3 minute read
Members News
Honour for oldest yacht club in the world
Colin R. Morehead, Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club was named as Cork Person of the Month for January 2021. At the club’s 300th AGM, Colin Morehead was elected the 42nd Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Colin has been part of the club all of his life, following in the footsteps of generations of his family before him. Upon receiving the title of Admiral, Colin outlined his wish to develop a fiveyear plan for the club, along with the development of a new sustainability plan for the club which underpins all of the club’s activities. As Admiral, Colin’s passion and dedication to the club has become ever more prominent, as he has worked to successfully maintain and grow the institution that is the Royal Cork Yacht Club.
Boutique Partnership
Pictured at the announcemnt of a a new and exciting partnership between The Kingsley and Kilkenny Design are Evelyn Moynihan, Brand and Commercial Director of Kilkenny Group and Finola Twomey, Director of Sales & Marketing at The Kingsley.
Picture: Gerard McCarthy
A new and exciting partnership has just been launched between The Kingsley and Ireland’s iconic Kilkenny Design, with The Kingsley introducing a range of products available to purchase from the hotel’s online boutique. The Kilkenny collection at The Kingsley includes a wonderful selection of art from Cork-based artist Belinda Northcote, vibrant pottery from Paul Maloney, prints of Róisín O’Farrell’s atmospheric paintings, Erin Knitwear’s hand-knit Aran collection of cosy hats and a selection of luxury throws from Foxford. There is also a beautiful range of Irish jewellery available from world-renowned kinetic jewellery designer Alan Ardiff and West Cork-based Enibas, including their ‘Croí Alainn’ (beautiful heart) signature collection, beloved at home and abroad.
A Ray of Light from Newgrange
Viatel connect Ireland’s Ancient site with high-speed broadband to enable global streaming of solstice. Even in the most uncertain times, some things remain the same. For 5,000 years winter sunlight has illuminated Newgrange, one of Ireland’s most famous landmarks. When crowds could not gather at Newgrange, the Office of Public Works (OPW) decided to beam the solstice from the Boyne Valley around the globe. Viatel engineers created the necessary connection: twenty-first century technology broadcasting Stone Age engineering.
Power of the Pivot
Paul Towler, Technical Operations Director; Greg Tuohy, Managing Director; Eadaoin Carrick, Operations Director with Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence launching the webinar ‘Reinvent your Business’.
Picture: Darragh Kane
Cantec Group launch Brexit Customs Clearance Software as declarations expected to soar past 20 million. Cantec Group were joined by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney T.D. for the virtual event, outlining how Cantec’s customs clearance automation software will make a big difference for businesses in the post Brexit era.
Speaking ahead of the launch of their new software system to tackle this issue, Greg Tuohy, Managing Director of Cantec Group said, “As a result of Brexit, businesses both big and small are now facing more border formalities and with the addition of increased customs clearance declarations, this has presented to be a major challenge for Irish businesses as forecasted. Over the past year at Cantec Group, we have been working to develop a software system that will allow businesses to save up to 15 to 20 minutes per individual declaration and we are delighted to be joined by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney T.D. to officially launch this new software for businesses.”
MAXIMISE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
We have introduced a newly enhanced Membership Directory to give you increased value as a Cork Chamber member.
Now you can:
• Add your logo to be displayed on the search results page alongside your industry peers
• Post up to 5 Highlights with outbound URLs linking to your website
• upload photographs and videos (via YouTube) to your profile
Our Member Directory has seen traffic grow by 55% year on year. Ensure you take advantage. Log in to the Members Area via CorkChamber.ie and enhance your company profile!
