Countdown to Limerick Leg of the Underwriting Exchange Limited Jumping In The City Begins with Starters Announced

Countdown to Limerick Leg of the Underwriting Exchange Limited Jumping In The City Begins with Starters Announced

Horse Sport Ireland’s Sophie Dalton and Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen Downes join local rider Joan Greene in testing out the ground at Limerick Greyhound Stadium in advance of the Jumping in the City event which takes place on Friday, June 5.   The start lists for the first leg of the Underwriting Exchange Limited…

Access and Connectivity Key to Increasing Visitor Numbers to West of Ireland…Shannon Chamber

Access and Connectivity Key to Increasing Visitor Numbers to West of Ireland…Shannon Chamber

Kevin Thompstone, president, Shannon Chamber with Suzanne Boda, senior vice president, American Airlines and Niall Gibbons, chief executive, Tourism Ireland. Photo: Eamon Ward. In a week dominated by aviation-related headlines, Shannon Chamber hosted a luncheon seminar today (Thursday, 28 May 2015) where two key players in the tourism and travel sectors. Niall Gibbons, chief executive…

Nationwide Search Begins for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur with €2 million Investment Fund

National Competition to find Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur launched by An Taoiseach and Minister Bruton 2015 competition to target in particular young Irish people overseas The Taoiseach and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation today launched the nationwide search to find Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE), with a total investment fund of €2million available…

Mid-West Chambers Statement re Aer Lingus Sale

In a statement issued today (Wednesday, 27 May 2015), the presidents of Ennis, Galway, Limerick and Shannon while welcoming the government’s decision to support IAG’s offer for Aer Lingus stated  that a diminution in air connectivity to key European and transatlantic hubs, not ownership, was always the critical issue for the Chambers, which collectively have…

70% of Major Change Efforts Fail to Achieve Targeted Benefits

Seventy per cent of change management initiatives fail to achieve their targeted benefits with people the single largest contributing factor to change failure. This startling fact was imparted by Catherine Smith McKiernan, CSM Consulting when addressing HR practitioners at a Shannon Chamber HR Forum in Shannon last week. Addressing the forum McKiernan added: “Ireland’s economic…

Extra Capacity by Aer Lingus on London Heathrow Welcomed by Business Community

Extra Capacity by Aer Lingus on London Heathrow Welcomed by Business Community

A straw poll by Shannon Chamber among its member companies has pointed to a huge welcome for the additional capacity on the Shannon Heathrow route announced by Aer Lingus last week.   “With Heathrow now one of the busiest routes in terms of passenger volumes for Shannon, the 180 extra seats being added every day,…

More than 400 Limerick people to secure well-paid, cutting edge jobs, from Mechatronics to 3-D Printing, via the HEA’s Springboard+ programme of free part-time and conversion courses

More than 400 Limerick people to secure well-paid, cutting edge jobs, from Mechatronics to 3-D Printing, via the HEA’s Springboard+ programme of free part-time and conversion courses

Free part-time & conversion courses leading to real employment opportunities now recruiting: www.springboardcourses.ie Springboard+ Course announcement and Information Seminar City Hall, Merchants Quay, Limerick Wednesday 27th May  7- 9pm More than 400 Limerick people to secure well-paid, cutting edge jobs, from Mechatronics to 3-D Printing, via the HEA’s Springboard+ programme of free part-time and conversion…

PUISSANCE WALL VISITS LANDMARK LOCATIONS AS COUNTDOWN CONTINUES TO THE UNDERWRITING EXCHANGE “JUMPING IN THE CITY”

PUISSANCE WALL VISITS LANDMARK LOCATIONS AS COUNTDOWN CONTINUES TO THE UNDERWRITING EXCHANGE “JUMPING IN THE CITY”

As the countdown continues to The Underwriting Exchange “Jumping In The City” at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Friday June 5th, Cork June 12th and Shelbourne Park June 26th, the Big Red Puissance Wall which horses and riders will jump at all three venues, has been erected in the heart of Limerick City today (Friday) to…

“Special, very special,” says Prince Charles of visit as he and Duchess of Cornwall depart Shannon

Prince Charles departed Shannon Airport this morning following his and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles’ visit to the West of Ireland expressing his delight with the two days. Boarding the jet for Belfast at Shannon, Prince Charles uttered three words that summed up his experience:  “special, very special,” he stated. On hand to…