'Buy Irish' is the lifeboat for a global crisis, Cork Chamber hears

Ms O'Connell issued a clarion call to change one product to Guaranteed Irish this Christmas, saying it makes a huge difference in the economy

Front, left to right: Guest speakers Peigín Crowley, founder of Ground; Dan Twomey, managing director of Cork Builders Providers; Bríd O'Connell, CEO of Guaranteed Irish; and Julie Dorel, head of communications at the Musgrave Group. Rear, from left: Conor Healy, Cork Chamber CEO; Rob Horgan, Cork Chamber president; Karen O'Donoghue, managing director of the 'Irish Examiner' and 'The Echo'; and Jamie Olden, of sponsors RDJ, attending the Cork Chamber Business Breakfast, sponsored by RDJ, and media sponsors the 'Irish Examiner' at Clayton Hotel, Cork City. Picture: Larry Cummins

The enduring value of local supply chains and a "buy Irish" ethos in the face of global trade uncertainty was underlined at the Cork Chamber Business Breakfast with Irish leaders from the wellness, construction, and retail sectors

Bríd O'Connell, the chief executive of Guaranteed Irish, chaired a panel discussion with members of the organisation: Peigín Crowley of Ground Wellbeing, Julie Dorel of the Musgrave Group, and Dan Twomey of Cork Builders Providers.