Santa prepares to fly over the west coast skies with children from across the country Friday 25th October 2019: Shannon Airport can confirm that a special VIP from the North Pole is set to take to the skies with over 2,000 children and their parents for the Shannon Airport Santa Flights. Now in its seventh…
Tourism boost as first direct service brings Viennese tourists to the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way Budget 2020 announced Tourism Ireland route development fund increase is a significant factor Wednesday 23rd October 2019: Shannon Group is delighted to welcome today’s announcement by Lauda, the low-cost Austrian airline, of a new service from Shannon Airport…
22 October 2019 Minister Humphreys said: “I am bitterly disappointed by today’s news. My immediate thoughts are with the workers and their families at what is a very difficult time for them and for the wider Shannon area. I fully appreciate how important large-scale employers like this are to regional areas, which makes this…
Reacting to the news that Molex is to close its Shannon facility by the end of 2020, Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes said: “This is a very sad day for Shannon and for Shannon Chamber but most especially for the 500 employees at Molex, who have given dedicated service to the company since it first…
The board and CEO of Shannon Chamber has welcomed the announcement that its president, Mary Considine, has been appointed CEO of Shannon Group plc for a period of seven years. Chief executive Helen Downes, speaking on behalf of the board, said: “ Mary has been a board member of Shannon Chamber since November 2011…
In the three years since its initiation by Shannon Chamber, the Mid-West Lean Network has not only gone from strength to strength in terms of the number of companies that have joined the now industry-led network but it has been instrumental in encouraging the uptake of lean processes within companies. This fact was borne…
Mid-West ARIES aims to provide the Mid-West Region with an inspirational and inclusive educational programme on recovery and well-being in mental health. The topics of the courses are created and delivered by people with lived experience, family members and staff working within the services. This is called co-production and means that everyone has a say…
Dublin, Ireland, 16 October 2019, The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen TD, have announced the launch of a public consultation on the development of a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Future Jobs Ireland 2019,…
Dublin, Ireland, 15 October 2019: The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D., today (October 15, 2019) urged businesses to make sure they are ready to avail of the Customs Transit Procedure for moving goods through the UK Landbridge post-Brexit. It takes time to put this procedure in place so businesses should start…
Dublin, Ireland, Monday, 14 October 2019 The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation have published a survey on the topic of Remote Work in Ireland to inform their upcoming study on the topic. This 2-minute anonymous survey aims to capture the perspectives of employees across sectors, regardless of whether they work remotely or not. The…
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