Cork Network celebrates Businesswomen of the Year

Awards were presented across eight categories

President of Network Cork. Susana Marambio; national president Network Ireland Linda Codoul; and vice-president of Network Cork Cathy Fitzgibbon, with this year's award winners Oral McAndrew, Dr Siobhán Lucey, Patricia Macropoulos, Dara O’Shea, Lorna Horgan, Maura Mackey, Stef McSherry, Elaine Duggan and Liz Gavin. Picture: Darragh Kane

A good after dinner speaker knows their audience; makes them think, makes them laugh, and touches on all the right themes for the evening.

In Cork, a great speaker does all that, but gets a jibe in against a neighbouring county.