Minister Ross has today announced additional funding this year for two priority areas in our rail system – accessibility for people with disabilities and security on the network. Funding of €160,000 is being provided for the second phase of an Accessibility App project for rail users with disabilities which is aimed at addressing some of…
Shannon Chamber urges member companies to check out and act on, if they haven’t already done so, an important End-of-Year Notice issued by the Revenue Commissioners, containing key information on PAYE system modernisation, Payroll Notifications and other related matters. These issues are critical to the smooth running of businesses so it’s vital that employers are…
Becci Harrison of Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow and Jean McCabe of Willow, Ennis, Co. Clare pictured with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for the launch of Small Business Saturday 2018. Retail Excellence and An Taoiseach launched an awareness campaign at Government Buildings this week to support local retailers on Small Business Saturday which will take place on…
The Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Shane Ross T.D. and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin T.D. today welcomed the latest official data on overseas travel from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which showed an increase of 7.1% in overseas visits to Ireland for the first ten months of 2018…
The European Commission has prepared a list of notices to help businesses prepare across various business areas and are available to view on the Commission’s website: European Commission Brexit Preparedness Recently the European Commission ‘intensified’ its Brexit Preparedness work to prepare in the event of a ‘no-deal’ scenario, with new details on the European Commission’s…
Free entry Your colleague could win up to €500 Great way to recognise staff The One4all Spotlight Awards recognise employee excellence in SMEs throughout Ireland One4all, in association with Chambers Ireland, has launched its search for ‘Ireland’s best employee’ with the 2018 Spotlights – awards that shine a light and reward employees that have made…
Clare County Council’s success in being named as Local Authority of the Year at the Chambers Ireland annual Excellence in Local Government Awards is a significant achievement and important contributory factor to continued economic development in the county, according to Shannon Chamber. Congratulating the Council on winning the overall prize and three category awards, Helen…
The announcement of a major expansion by German-owned logistics company, DB Schenker involving a doubling of its facilities and workforce at Shannon Free Zone is highly significant for the Shannon Region, according to Shannon Chamber. DB Schenker is to invest €10 million in the provision of an additional 55,000 sq ft plant due for completion…
Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards: Clare County Council was yesterday (22 November 2018) named Local Authority of the Year at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The 15th annual Awards ceremony was held in association with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and showcases and celebrates the best of…
Taoiseach and Ministers Humphreys & Donohoe consult 160 stakeholders at the Future Jobs Summit in the Aviva Stadium With Ireland nearing full employment, what does new technology mean for the jobs of the future and how can we improve productivity to protect the hard-won gains of recent years? Future Jobs is a new whole-of Government…
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