Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) last night hosted its annual Cork Conference Ambassadors Awards at the Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig. The prestigious ceremony paid special tribute to 33 ambassadors, including six special category winning ambassadors, who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months and who were instrumental in bringing almost 9,000 delegates to Cork in the past year, approximately 80 percent of whom were international guests.
Chairman of Cork Convention Bureau, Seamus Heaney, said: “This is our fourth year of celebrating the extraordinary efforts of our Cork ambassadors in bringing valuable business tourism to the city and county. In the past ten years, almost €75 million has been generated in Cork as a result of business tourism and more than 75 percent of all business events that come to Ireland come here with the help of an ambassador. It is wonderful to be able to pay tribute to our Cork ambassadors tonight, to acknowledge their dedication to Cork and to give them the recognition they deserve.”
Academic Conference Award
Dr Keelin O’Donoghue, CUMH/UCC, and Daniel Nuzum (ISA), for bringing the International Stillbirth Alliance Conference to Cork. She secured more than €560,000 to the local economy and the conference brought together more than 350 medical and parent group delegates over three days.
Association Conference Award
Dr Dominic Hegarty, consultant in pain management and neuro modulation at CUH, and his committee for organising the ‘CRPS complex regional pain syndrome’ conference in Cork in August 2017. The conference brought together a varied group of health practitioners to discuss complex pain management and attracted more than 240 international delegates over three days.
Special Interest Award
Dr Niall Smith and Elizabeth O’Carroll Twomey, CIT, for securing the ISU Space Studies Programme for Cork. The ISU SSP17 event is worth more than €2 million to the local economy and saw 330 international attendees come to Cork, some staying for a nine-week period.
Best Collaborative Event Award
Pat Ledwidge, Elmarie McCarthy and Denis Barrett representing the local organising committee that brought the UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities to Cork, attracting up to 700 international delegates over a five-day period with an estimated value of €1.2million.
Cork Stakeholder Conference Award
Cork Airport – Neil McCarthy, Kevin Cullinane and Kathleen Walshe – for bringing the Airports Council International ‘Regional Airports Conference and Exhibition’ (ACI RACE) to Cork. They secured more than €560,000 to the local economy, the conference attracted more than 350 international delegates to Cork.
Sports Ambassador Award
Tommy Lawton and team who brought the World Youth Angling Championships to Inniscarra, Cork, in August. They are a small group of coarse fishing enthusiasts that brought more than 700 participants to the week-long event with an estimated value of €600,000.
Elizabeth Carroll-Twomey, CIT, Hal McElroy, Trident Hotel, Kinsale, Brenda Murphy, Castlemaytr Resort and Claire Tyler, River Lee Hotel at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo: Joleen Cronin
Anita McBride and Dr. John Morrissey, ISSY33 Yeast Conference, UCC at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Catherine Lyons and Liz Nolan, Irish Association Barbershop Singers (IABS) and Azita Seery, Fáilte Ireland at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Niel Grant, Celtic Ross Hotel, Conor O’Toole, Clayton Hotel and TJ Mulcahy, Hayfield Manor at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Sherma Malone, Celtic Ross Hotel, Ray Kelleher, Trygone Hotels and AnneMarie O’Sullivan, AM O’Sullivan PR at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Manfred Schewe, Susanne Leutenegger, Dragan Miladinovic and Michale Hofer of the Scenario Conference on Performative Spaces in Education at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Martin Klepal and Emily Twomey, PBTI Group, Nimbus Centre, CIT at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Niall Smith, Deirdre Creedon and Gerard Dunne, CIT at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Mairead Cronin and Donal Cronin, OSPAR Conference, Collette Cronin and Mairead O’Connell, Cork City Council and at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Jim Sheehan, Surecom, Breda Kenny, Marese Bermingham, Gerard O’Donovan, CIT at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Don Cahalane and Mairín Ní Shuilleabhain of the Steering Committee of Adults Studies of Catchism of Catholic Church at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Gavin and Rose Fitzgerald of ERBM Conference, CIT at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Cllr. Michael Hegarty, Cork Convention Bureau, Yvonne O’Mahony, Cllr. Alan Coleman, Visit Cork and Michael Mulcahy, Cork Civic Trust at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Seamus Heaney, Cork Convention Bureau, Jenny de Sauelles, Irelands Ancient East, Failte Ireland, Mairead and Kevin Cullinane, Cork Airport at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Daniel and Heather Nuzum of the International Stillbirth Alliance Conference at UCC and CUMH at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Gerard O’Donovan, CIT, Margaret O’Connell, Pat O’Connell, President Cork Business Association and Laurence Owens, CEO Cork Business Association at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Danielle Healy, Imperial Hotel and Anne Cahill, Cork Convention Bureau at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Aaron Mansworth, Trygone Hotels, Michael Magner, Vienna Woods Hotel and Damien O’Mahony, ETC at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Annette and Michael Magner, Vienna Woods Hotel at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Siobhan and Tim Burke of the Sheeps Head Way at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Rose Carroll, Economic Development and Tourism Department, Cork Co Co, Yvonne O’Mahony, Finance Dept, Cork Co Co, Seamus Heaney, Cork Convention Bureau and Sharon Corcoran, Tourism, Cork Co Co at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Seamus Heaney, CCB, Rose Carroll, Cork Co Co, Cllr. Declan Hurley, Cork County Mayor, Tommy and Maria Lawton, Sharon Corcoran, Cork Co Co, Cllr. Alan Coleman at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Cork County Mayor, Cllr. Declan Hurley with Tommy Lawton who brought the World Youth Angling Championships to Inniscarra, Cork, in August at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Máirín Ní Shuilleabháin who brought the 25th Anniversary of Catechism of the Catholic Church to Cork with Cork County Mayor, Cllr. Declan Hurley at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Damien O’Mahony, ETC, Evelyn O’Sullivan, CCB, Dr. Niall Smith, CIT, Cllr. Declan Hegarty, Cork County Mayor, Elizabeth Carroll -Twomey, CIT and Seamus Heaney, CCB at Cork Convention Bureau’s Cork Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
Mary Bernard, Maryborough House Hotel, at the Cork Convention Bureau Ambassador Awards 2017. The prestigious ceremony pays tribute to 33 ambassadors who have helped secure more than €13 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. Photo Joleen Cronin
