Ireland the only country to identify Brexit as a significant challenge A survey of European businesses, published today (30 November 2016) by EUROCHAMBRES, has revealed that Brexit is not considered a concern for most companies. The survey, which was conducted in autumn 2016 and had 50,500 respondents from across Europe, asked businesses to rank…
Fingal County Council was last night (24 November 2016) named Local Authority of the Year at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The 13th annual Awards ceremony was held in association with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and showcases and celebrates the best of Local Government…
Helena Doody, Tracy Hegarty, Kate O’Connell, Shannon College of Hotel Management with Dermot Kelly and John Gavin, owner/directors Shannon Springs attending the launch of the newly renovated Shannon Springs Hotel and the new wok station and lunch time buffet menu. Photograph by Eamon Ward Entrepreneurship is a term more often associated with industry than tourism…
Limerick and Clare hurlers may get a glimpse into how Tipperary managed to win the Liam McCarthy Cup this year when their manager, Michael Ryan, takes to the stage at Shannon Chamber’s annual President’s lunch, which takes place on Tuesday, 6 December in Dromoland Castle Hotel. Ryan will be joined by Sean Flannery, general…
Chambers Ireland will be preparing a submission in relation to Revenue’s proposals to modernise the PAYE system, as announced by Minister Noonan in his Budget statement. The consultation paper is available here and calls for the views of employers, employees, payroll providers, tax practitioners, bookkeepers etc on PAYE modernisation. At its core, PAYE Modernisation means…
Reformed workplace dispute resolution bodies of the state now under one roof – Dublin, 21st of November 2016: Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell-O’Connor T.D., today (Monday), officially opened the new offices of the WRC and Labour Court. Today the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation officially opened the new Headquarters of the…
Congratulations to Billy Murphy, General Manager, European Operations, Maidenform Brands International Shannon, and his team on their recent celebration of thirty years operating from Shannon. Maidenform International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Maidenform Inc., founded in the USA in the 1920s by the Rosenthal family, was established at Shannon in late 1985, opening its Distribution…
Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber pictured at the personal branding event in GECAS Shannon with (from left: Denise Mangan-Fahy, GECAS; Anne Sheehan, enterprise director, Vodafone Ireland; and Gillian Horan, the Pudding Brand Company. Photo: Eamon Ward. With so many communication channels now available to individuals, particularly at an online level, developing a personal…
For the past 13 years, Chambers Ireland has been running the very successful Corporate Social Responsibility Awards (CSR) which recognise the significant contribution that Irish business makes to society through CSR practices. The importance of CSR has increased in recent years and has become a mainstream business activity in Ireland. These annual CSR Awards recognise…
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is organising a number of Focus Groups – looking at the impact of the Brexit vote on Irish SMEs.r members would be available to attend. Given the challenges facing Irish SME’s already identified since the Brexit announcement the involvement of Shannon Chamber members to this initiative would be…
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