Vicky Howard, operations director, Reagecon and newly appointed chairperson of Shannon Chamber Skillnet Steering Committee with Chamber CEO Helen Downes. Photo: Eamon Ward. Shannon Chamber is pleased to announce that Vicky Howard, operations director with Shannon-based Reagecon, has been appointed chairperson of its Skillnet Steering Committee. Ms Howard takes over the role from outgoing chair…
31st May Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD today announced the commencement of a mid-year Review of the Occupation Lists for employment permits for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). The lists are reviewed twice a year. Minister Humphreys said: “Today I am opening a public consultation on…
Nandi O’Sullivan, Head of Communications, Shannon Group plc, Mary Kennedy, RTE Nationwide, and Ray O’Driscoll, Managing Director, Shannon Commercial Properties pictured at Shannon Free Zone. Entire programme dedicated to Shannon Free Zone to air this Friday Wednesday 29 May 2019: Nationwide on RTÉ One television will this Friday, 31st May, broadcast a special programme…
Wednesday 29th May 2019: A spokesperson for Shannon Airport, a Shannon Group company, has said that it will be business as usual at the airport during the visit to Ireland of US President, Donald Trump. However, passengers travelling to the airport are being advised to allow an additional 15 minutes extra travel time for the…
With today’s announcement (24 May 2019) of UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s official resignation on 7 June, Chambers Ireland calls on the British Parliament to elect a Prime Minister who will seek to prevent a no-deal, disorderly Brexit. Speaking this afternoon, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “Today’s announcement by Mrs. May brings progress…
Shannon Golf Club has refurbished its 2nd floor private function facility, aptly named the “Loft Bar” at SGC. In an amazing gesture to Shannon Chamber member companies, the Club is offering this new facility, which comfortably caters for 50-60 people and has a large HD screen (109 inches) and 2 smaller screens, to one…
Left to right: Pictured with a cross-representative group of employees, Claude Costelloe, General Manager of Zimmer Biomet Ireland manufacturing facilities, is presented with the CPD Accredited Employer Standard Certificate award by Aidan O’Flaherty, Associate Director, Engineers Ireland. The picture shows employees from Clare, Galway, Limerick, Tipperary, Mayo and Offaly. Left to right: Maeve McLoughlin, Maura…
Wednesday 22nd May 2019: Commenting on the announcement that US President Donal Trump will fly into Shannon Airport and meet with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on June 5th there, a spokesperson for Shannon Group, which operates Shannon Airport, said: “Shannon has long since had a special relationship with the US, with every US President having been…
Labour Force Survey Shows: Employment continues to grow strongly. 79,800 jobs were created in the year to Q1 2019, bringing total employment to a record high of 2,316,100 Over 1,500 new jobs being created every week in Ireland Govt Target of 135,000 New Jobs in the Regions by 2020 has been surpassed Employment increased…
Pictured at the Shannon Chamber/Goodbody event in the Oakwood Hotel in Shannon (from left): Michael Tiernan, managing director, Tiernan Properties and founder and former CEO of e|net; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Don Harrington, corporate finance director, Jon Ihle, head of communications and Catriona Coady, senior tax and pensions specialist, Goodbody and; Jimmy Martin, founder…
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