Minister Nash publishes Government commissioned report on Zero Hour Contracts by University of Limerick

Study finds zero hours contracts are not extensively used in Ireland – however, emergence of “if and when” contracts identified The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has published a new report, “A Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hours Contracts among Irish Employers and their Impact on Employees” by the University of…

Leading international player CPL Industries to invest following carbon tax relief and ban on smoky coal commitments  Foynes has potential to become major European hub for biofuel manufacturing  Biggest jobs announcement for West Limerick since early 1980s will create market for biomass crops also CPL Industries, Europe’s leading manufacturer and wholesaler of smokeless solid fuel…

    Describing the recently launched Mid-West Action Plan for jobs 2015-2017 as comprehensive and ambitious, Shannon Chamber has pledged to become fully immersed in its implementation in areas for which is has the wherewithal, knowledge, skillset and linkages to make a lasting and measurable impact.   “We are delighted that the plan clearly acknowledges…

Hats off to new developments at Shannon Free Zone… pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel (from left): Kevin Thompstone, president, Shannon Chamber; Ray O’Driscoll, managing director, Shannon Commercial Properties; and Eoin Mc Manus, business director, Three. Photo: Eamon Ward   The Shannon Free Zone is set to be transformed over the next ten years as work…

Almost 200 business executives from the greater Shannon area attended Shannon Chamber’s Budget 2016 briefing in the Bunratty Castle Hotel on Wednesday, 14 October. This very popular annual event gives chamber members and their business associates the opportunity to hear, first-hand, the key elements of the Budget and their impact at a business and personal…

Complimenting Shannon Airport on receiving major recognition from the European airline community after being chosen as this year’s winner of the Airport of the Year Award from the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) for the second year in a row, Shannon Chamber’s chief executive Helen Downes said: “This is the first time this has happened…

  Last May, Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Barometer pointed to a year of expected growth in the tourism sector, with improvements in the Irish economy contributing to this growing optimism. Has this happened and if so, what is driving this growth and, how is the Mid-West performing? These are some of the questions that will be…

Shannon Chamber has teamed up with the British Irish Chamber of Commerce to organise a half-day seminar aimed at encouraging more Shannon region companies to consider Britain as a potential and pertinent export market. The seminar, which is being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick, will take place on Wednesday, 21 October…

    Brian Aherne (centre) general manager, Intel Shannon and director of Intel Network Computing Division EMEA with (from left): Martin Dolan, commercial director, Modular Automation; John Barron, managing director and chairman, Reagecon Diagnostics Ltd; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Theresa O’Gorman, tax director, Grant Thornton; and Sean Burke, Enterprise Ireland at the R&D…