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UPCOMING NEWS AND EVENTS
Trade Conference:
Tuesday 27th October 2009
Time: 09.00 - 16.00
Herbert Park Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Trade mission:
Tuesday 27th – Thursday 29th October 2009
Private Meetings with German Manufacturers
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Despite the recent fall off in activity in the construction industry in Ireland and worldwide, the area of energy efficient building – especially retrofit – continues to be an important and relevant theme for Ireland.
On Tuesday October 27th in the Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin, the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce will host the event themed “Energy Efficient Retrofitting of Buildings” – a trade conference featuring Irish and German opinion leaders, as well as private meetings with manufacturers of innovative technology from Germany. You can register now for this event.
Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi).
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PAST NEWS AND EVENTS
German-Irish Chamber President: Three vital measures for economic recoveryFocus on Green Technologies / Improve competiveness and brand “Ireland” to be promoted globally / New training schemes to improve skill base
New President of the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Helmut Clissmann has outlined three vital measures to ensure recovery of the Irish economy. Speaking at yesterday’s AGM of the Chamber at the Old Jameson Distillery, the Director of the Board of Sika Ireland emphasised these points on behalf of the German-Irish business community in Ireland.
“A clear focus needs to be placed on future-oriented sectors, not only life sciences or IT but also Green Technologies which will create a new and promising industry sector with huge upcoming demand worldwide. Ireland has the capability to be one of the main global players in this area.”
“Secondly, Irish competitiveness needs to be addressed. Costs for businesses have to be reduced in order for them to sell their products and services successfully in the global marketplace as well as in the home market. Also, the brand “Ireland” itself needs to be promoted globally as it has taken a major blow abroad with extensive negative international news coverage over the past few months. This has been underestimated by the government.”
“The training of the Irish workforce is another vital issue which needs to be addressed urgently. This refers especially to vocational training where we should benchmark with other countries to draw on their positive experiences in order to improve our skill base.”
Commenting on Helmut Clissmann’s proposals, German-Irish Chamber CEO Ralf Lissek pointed out that the Chamber’s projects in 2010 will support these points.
“We will organise five big projects in the Greentec sector on topics ranging from Heating with Renewable Energy to Energy Efficiency in Production Processes. Also, at the end of February and in March we will roll out a Road Show in the German cities of Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart to improve Ireland’s image within the German business community. Furthermore, a vocational training benchmarking scheme with Germany is due to start in the coming weeks.”
9th Annual German-Irish Chamber Oktoberfest
330 guests experience a Bavarian night to remember!
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello opened the 9th Annual German-Irish Chamber Oktoberfest in Dublin on Friday, 2nd October, by tapping the first keg of beer. This traditional Oktoberfest opening ceremony, which was kindly sponsored by SIKA and Geodis, was followed by Bavarian music and food as well as Oktoberfest fun and games. Everyone had a fantastic night out with a difference in the Grosvenor Suite of the D4 Ballsbridge Court Hotel, which was turned into a typical Oktoberfest location. With original Weihenstephan Oktoberfest beer, a delicious Bavarian buffet and two live bands – the Happy Bavarians, especially flown in from Munich courtesy of Lufthansa, and Bob Bandits – the 330 guests celebrated all things Bavarian.
The German-Irish Chamber’s Dublin Oktoberfest is the biggest yearly German-Irish event attended by guests from Germany, Ireland and beyond. It brings a piece of German culture to Ireland. To see more photos of this great night, please click here
Chamber meets FAI" event an all-out success
The „Chamber meets FAI" event on Friday with Giovanni Trappatoni, Marco Tardelli and John Delaney from the Football Association of Ireland was an all-out success. Members and friends of the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce seized the opportunity to meet these three key figures in Irish football and to ask their questions on the Irish team, the new Aviva Stadium and Giovanni Trappatoni’s memories of being a manager in the German Bundesliga. You can see photos from this event here.
Sunshine in Howth for the Autumn Golf Outing September 4th in Howth proved to be a lucky date and venue for the holding
of the German-Irish Chamber’s Autumn 2009 Golf Outing. Howth is a challenging hilly course
and the 18th hole provides an eagle's view of Dublin and the Irish sea. Lady Luck smiled on the Society’s golfers and despite a breezy start, the rain held off and the sun eventually shone!
Bushell Interiors team of Richard Crowe, Don Spollen, Brian Raymond and Denis Blake was the overall winner on the day followed in second place by Mike Goodliffe and David Brophy (PAMBO) and Sean Dunne (Rebate). In third place was the team from PGM Financial Services featuring Pat McEntee, Marie Therese Eustace and Colm O’Rourke. Marie Therese Eustace was also the winner of the Longest Drive Competition. The Nearest the Pin competition was won by Jim Dunne of GMB.
For photos of the event click here.
Riesling&Co a great successMore than 60 representatives from the Irish wine trade and wine journalists as well as more than 80 consumers enjoyed Riesling&Co 2009 on Friday, 19th June, in the Westbury Hotel, Dublin. With 22 winegrowers from Germany and more than 100 wines made from 21 grape varieties it was the biggest ever German wine tasting in Ireland. The event was organised by the Wines of Germany representation at the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce and showcased the top quality and the unique versatility of Rieslings and other grape varieties from Germany.
As a result of the event, the German winegrowers established valuable contacts to potential importers of their wines with several follow-up contacts already agreed. Furthermore, the coming weeks will see several reports on Riesling&Co 2009 and German wines in the Irish media. So watch out for the evaluation of German wines for example in the The Irish Times, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Business Post.
More information on German wines is available at the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Wines of Germany, Holger Erdmann, Phone 01-6424335, holger.erdmann(at)winesofgermany.ie.
Midsummer Ball 2009 - kindly supported by Allianz plc A great night was had by all at the Chamber's Annual Midsummer Ball at the Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge on Friday 19 June.
The stunning oak panelled ballroom was the ideal setting for a midsummer event brimming with fine wine, good food, excellent company and great music provided by guest band Radioshack. The Welcome Reception at 7 pm was followed by a three course meal specially matched with 9 fine German wines.
The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was TV Presenter Pamela Flood who guided guests through the evening's proceedings Including the 2009 Midsummer Ball Charity Raffle in aid of Focus Ireland.
The level of support for the Charity Raffle was absolutely tremendous with Chamber President Bob Bushell joining Pamela Flood on stage to boost sales of raffle tickets and fundraise. By the close of ticket sales, The Midsummer Ball Raffle had succeeded in raising € 7,000 in aid of Focus Ireland.
The prizes and lucky winners were as follows:
· Jack Golden of CRH won first prize of two business class return tickets to Istanbul sponsored by Turkish Airlines plus a € 1000 hotel voucher for a luxury Istanbul hotel sponsored by the German-Irish Chamber.
· 4 tickets for the U2 Concert on 25 July 2009 in Croke Park preceded by dinner were won by Jacqui Cooke.
· A Gift Voucher for exclusive Menswear courtesy of Baumler in Dublin’s Dawson Street was won by a guest of Bushell Interiors.
· An overnight stay for 2 including breakfast at the luxury Herbert Park Hotel, Ballsbridge courtesy of the Herbert Park Hotel was won by Richard Crowe of Bushell Interiors who offered it for auction. It was subsequently bought by Jacqui Cooke.
· Jerry O'Brien of John C Walsh was the lucky winner of 2 Tickets for the Ireland v. Italy World Cup Qualifier in Croke Park on 10 October kindly donated by the FAI.
· Caroline Banzer of Butlers Irish Chocolates won 2 Tickets for the Ireland v. Montegro World Cup Qualifier in Croke Park on 14 October also donated by the FAI.
Also raffled were three gift packs of fine German wines which were won by Linda O'Shea-Farren, Sonja Heisterkamp and Sandra O'Brien respectively.
We look forward to seeing you all again over the coming months. Very best wishes from your Chamber Team. For photos of the event >> click here
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