Sun shines on Mount Juliet as over 100 players take part in Kilkenny Chamber Golf Challenge

The weather gods certainly smiled kindly on Kilkenny Chamber’s latest event - the annual golf challenge at Mount Juliet Estate  on Wednesday.

Paul Whitnell and John Hurley

First prize went to the team from EY, with TransferMate coming in second, followed by Carne Group in third place.

This year, a fourth prize was awarded, which went to Evans Mockler, a British team which travelled with the British Irish Trading Alliance.

Owen Sweeney (PKHL Main Sponsor), Chamber President Brian Keyes and CEO John Hurley

“People like doing business with people they know and by bringing 100 businesspeople together in this way, the consequent effect on business relationships is tremendous," said Chamber CEO John Hurley.

"Throughout the day, business leaders chatted with each other about how they could work together to their mutual benefit and many new connections were developed.”

Owen Sweeney, partner with Main Sponsor PKHL, said that they were very happy to support such a successful annual event and congratulated the winners EY on a great result.

“Collaboration is a key core value of BITA," said Paul Whitnell, BITA President.

"Our relationship with Kilkenny Chamber is a great example of successful collaboration which has resulted in opportunities for local business to benefit."

Kilkenny Chamber continues to provide networking opportunities for its members and their guests. Two events will take place in June – a joint event with Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office on June 15, covering the very relevant topic of Recruiting and Retaining Your Staff, and the Chamber Chat for June takes place on Thursday, June 22 at Smithwick’s Experience at 6pm.

More information on these and other Kilkenny Chamber activities can be found at www.kilkennychamber.ie.