Broadcaster, author and PR guru Terry Prone for Network Cork event

NETWORK Cork kicks off this year with an event which features one of the heaviest hitters in media and communications in Ireland – broadcaster, columnist and communications expert Terry Prone.

The first of this year’s events takes place in the Clarion Hotel on Lapps Quay in Cork city on Wednesday, January 13^th. On the night Terry, a candid, humorous and vastly-experienced go-to expert in reputation and crisis management, will share the secrets and tips of her business success and will be happy to advise attendees in a Q&A session afterwards.

As well as a regular on TV, radio and the stage from her teens, Terry is an extremely successful business women and one of the founders of Carr Communications. When she became managing director of that company, she expanded its reach so that it provided training and consultancy in seventeen overseas companies.

Terry, who has written eight critically-acclaimed novels, an award-winning collection of short stories and more than a dozen practical guidebooks is an authoritative commentator on communications.

‘I will speaking about how I got to where I am today, the ups and downs and everything in between and I really hope the women of Cork get something out of it,’ she said.

Tickets for the event, which takes place from 6pm to 8pm, are free to members, or €25 for non-members, including booking fee.

Network Ireland Cork Branch provides a forum where women in business, the professions and the Arts can exchange business ideas and increase their business contacts. It encourages women to achieve more satisfying careers and promotes women as worthy contributors to the Irish economy. Network Cork is one of 8 branches of Network Ireland.

It is sponsored by the Local Enterprise Offices in Cork, and AIB are partners with Network Ireland and support the organisation at both a national and regional level.

To book and for more information on Network Ireland Cork Branch visit www.networkcork.com.