Recent Speakers

A word of thanks to our speakers of 2011 at our Network Ireland Clare Meetings in the Temple Gate Hotel – here are their details for your information.

Our first meeting of the year was on January the 27th and was on the topic of Goal Setting in life and business. We had the pleasure of hearing the wonderfully dynamic Mary T Tierney of Azurite Consulting as she covered the topic with gusto. We all left feeling very motivated and eager to get moving on setting our own goals for 2011. Her business details are as follows:

Mary T. Tierney.
Azurite Consulting
Suite 3,
Ballycasey Business Park,
Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland
Mobile: 087 2343711
Email: info@azurite.ie
Web: www.azurite.ie

Then we had the pleasure of the company of Kevin Meaney from IDF Marketing in Limerick, to talk to us all about the mechanics of social media i.e. how to learn more about it and how to implement social media as a beneficial tool for business. His details are as follows:

Kevin Meaney
IDF Marketing – Limerick Office
Ducart Suite, Castletroy Park Commercial Campus,
Castletroy, Limerick.
Tel: +353 (0)818 227 035
www.idfmarketing.com
Email: hello@idfmarketing.com

Next we heard from Lucy Reidy of the Clare County Enterprise Board who spoke to us about the availability of grants, the various different kinds of grants and how to go about applying for them. If you would like to contact Lucy or learn more please see www.clareceb.ie

We also heard from Anthony Hartigan – Manager at B M Boland & Co Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors – who spoke to us on finances and the day to day accounting issues that small businesses are faced with. To get in touch with Anthony or a member of this firm – the contact details are as follows:

5, Pery Square Limerick.
Tel: 061 318388
Fax: 061 318390
Email: bboland@iol.ie
Web: www.bmboland.com

 

We will post details here of all our speakers as the year goes on.

 

Welcome to Network Ireland Clare

Welcome to our Networking Group!

The Network Ireland Clare group are a branch of the ‘Network Ireland’ umbrella.  Our group is open to all women in business, the professions or the arts within the county of Clare. We meet monthly to hear speakers, to network and to generally help and support one another.

We will post all our newsletters here for your information but if you need to get in touch with us you can email us at networkirelandclare@gmail.com

2011
This year, the Network Clare theme for the year is  ‘Supporting Business’
In order to follow this theme through properly we have devised a module format whereby each month we will cover an important topic by bringing in relevant professionals to speak to us. The topics have been chosen carefully and are based entirely on feedback from our members on elements of their businesses that they would like to learn more about. They include ‘goal setting’, ‘social media’  ‘Grants and Financial Advice’ , ‘Presentations’, ‘Marketing and PR’ and ‘Motivation and Time Management’ etc. We highly recommend that in order to get the full and absolute benefit of our module format, that you will become a full member and try and attend as many of the meetings as you can throughout the year.

Membership:
The annual membership fee for Network Ireland Clare remains at €130. Remember, fees run from March to March – so if you are already a paid up member, your membership will be due for renewal at our March meeting.

Non Members: We really want as many people to attend our meetings as possible in order to facilitate our networking and also to create a viable network of professionals who can lean on one another for support in various areas if need be. All women in business, the professions and the arts etc are welcome at Network Clare Meetings.

All visitors (i.e. non paid up members) across the board must pay €10 to attend one of our meetings – you can avail of this offer twice – and if you decide to become a member at that point, the €20 that you have paid to attend those two meetings will be taken off your membership fee.

Venue:
This year we are very lucky indeed to have our meeting spaces provided for the entire year, (2011) free of charge, by the ‘Temple Gate Hotel’ who are being very supportive of our group and of our aim in supporting business. We would like to thank them for this kind gesture which is very much appreciated.

Your 2011 Network Ireland Clare Committee are:

Branch President: Alice O Carroll,
Clare Supported Employment Service
aliceocarroll@claresupportedemployment.ie

PR Officer: Dympna O Callaghan, Molly D Marketing
(061) 369898 – dympna@mollydmarketing.ie

Treasurer and Membership Officer:
Barbara Finucane – Editor at www.parenthood.ie
info@parenthood.ie

Secretary: Liz Greehy, Editor www.stylebible.ie
liz.greehy@stylebible.ie

www.networkireland.ie