Shannon Airport welcomes Lufthansa’s doubling of capacity on Frankfurt service

Shannon Airport welcomes Lufthansa’s doubling of capacity on Frankfurt service

Thursday 28 February 2019: Shannon Airport is today delighted to announce that its first ever scheduled Lufthansa service is to have its capacity doubled this year with the announcement of a second weekly service to Frankfurt. The service will now operate to Frankfurt on Thursdays as well as Saturdays, with the outbound leg on Thursdays…

Chambers Ireland Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2019

Chambers Ireland Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2019

Chambers Ireland Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2019 will open for applications on Monday, 4 March when the link to the Submit.com page will be available. Having hosted its first CSR event in 2018, and witnessed the level of CSR activities being undertaken in the region, Shannon Chamber would encourage its member companies to consider entering…

Skillnet Ireland named Best Brand at the 2019 Digital Media Awards

Skillnet Ireland named Best Brand at the 2019 Digital Media Awards

Shannon Chamber is delighted to announce that Skillnet Ireland has been named Best Brand at the 2019 Digital Media Awards. These awards recognise creativity and innovation across multiple areas of an ever-evolving sector, which includes digital content creation, advertising and marketing campaigns, mobile media, app development, web design and development. Skillnet Ireland’s campaign entry –…

New Regional Enterprise Plan for the Mid-West

New Regional Enterprise Plan for the Mid-West

New Plan is one of nine Regional Enterprise Plans being launched by Minister Humphreys to drive enterprise growth in the regions Lisheen, Co.Tipperary, Wednesday 20th February 2019 The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys, TD, today launched a new Regional Enterprise Plan for the Mid-West to support enterprise growth and job creation through…

Chambers for Europe – Election an Opportunity for Ireland to Ensure its place at heart of EU

Chambers for Europe – Election an Opportunity for Ireland to Ensure its place at heart of EU

Ahead of the European Parliament elections taking place this May, Chambers Ireland and a delegation of representatives from around the Irish Chamber Network today (20 Feb 2019) launches its “Chambers for Europe” manifesto in Brussels.   Speaking at the European Parliament this morning, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot calls on businesses and their employees…

Global Accolade for Shannon’s Park Inn by Radisson Hotel

Global Accolade for Shannon’s Park Inn by Radisson Hotel

  Park Inn by Radisson Shannon Airport general manager Louise O’Hara (4th from right) joins staff in celebrating being recognised as the most hospitable hotel in the group in Ireland, the UK and Western Europe,. Photo: Eamon Ward.   Shannon’s Park Inn by Radisson Hotel has been voted the best of 26 Park Inn by…

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D. launch Technology Skills 2022: Ireland’s Third ICT Skills Action Plan

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D. launch Technology Skills 2022: Ireland’s Third ICT Skills Action Plan

The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys T.D. today (Monday 18 February 2019) have announced targets to deliver more than 47,000 graduates with high level ICT skills by 2022. Technology Skills 2022: Ireland’s Third ICT Skills Action Plan sets out priority actions to meet…

New and Existing businesses that meet the criteria can apply for LEADER grant aid of 50% of capital expenditure, up to a maximum of €50,000. Up to €30,000 is also available for feasibility studies at 75% rate of grant aid.

Clare Local Development Company are offering a suite of business training workshops #LEADERforEnterprise to assist new and existing businesses to progress to Grant Application.   The #LEADERforEnterprise team will be led by Evelyn Cormican, Blueprint Coaching & Training with the support of a team of specialist trainers and consultants assembled in the relevant sectors. Evelyn has assisted businesses to avail…

Energy generating pressure pads for ships leaves Limerick school on crest of wave

Laurel Hill win third Shannon Foynes Port Company ‘Compass’ TY competition Kerry and Limerick teams present in front of 300 people as John Kiely tells them ‘follow your dreams’   Friday 8 February 2019:  Innovation was in rich supply today at one of Ireland’s great maritime commercial hubs, Foynes, as schools presented ground-breaking concepts for…

Ministers Ross and Griffin welcome announcement that Limerick will host the 2021 Tag Rugby World Cup

Ministers Ross and Griffin welcome announcement that Limerick will host the 2021 Tag Rugby World Cup

Minister Ross and Minister of State Griffin welcomed today’s news that Limerick has been chosen to host the 2021 Tag Rugby World Cup.    Minister Ross said: “Today’s announcement that Limerick has been successful in their bid to host the 2021 Tag Rugby World Cup – the first northern hemisphere city to host the tournament….