Go The Extra Mile

Go The Extra Mile

HOMS Solicitors Fittest Company Challenge Bon Secours Hospital Great Limerick Run Holmes O’Malley Sexton Solicitors (HOMS Solicitors) are delighted to be sponsoring the HOMS Solicitors Fittest Company Challenge as part of the Bon Secours Hospital Great Limerick Run which will take place in Limerick on Sunday 6th May 2018.  The Fittest Company Challenge is a…

Government opens €300 million Brexit Loan Scheme for Irish Businesses for applications

Scheme open to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees Loans of up to €1.5 million at a rate of 4% or less Scheme has the potential to benefit over 5,000 companies impacted by Brexit Scheme administered for Ministers Humphreys’ and Creed’s Departments by SBCI, an agency of Minister Donohoe’s Department Scheme delivered in partnership…

Barcelona here we come – Shannon Airport service takes flight today

New Ryanair service launched to one of Europe’s most exciting destinations  The summer has begun for outbound holiday makers from Shannon for sure with the launch today of its new service to one of Europe’s favourite sun destinations – the Barcelona region of Spain. A twice weekly (Tuesdays and Saturdays) Ryanair service to Barcelona Reus…

Number and Profile of Employers Offering Apprenticeships is Expanding

Number and Profile of Employers Offering Apprenticeships is Expanding

  Pictured at the apprenticeship evening in St Patrick’s Comprehensive School, Shannon (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Fiona Donlan, Atlantic Aviation Group; Michael Collins, Molex; Sandra Gunning, Zimmer Biomet; Joe Leddin, Mid-West Regional Skills Forum; Stephen Linnane, Element Six, Emer Brohpy, Limerick and Clare Education & Training Board; Alan O’Brien, Modular Automation and…

AAI and UL announce Part 21 Design Engineering Postgrad Module

AAI and UL announce Part 21 Design Engineering Postgrad Module

(LtoR) Greg Larkin (UL) Caoimhe O’Donnell (AAI), Nick Holdaway (AAG), Colm Carty (AAG) and Dr Kyriakos Kourousis (UL). Photo: Eamon Ward.   Shannon based aviation training school Atlantic Aviation Institute (AAI), which is a subsidiary of Atlantic Aviation Group, and the University of Limerick (UL) has this week announced a new partnership which will see…

Over 75% of Chambers believe post-Brexit transition must be longer than two years

Ahead of the EU Council meeting scheduled to take place next week on the 23-24 March, Chambers Ireland today (16 March 2018) published the results of a survey of the Irish Chamber Network, revealing that an overwhelming majority of Chambers (97%) believe a transition period following the UK’s exit from EU next March will be…

Minister Humphreys announces changes to Employment Permits Regulations to alleviate pressure on Hospitality and Animation Sectors

The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, has signed off on changes to Employment Permit Regulations which will make it easier for businesses in the hospitality and animation sectors to source workers from outside the EEA. Announcing the changes, Minister Humphreys said: “Following a review of the Highly Skilled and Ineligible lists…

Cinema in SkyCourt Shannon would Boost Leisure Time Offering to Shannon Residents and Surrounding Communities

Shannon Chamber welcomes the announcement that planning permission is being sought to deliver a new cinema in SkyCourt Shopping Centre.   “Shannon has a population of almost 10,000 people with a further 10,000 people coming into the town every day to work at the airport, in the Free Zone and Smithstown and in the many…

Companies Should Monitor Energy, Water and Waste Costs for Operational Efficiency… Shannon Chamber seminar hears

Companies Should Monitor Energy, Water and Waste Costs for Operational Efficiency… Shannon Chamber seminar hears

Encouraging SMEs to apply for €coMerit certification (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Christian Kubernat, environmental consultant; Camillus Muldowney, energy consultant, Coral Leisure; and Margaret Murphy, Southern Waste Region. Photo: Eamon Ward.   Small and medium-sized companies seeking to become lean could start with monitoring their energy, water and waste practices to ascertain wastage…

Shannon Chamber Joins Forces with St Patrick’s Comprehensive School Shannon to Host First-Ever Apprenticeships Evening

Shannon Chamber Joins Forces with St Patrick’s Comprehensive School Shannon to Host First-Ever Apprenticeships Evening

Shannon Chamber is extending its events calendar into local schools by hosting its first-ever apprenticeship evening in St Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Shannon where six companies will outline the types of apprenticeships available and what students need to do to enrol for them.   The event, which takes place next Wednesday, 14 March, was the…