Come play, shop and enjoy the day! Maylor Street will be activated with games and activities for a day of family fun.

Fáilte Ireland has launched the Ireland’s Ancient East Champions Programme to help improve customer service skills and strengthen local destination knowledge. The programme combines Know Your Destination training with Inclusive Customer Service. Frontline professionals across Cork City — including taxi drivers, pubs, restaurants, accommodation providers, festivals, community volunteers and anyone working with visitors — are invited to register for this free Champions Programme workshop.

Join us at The Hive Padel Club for a morning of coffee and networking, followed by time on the courts with the team from The Hive.

These awards are one of the longest-running and most prestigious business awards programmes in the country. Now in its 69th year, they celebrate the businesses and people who power Cork City’s commercial, cultural and community life. As the primary annual fundraiser for the CBA office, the event plays a crucial role in supporting the ongoing work of CBA. Beyond recognition and celebration, the Awards reinforce pride, positivity and momentum in Cork city business, highlighting the innovation, resilience and success that define our vibrant City.

The roll out of auto-enrolment pensions in Ireland has been set for 1st January 2026. The Government plan, nearly two decades in the making ,could be the drive for a positive cultural change towards retirement saving within Ireland . The system has been successfully implemented in many other countries, including the UK and New Zealand, with strong results in boosting pension participation rates . But how will it work in Ireland, and what does it mean for you ?

Join CBA, and key City service Leaders, as we discuss driving towards a safer and cleaner City. Join us for a morning of networking, discussion and progression.

The Better Building Awards focus on the care and presentation of the city’s built heritage as well as the integration and enhancement of the new developments within the city. It brings together all the traders, business and building owners, both large and small, who contribute to the vibrancy and vitality of the city centre and suburbs.

Join Seamus McGrath TD & a panel of speakers from Ireland’s Housing sector to discuss housing in Cork, development barriers & solutions.

Join Cork Business Association and Network Cork for a networking morning during Cork on a Fork Fest. You’ll enjoy tastings from a number of stalls in the new Dunnes Stores Food Emporium – the perfect place for breakfast on the go – along with a cooking demo by Kate Lawlor from K O’Connell Fish Mongers.   Kate Ryan from flavour.ie will MC a discussion on food sustainability

The Cork Business Association, in partnership with Cork City Council, is hosting a Cleaning & Greening Day on Oliver Plunkett Street (Impress Dry Cleaners to Welcome Inn) on Tuesday, 24th June 2025. This initiative will give the street a spring refresh, including power washing footpaths, painting, planting, and refreshing street furniture. As a business on this street, we invite you to join us in making a positive impact. We’ll provide cleaning supplies, brushes, and paint, and together we’ll work to enhance the area.