James hands Chamber over to Catriona
THE ANNUAL general meeting of the Enniscorthy Chamber of Commerce was held at Riverside Park Hotel on Wednesday, June 29, with special guest speaker James Kiernan of Chambers Ireland beginning proceedings with a brief presentation to the members on the workings of Chamber Ireland and its relevance.
James said he had seldom given a presentation or been asked to speak in a more picturesque setting, over- looking the tranquil river Slaney and horses running freely in the beautiful evening sunshine on the bare meadows – it could have been somewhere in Kentucky or Arizona, James mused.
He went on to tell the gathering that Chambers Ireland was one of the biggest organisations in the country boasting approximately 47 Chambers, with counties Wexford and Mayo having the greatest amount. Chambers Ireland policy focus for 2016 includes competitiveness of Irish businesses, education and skills, investment in infrastructure, housing, access to affordable and good quality childcare and local government.
James was followed by president John Burke O’Leary, who outlined all that the Chamber had been involved with over the previous 12 months.
Before introducing new CEO Catriona Murphy, John paid tribute to all those businesses in town who contributed financially to the CEO Project including McCauley Chemists, Slaney Foods, Bennett Tarmacadam, Datapac, Bank of Ireland, Monart, H. Murphy Ltd, Riverside Park Hotel, Treacys Hotel, Pettitt’s and Creane and Creane, stating that to have a CEO and an office is a move towards a new professionalism and a most positive initiative for the town.
Catriona said that she was delighted to take on the challenge of more events and greater communication.
On the first Wednesday of each month the Chamber will host breakfast networking sessions beginning at 7.30 a.m. The first of these sessions will begin on Wednesday, July 6
On Friday, July 15, at Treacy’s Hotel Enniscorthy Chamber will host a ‘Corporate Health Check’ Chamber networking lunch at 12.30 p.m. presented by Kevin Prendergast, head of enforcement, ODCE