork Chamber Music Festival in and around Bantry - A Century of Style: Fashion Photography, now at the Ulster Museum.

Elmarie went along to an Allora Quartet rehearsal to chat to the players ahead of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2022 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's Red Business, We go behind the scenes at the @CorkChamber dinner and hear from its President Paula Cogan about the atmosphere in the business community,Director of @CorkMidsummer Lorraine Maye fills us in on their first fully live line-up in three yearsAnd what exactly is Cork College of FET? John Fitzgibbons of @CorkETB tells us all about itBut stay tuned to hear who the winners on the night were at the Cork Company of the Year Awards!

On this week's Red Business with Ibec Jonathan Healy speaks to Brian Fox of Regatta Ireland about the moment he realised the importance of online shopping for his company. It's that time of year again - Conor Healy joins us to look ahead to the Cork Chamber Awards and Paul Kelly of IBEC gives us an insight into the value of the food and drink industries to the Cork and national economies.

When it comes to forecasting your business Noella Carroll has the answers and this week we look into the world of SME's, how they can plan, forecast, finance and grow your business.After 25 years working in finance for multi national organisations such as Logitech, Gilead & EMC Noella returned to the SME sector in 2019 when she founded Pinnaklo with an aim to help businesses succeed with their growth. Pinnaklo is designed around the concept that people need to be the pinnacle of the organisation, they need to be cared for, motivated and looked after. Noella inherited an entrepreneurial mindset from her parents. Her mother opened a hairdressers in Bandon in the 60's while her father was a grocer in Millstreet who introduced the first whipped ice-cream machine to the town! Unfortunately after her father's passing, her family moved to Cork city where her mother continued the family business ways and opened a shop serving the local community. So taking care of business is instilled in Noella.On top of running her own business, she is also a proud member of Cork Chamber and Network Cork and lends her knowledge as a business mentor with LEO Cork City. There's great learning for this episode, no matter where you are in your business, Noella has a tip or two! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are delighted to have Paula Cogan the President of Cork Chamber and CEO of Cognate Health as the guest on this weeks 24 Stories Podcast. Paula talks to Stephen about her long established career in business from starting off in the hospitality & tourism industry to eventually transferring into the health sector. Paula worked on well known tourism projects with the Cork County Council before beginning a lengthy career in hotel hospitality which led to a senior executive role at The Doyle Collection Group as Director of Sales and Marketing for their Irish and international chain of hotel from her time at Jury's hotel in Cork and what it was like to reopen it as The River Lee hotel. After over 20 years in hospitality she made the move to the health sector as CEO of Cognate Health which is a leader in Occupational Health Physicians providing services to businesses across the country. Paula gives an insight to life at Cork Chamber over a tough two years for business and her hope to resume face to face networking in 2022. This episode is a great insight to building a brand, maintaining a presence & being innovative in challenging times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paula Cogan, President of Cork Chamber of Commerce, on multi-million euro plans to regenerate Cork city's docklands.

Cork is Ireland's second city, located in the South West quadrant of the country and close to the Atlantic Ocean. Its a vibrant city with a strong identity, thriving economy, two world class universities and an innovative arts scene. A sister city of San Francisco since 1984, the links between the two cities are deep and historic. Listen to native son Conor Healy talk proudly about his hometown ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy/message

Episode 46 features composer Deirdre Gribbin on her latest commission ‘Dark Matter Hunting' from the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and her long association with the Bantry-based festival, and artistic director Francis Humphrys on this year's programme and the challenges of putting on an online festival. Presented by Jonathan Grimes and Evonne Ferguson. CMCIreland · amplify #46 - Deirdre Gribbin & West Cork Chamber Music Festival's Francis Humphrys Show notes West Cork Chamber Music Festival Festival progamme Pacifica Quartet concert featuring Deirdre Gribbin world online premiere Citizens of Everywhere concert featuring Finola Merivale ‘The silent sweep as you stand still' Deirdre Gribbin deirdregribbin.com/ CMC composer page Music Visit West Cork Chamber Music's archive for a comprehensive collection of past performances from the festival Deirdre Gribbin - How to Make the Water Sound (Fidelio Trio) Deirdre Gribbin - Amazing Face (Vanbrugh Quartet) Deirdre Gribbin - Devil's Dwealing Place (Nurit Stark) Deirdre Gribbin - Kindersang (Caroline Melzer, Nurit Stark) Deirdre Gribbin - Dark Matter Hunting (Pacifica Quartet) Finola Merivale - The silent sweep as you stand still (Mairéad Hickey, Ella van Poucke) John Kinsella - Prelude and Toccata (Vanbrugh Quartet) Emma O'Halloran - Dying is a Wild Night (Quatuor Zaïde) Seán Doherty - String Quartet No.3 ‘The Devil's Dream' (Vanbrugh Quartet)

With the last number of weeks, Francis Humphrys, Director of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, has been joining Elmarie to chat about this year's Festival. Without being able to bring musicians from all over the word to Bantry House, instead those musicians are fulfilling their concerts by recording in wonderful theatres all over Europe and streaming them via West Cork Music. Francis has programmed some gorgeous themed weekends ahead of the "Festival Proper" in a few weeks' time. So today he chatted to Elmarie about 3 concerts featuring Solo Musicians. These concerts will be broadcast from London, Paris and Budapest Francis had all the details. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aer Lingus to permanently close cabin crew base at Shannon Airport. 81 cabin crew worked from the base and they will be offered either enhanced severance or where possible transfer to Dublin. Cathal Crowe Fianna Fáil TD for Clare spoke about the impact this will have on the region,  Ashley Connolly, head of Fórsa’s services and enterprises division, told Kieran she has been dealing with members crying down the phone who are devastated with the news. Denis Vaughan from the Save Our Shannon group and Thomas Mc Hugh Director of Public Affairs for the Cork Chamber of Commerce also joined Kieran to share their thoughts on the devastating news.    

The M20 motorway from Limerick to Cork has been in the works for nearly 20 years. But, there are still some locals who don't think it's needed. Brian Hynes from the Cork Limerick Alliance Group, and Thomas McHugh from Cork Chamber of Commerce told us what they think. We also asked ecologist Billy Flynn, if the time for motorways has passed. The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.  

In the last Red Business episode of an interesting 2020, Jonathan Healy speaks to Paula Cogan, President of Cork Chamber, photographer Dennis Horgan and Cormac O'Riordan of the new Banba App making it easier to order food!

Conor Healy of Cork Chamber tells the tale of two economies, Grace O’Shaughnessy MD of Java Republic finds new ways to reach her customers and Aideen O'Grady Managing Director of Popular Cork kids camp creates a unique activity box to entertain the smallies this Christmas

Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fáil Senator in Clare, and Paula Cogan, President of Cork Chamber of Commerce, on suggestions by Ryanair to close its Cork and Shannon bases for the winter.

In this episode Greg chats with the very lovely and passionate Corkonian, Paula Cogan who is the President of Cork Chamber in it's 200th year and is Head of Sales of The Doyle Collection. Paula chats about her role in Chamber, her love of Cork, that place that "pleasantly surprises" people and her busy role within the hospitality industry. She describes herself as someone who loves getting stuck in, hates the "hurlers on the ditch" and she speaks about active citizenship and her accidental career in hospitality. Enjoy the show!   This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork. The show is produced by Greg Canty

Ger O'Mahoney, Partner with PwC in Cork was the President of Cork Chamber between 2009 and 2011 when the walls of the Irish economy literally came tumbling down. Greg chats with Ger about his ability to dig deep at this crushing time and to consistently put on a brave, positive face, with an "everything is solvable" philosophy to business. We chat about Cork Chamber, his deep love of Cork, leaving Deloitte after 26 years, Cork Hibs, Christians and some warning signs for the Irish economy. I hope you enjoy the show This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork. The show is produced by Greg Canty      

In this episode of The Digital Marketing Scoop Mark and Jen are chatting with guest expert Bo Browne all about how to leverage your online presence to help connect your community online and offline.Thie episode is brought to you by the team in Cliq Media & Marketing. 

This week’s Red Business is an exclusive from the red carpet at the Cork Chamber 200 dinner, held on Friday February 1st at Cork City Hall. President Michael D Higgins was the guest of honour as the best and the brightest from business across Cork celebrated the Chamber’s bicentenary. As Jonathan Healy was MC at the event, RedFM’s Fiona O’Donovan was tasked with asking the questions. We hear from Brian Hyland from Morgan McKinley, Cian Gould from Tradeworks, Clare Kelly from Glandore, Karen O’Reilly from Employmum, Mark O’Sullivan from Provest, and Ray Kelleher from Trigon Hotels. Most importantly, we hear from Brendan O’Regan, whose company Zenith Technologies was named as Cork Company of the Year 2019. And don’t forget to catch the video version of the podcast (fancy, we know) on RedExtra.ie

On Red Business this week Jonathan Healy is joined by Thomas McHugh, Director of Public Affairs at Cork Chamber to chat about business in Cork. He also meets Martin Fitzgerald of Clashrock Capital to chat about his plans.

On Red Business this week Jonathan Healy chats to Paula Cogan, Head of Sales for the Doyle Collection and Vice President of Cork Chamber about her amazing career. Also on the show is Corkman, Joey Sheehan, owner of MyMortgages.ie who chats about the highs and lows of his business and the housing market in Cork.

In this episode Greg chats with Gillian Keating, Partner of RDJ Solicitors, former President of Cork Chamber (the first female President) and co-founder of the I Wish diversity programme. We chat about the value of hard work, coping with disappointments, pushing yourself outside your comfort zone, gender equality, diversity and "Cracking the Cork Code" Thanks for listening! #WinHappy  

This week #RedBusiness is spending the day at Cork Chamber. Jonathan Healy chats to those involved in running the Chamber and finds out what a day in the life of Cork’s “Voice for Business” is like. Check out the latest podcast here....

Join Jonathan Healy for reaction to #Budget2018, recording before a live lunchtime audience in Republic of Work. On the expert panel are Caroline O’Driscoll of KPMG Ireland; Thomas McHugh Director of Policy and External Relations at Cork Chamber; and Grainne McGuinness of the Irish Examiner. How does the budget affect you? Was it balanced or boring?

On episode 4 of RedBusiness we have an in-depth interview with one of Cork's business giants - Linda Kiely of Voxpro on her rocky road to success. We speak to the new President of Cork Chamber on why we might be about to make the same economic mistakes again and... how a small Cork bookshop, Liam Ruiseail, is taking on the Amazons of the world by using social media