COMPANIES IN CLARE AND LIMERICK EMBRACE DISABILITY CONFIDENCE CONCEPT

COMPANIES IN CLARE AND LIMERICK EMBRACE DISABILITY CONFIDENCE CONCEPT

Launching the  new www.disabilityconfidence.ie website (from left): Ursula Mackenzie, EmployAbility Limerick; James O’Donohue, website content contributor; Helen McQuillan, Employability Clare; and Helen Downes, Shannon Chamber. Photo: Salvatore Conte. An increasing number of companies in Clare and Limerick are becoming disability confident as a result of a six-month Disability Confidence pilot project undertaken in both counties….

Significant milestone reached as Unemployment rate falls to 7.9%– Mary Mitchell O’Connor

All regions of the country sees fall in unemployment The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor today (Tuesday) welcomed the latest Quarterly National Household Survey figures from the Central Statistics Office, showing that the unemployment rate fell to 7.9% for April and all regions of the country saw a fall in unemployment…

Shannon Region’s Legacy of Achievement and Future Potential Outlined at Shannon Chamber Lunch

Shannon Region’s Legacy of Achievement and Future Potential Outlined at Shannon Chamber Lunch

Julie Dickerson, president, Shannon Chamber (left) with Niall O’Callaghan, business and relationship manager Mid-West region, IDA Ireland; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; and Ray O’Driscoll, managing director, Shannon Commercial Properties at the chamber lunch in Dromoland Castle Hotel. Photograph by Eamon Ward.   The Shannon region is a wonderful place to live and work….

Shannon Airport’s major investment to enhance customer experience

Shannon Airport’s major investment to enhance customer experience

Shannon Airport will next month raise the curtain on a newly upgraded Transit Lounge and European departure gates following the completion of a €3m enhancement. The upgrade works are part of a wider capital investment programme to enhance the passenger experience at the historic terminal building, which over the years has hosted some of the…

Newly Appointed IDA Ireland Mid-West Region Manager to Present at Shannon Chamber Lunch

Newly Appointed IDA Ireland Mid-West Region Manager to Present at Shannon Chamber Lunch

Conscious that Shannon and the greater Shannon region faces competition at national and international levels for new inward investment projects, Shannon Chamber has invited IDA Ireland’s newly appointed business and relationship manager for the Mid-West region, Niall O’Callaghan, to address a business lunch in Dromoland Castle Hotel on Tuesday, 24 May. The purpose of the…

Shannon Group seeks planning permission for a major €8m office block investment at Shannon Free Zone

Shannon Group seeks planning permission for a major €8m office block investment at Shannon Free Zone

New 55,000 sq ft Grade A office block will help attract investment and jobs as revitalisation of Shannon Free Zone advances Shannon Group delivering on its €21m redevelopment programme at Shannon Free Zone Wednesday, 18 May 2016:  Shannon Group’s drive to provide new facilities capable of attracting major investment and jobs to the region will…

Chamber Leaders Call for Junior Ministerial Appointment for West of Ireland

Junior Minister Critical for West of Ireland Economy   The inclusion of regional development in a Ministerial portfolio as part of the new Government structure is a welcome development but the presidents of Shannon and Ennis Chambers of Commerce are calling on the Taoiseach to demonstrate real commitment to the issue by appointing a Junior…

Shannon Chamber First-Time Participant in Job Shadow Day

Shannon Chamber First-Time Participant in Job Shadow Day

Job shadow participant Kathleen McAuliffe pictured in Shannon Chamber’s office with (from left): Helen Downes, chief executive, Lijana Kizaite, Cillian Griffey and Dympna O’Callaghan.   A very successful fortnight of job shadowing in County Clare was finished with a flourish with Shannon Chamber hosting a job shadow for Kathleen McAuliffe in their busy office in…