Foras na Gaeilge promotes the use of Irish language in business

Foras an Gaeilge provides a range of supports to the business sector.  SCÉIM TACAÍOCHTA GNÓ / BUSINESS SUPPORT SCHEME The Scéim Tacaíochta Gnó Business Support Scheme provides grant aid to small and medium-sized businesses who wish to use the Irish language as a strategic marketing tool.  You will find a link to the Application Form below.  The scheme…

Public Consultation of the Mid-Term Review of Capital Plan 2017

  Minister Donohoe recently launched the Mid-Tern Capital Plan Review which will decide how the remaining unallocated capital funding should be assigned up until 2021. Shannon Chamber is considering making a submission on the Capital Plan Review and we are seeking feedback from our members. The detail is provided in the document (link below):  …

Ministers Launch Report on Future Skills Needs In The Food And Drink Sector

Ministers Launch Report on Future Skills Needs In The Food And Drink Sector

13th April 2017 The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD, and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, today launched the 2017 Report on Future Skills Needs in the Food and Drink Sector.  The report, prepared by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, assesses skills needs…

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Seeks Participation from Irish Businesses in New Study on Corporate Social Responsibility

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has commissioned a national study on Corporate Social Responsibility and are seeking participation from businesses of all sizes operating in Ireland. This will be the first comprehensive study of its kind in Ireland and will inform the development of Ireland’s Second National Plan on Corporate Social Responsibility which…

Enterprise Ireland launches ‘Brexit SME Scorecard’ to help companies self-assess readiness for Brexit

Irish companies must prepare for a hard Brexit – SME Scorecard is a first step to putting a Brexit Business Plan in place”– Julie Sinnamon, CEO, Enterprise Ireland. Scorecard Report will help Irish SMEs #PrepareforBrexit – provides overview of potential risk areas and generates suggested actions, information and resources. Enterprise Ireland has launched the ‘Brexit SME…

Minister Breen travels to Budapest to discuss Brexit and the Single Market

The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD travelled to Hungary this week (Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th April) for a series of bilateral meetings with his EU counterparts. These meetings form part of an ongoing programme of engagement by Irish government Ministers with EU Member States in an effort to build awareness…

Minister Halligan welcomes Ireland’s continued success in winning EU funding for Research and Innovation

Minister Halligan welcomes Ireland’s continued success in winning EU funding for Research and Innovation

Ireland wins a total €386 million of EU funding This includes 82 individual awards of more than €1 million to companies and Higher Education Institutions 11th April 2017 The Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan T.D. today (11th April 2017) welcomed the latest results on Ireland’s success in securing competitive funding…

Fraud Knows No Boundaries and is a Real Threat for Business … Shannon Chamber Seminar hears

Fraud Knows No Boundaries and is a Real Threat for Business … Shannon Chamber Seminar hears

  Patrick D’Arcy, director of forensic and investigation services with Grant Thornton. Photo: Eamon Ward.   There are no known cases of undetected fraud. This opening statement uttered by Patrick D’Arcy, director of forensic and investigation services with Grant Thornton when he stood up to address a recent business briefing at the Radisson Blu Hotel…

Networking Maestro Kingsley Aikins Captivates Audience at Chambers’ Networking Event

Networking Maestro Kingsley Aikins Captivates Audience at Chambers’ Networking Event

Kingsley Aikins, guest presenter at the Mid-West Chambers’ networking evening (7th right) with (from left): Chris Adams, Adams Business Consulting; Helen Brown, University of Limerick; Padraic McElwee, LEO Clare (sponsor); Fiona Connolly, Lyons of Limerick (sponsor); James Ring, CEO, Limerick Chamber; Helen Downes, CEO, Helen Chamber; William Cahir, President, Ennis Chamber; Mary Considine, Shannon Airport…

Chambers Ireland Corporare Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards are now Open

Chambers Ireland Corporare Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards are now Open

Shannon Chamber encourages its member to seriously consider entering Chambers Ireland’s 2017 CSR Awards. This an the ideal opportunity to showcase how your company and its employees are contributing to the communities in which you work or to Ireland generally. With 9 categories to choose from plus an outstanding achievement in CSR award open to all…