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Internal Communications

As our digital world continues to evolve, and quickly, it’s important that Sisk keeps abreast of these

changes by updating our various forms of communication so that they are fit for purpose. This includes
being accessible to all (including our many site workers), relevant with the news that you want to hear,

constantly updated, and easy to use.

o this end, we will be introducing a mobile app.
Apart from enabling the rapid deployment of news
Ton work winning, good practice, HSEQS alerts, and
project updates, it could develop over time with training
information and be used to access information stored
on our Intranet. Most importantly it will be a catalyst for
effective collaboration between all staff.
A small team will be looking after the design and
implementation of the app, including a representative
from ’Building for Success’ group, and it’s hoped
it will be introduced in stages from the end of
this year.
In addition to the app, we’re also introducing a
newly designed, mobile friendly and shorter electronic
newsletter. Amongst other things, this will help improve
communication for individual Business Units and assist in
cascading messages from our Roadshows.

What did you say?
All these improvements have come about because we at modern, mobile friendly communication trends
are listening to what you have to say! During the staff and systems. All this information, qualitative and
surveys of 2015 you told us how we can improve our quantitative, will help bring us closer together.
communication channels. Combined with this we’ve Overall the information is all very positive. In
taken analysis from our electronic newsletters since particular, that internal communication is improving
2013 to understand what you want to read about. And and email volumes are acceptable. The areas we
finally, a group from the ‘Engineering Forum’, part of do need to improve upon, like the lack of mobile
the ‘Building for Success’ leadership training module, accessibility, we are making great headway with so
amplified areas of the Staff Survey and looked watch this space for further news.

The Score at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

History On 6 June 1976, the culmination of many years of
The Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium in Cork, Ireland, has a effort came together with the official opening of Páirc
long and diverse history. Originally opened by the Lord Uí Chaoimh stadium on the site. It was an historic
Mayor Augustine Roche in 1904 as the ‘Cork Athletic occasion for the GAA as this was the first custom-
Ground’, it had a capacity of 50,288. Back then it was built stadium in the history of the Association. It was
run by a private company and let out for a rent totalling appropriate that it should be dedicated to the man
one-third of gate receipts. The grounds were originally who is recognised as the architect of the modern GAA
let out for hockey and association football in the winter, – Pádraig Ó Caoimh (pictured). The official opening
but by 1906 it had become exclusively used for hurling was performed by GAA President, Conchubhair Ó
and football (with the odd concert for the likes of Murchú, who had been at the forefront of the planning,
Michael Jackson or U2 added from time to time). negotiation and fund-raising.

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