๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ our team represent Ward Personnel ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ & ๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ! ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐๏ธ
From left to right Jack Finn (Business Development & Account Manager for the Mid Western region), Anthony Savage (Head of Business Development), Peter Abernethy (Business Development & Account Manager for the South & South-Eastern regions), and David Ward (Managing Director), recently attended ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ & ๐๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
The theme for the day was ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, Joanne Treacy officially kicked off the event with opening remarks. Taoiseach Micheรกl Martin delivered ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ as well as covering the key points of ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ and ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ in the region which are also a key focus of government.
It was a busy day for the Taoiseach in Cork with the signing of the contracts for the ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐, which will be a key driver for the growth of the region.
Michael McGrath European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, gave us an ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ and outlined the role of the European Union in formulating policy to ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐.
Joanne Treacy and her team had assembled a ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. These industry leaders, expertly marshalled on stage by Jonathan Healy, gave all in attendance a ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ into a wide range of topics including infrastructure and housing, AI, Gender balance, Skills development, Health & Wellbeing and innovation across the construction sector.
Cian O’Mahony, Chairman of CIF Cork, provided excellent closing remarks and a recap of the day.
It was a great day of listening, chatting and networking and congratulations to Joanne, Cian and all the CIF team on hosting such a successful event which really showcased the bright future ahead for the Construction sector in the Southern region.
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