Ireland events

Kerry Businesswomen’s Network 1st July

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/21 15:19 Posted in Business Networking, Ireland Business, Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry County Enterprise Board, Kerry events, Women in Business  |  Comments (1)

Thursday 1st July will see the final networking meeting of this membership year of Kerry Businesswomen’s Network as we take a break from meetings in August.  We will be one year old on 23rd July and we already have over 90 members!  Take a look at www.kerrybusinesswomen.com for the latest news and to browse the Directory of our members.
 
Come along to the Meadowlands Hotel in Tralee, 7 for 7.30 pm, to meet up with members and other guests.  Mary Beary of People Sense will be the main speaker on “Practical Marketing in Action”.  She has lots of great ideas on how to promote your business in a cost-effective way.
 
There is NO ADMISSION FEE for this meeting and you are welcome to pass on this invitation to any other women who may be interested in attending.
 
Please let Anne Kiely know if you would like to come so that we have an idea of numbers – kerrybusinesswomen@gmail.com

The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee

Open Coffee Tralee 23rd June

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/18 09:10 Posted in Business Networking, Ireland events, Kerry events  |  Comments (0)

It’s time for Open Coffee Tralee again – in Johnny Franks Bar at the Meadowlands Hotel from 10.45 am.  Open Coffee is an opportunity for business networking in a relaxed atmosphere with no fixed agenda.

There’s no need to book – just turn up, and don’t forget your business cards!

Tea/coffee and scones are available for €3 per person and we will also be collecting donations for Kerry Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Click Ahead Summer Camp

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/06 06:00 Posted in Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry events, Women in Business  |  Comments (0)

Do you have a child who struggles with reading, writing or spelling?  Click Ahead Summer Camp is for children and young adults with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other learning difficulties.  It’s at the Institute of Technology, Tralee from 26th to 30th July from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.

Margaret Slattery, from Clahane, Ballyduff, County Kerry is the Camp Co-ordinator and Parent and can be contacted by e-mail at slattery.margaret@gmail.comand on 087 982 9847.   There will be two groups: junior camp for 9 to 12-year-olds and senior camp for 13 to 18-year-olds.  Parents should attend with their child on the first day of the camp.  Registration forms are available at all Kerry County libraries and from the mobile library.  There is a registration session on Thursday 10th June from 5 to 7 pm at the North Campus of IT Tralee in Dromtacker.

The programme includes touch typing, texthelp software, mind mapping, study skills and time management, Word Shark software, Nintendo Brain Training, Astro Turf soccer, GAA, basketball and much more.   Three other facilitators are involved – Marie Stubbings (Director of the Dyslexic Support Centre), Conor Hartigan (Support Co-ordinator of Disability Services, University of Limerick) and Lorraine Gallagher (AHEAD – Association for Higher Education Access & Disability).

The Business of Weddings Ireland

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/02 13:28 Posted in Business Networking, Ireland Business, Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry events, Women in Business  |  Comments (2)

 Annie Byrne with Videographer Pat Breen, Florist Leona Fitzmaurice (Every Occasion, Tralee), DJ James O’Brien and Niall Tangney (Muckross Park Hotel).  Photograph by Michelle Crean, www.dimage.ie

There are more than 30,700 marriages registered each year in the island of Ireland and nearly 262,000 in England, Wales and Scotland – that’s great news for the many businesses who cater for the wedding market.  Annie Byrne of Aislinn Events is convinced that bringing these businesses together to learn and network can lead to new or improved business opportunities. 

 The first Business of Weddings Ireland conference will be held at the luxury five-star Muckross Park Hotel in Killarney, County Kerry on 2nd and 3rd November 2010.  This is timed for “pre-engagement” season!  Annie Byrne is excited and delighted that Meghan Ely, an expert in PR and marketing for wedding businesses in the USA, will be flying over to be the main speaker. 

 Annie comments:

“This conference is ideal for wedding co-ordinators and planners, bridal shop owners, photographers, florists, bakers, designers, videographers, hairdressers, make-up artists, entertainers, chauffeurs and any other business connected with weddings.  Meghan will be focusing on how to reach and market to “Generation Y” brides and grooms, bridal show marketing strategies and using social media and networking to raise your profile.”

 Annie Byrne (http://aislinnevents.com), originally from Los Angeles,  is an experienced wedding planner and co-ordinator based on the lovely Dingle peninsula; she specialises in working with couples from outside Ireland who want to come to Southwest Ireland for their wedding.  The process starts with “dreamstorming” – a chance for the couple to chat about their wishes so that Annie can come up with a “to do” list, inspiration board and checklists.  Annie has been working in the wedding business for more than five years, involving hundreds of weddings and events.  Her blog (http://aislinnevents.com/blog) is an inspiring collection of photographs and articles.

 Meghan Ely of OFD Consulting lives and breathes the wedding industry and has planned three “Artful Wedding” bridal shows.  She is MD of the Richmond Bridal Association, co-host of Bridesight TV (a webcast show) and Marketing Chair of “Wish upon a Wedding”.  As a writer, she contributes to Virginia Bride and Premier Bride magazines.  Her blog – “Illuminate” (http://ofdconsulting.blogspot.com/) – gives a taster of her tips and ideas for the wedding professional.

 Booking for the conference is already open and there’s an early registration price of €237 until 1st September which includes lunch, dinner and overnight stay plus breakfast in the Muckross Park Hotel.  Killarney is only a 20-minute journey by taxi from Kerry airport (served by Ryanair and Aer Arann).  Book on www.thebusinessofweddings-ireland.com or contact Annie Byrne at hello@aislinnevents.com or phone +353 76 6026800 or mobile +353 87 676 1900.

Siamsa Tire in Tralee

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/05/05 09:02 Posted in Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry events  |  Comments (0)

The new programme for Siamsa Tire (www.siamsatire.com) - National Folk Theatre, Performance Programme  and Visual Arts – is out now.   The new Feile Siamsa Tire is on from 21st to 23rd May at the theatre and also the Grand Hotel.  It includes set dancing and music competitions as well as workshops and master classes, a Ceili and a prize winners concert.

Well done to Midpoint Creative (www.midpointcreative.com) on a great new design for the brochure.

Businesses and individuals can support Siamsa Tire through the Cairde (Friends) scheme.   Contact the box office on 066 7123055 for more information.

National Enterprise Week 24th to 28th May

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/04/23 11:45 Posted in Ireland Business, Ireland events  |  Comments (0)

Bank of Ireland has announced its second annual National Enterprise Week, from 24th to 28th May.  This is also Show Your Business week when your products or services could be featured in your local Bank of Ireland branch.  Contact a Business Advisor at your local Bank of Ireland branch to find out more.

BizCamp Limerick is back

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/04/22 12:52 Posted in Ireland Business, Ireland events  |  Comments (0)

BizCamp is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, innovators and other business people to come together.   There will also be venture capitalists, investors and representatives from state agencies such as Enterprise Ireland.  People from all business streams are welcome – finance, operations, HR, legal, delivery specialists, R&D, marketing, PR, tech and many more.

Biz Camp is a conference generated by the participants.  To begin with, there’s no fixed programme.  Anyone who wishes to present (but not pitch for business) on a relevant topic can do so.  Registration to attend, and offer a speaking slot, is via the website – www.bizcamp.ie.  The best part is – it’s FREE!

The latest BizCamp Limerick is on Saturday 8th May, 10 am to 4 pm at the Kemmy Business School Limerick – see the website for more details.  I attended one last year and I’ve already booked for this one.