NSAI briefs business on Certification, Supply Chain and CE Marking at a series of Brexit information sessions along the Border region in Cavan, Monaghan and Sligo this week. Sessions are first in a series of targeted events being hosted by NSAI. Dublin, Ireland, 28 January The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D.,…
Students and young people attending a recent event in Obair, Newmarket on Fergus, were given the unique opportunity to interact with local employers to discuss opportunities in their respective organisations. The event, which was organised by Obair and Shannon Chamber in conjunction with the Rural Development Directorate of Clare Council, involved representatives from Atlantic…
Supporting digital skills development For Employees in manufacturing WHY ‘EXPLORE’? According to the EU (Cedefop, 2018) approximately 85% of all jobs will involve some form of digital process by 2020. Ireland lags behind our EU neighbours in the percentage of adults participating in lifelong learning programmes. Assisting employees to develop their confidence in using digital…
Ministers Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin today announced €7m in grants to Sports Capital Programme (SCP) projects. The grants announced today represent the first set of allocations under the 2018 round of the SCP and relate to projects previously deemed invalid under the 2017 round of the programme which have now been corrected. 170 individual…
Chambers Ireland has complied a number of resources on its website, including Government contingency plans and links to the European Commission’s preparedness notices. We have highlighted several areas that our members should consider immediately in the event of a no-deal. Please note the following information sheet is only a brief overview and should in no…
Pictured (from left): John Slattery, Seamus Fitzgerald and Declan Hartnettt, GECAS, Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber and Declan Dooley, moderator. Photo: Eamon Ward. Shannon has been at the heart of international aviation for over seventy years and is now home to the largest aerospace and aviation cluster in Ireland but its future could include…
In November 2018, Shannon Chamber wrote to all local representatives in Co Clare highlighting the issues companies face when seeking to process residency and employment permits and other documentation for foreign nationals. Concerned by the fact that serious delays in the processing of employment permits (16-18 weeks for companies without Trust Partner status and 6…
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