The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, T.D., has today published an Issues Paper for Consultation on the development of Ireland’s next Regional Airports Programme. Minister Ross said today’s publication is an important step in the process to replace the current Programme, which will expire at the end of this year. …
Minister appeals to businesses to act now to help protect themselves and their workers. State supports can provide assurance and confidence. Appeal made on a visit to Keelings, a family-owned business who have used a number of State supports to help them in their Brexit preparations. Keelings employ over 2,300 people and sell produce in…
Chambers Ireland will be participating in 27th edition of the annual Eurochambres Economic Survey 2020 (EES), which, each year, seeks to capture the expectations of the European business environment and the challenges it faces. This qualitative study is based on a series of questions addressed and answered by over 45,000 company responses. It will be particularly…
Chambers Ireland is a member of the Eurochambres Women’s Network, which comprises of Chamber members/policy leaders from across the European Chamber network. The group is tasked with working on policy recommendations that will support women in business, inclusion in the workplace and female entrepreneurship. In order to get a wider understanding of the challenges women…
€2m Cinema Project to Commence Next Month 21st August 2019: The Force will be strong in Shannon this December with news that Omniplex Cinemas will be open at Skycourt in time for STAR WARS IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. Mark Anderson, Director of Omniplex Cinemas said ‘Having recently announced plans for an expanded 6…
Milford Hospice Harvest Fair volunteers (from left): Angela Quinn, Brid Foster, Peggy Riordan, Kate Devane and Ann O’Sullivan are seeking donations for their stalls at the Milford Harvest Fair. Photo: Keith Wiseman. Milford Care Centre is asking the public throughout North Tipperary to consider donating goods for the many stalls that will be in…
Continued uncertainty around Brexit has highlighted the importance of capacity building in the customs intermediary sector and the necessity to boost ‘in-house’ customs capacity amongst business that are regularly trading with the UK. Delays at customs can result in disruption to both business and customers. Taking steps now to train key staff on how to…
Shannon Group staff have raised over €278 K for charities since 2014 Wednesday, 14 August 2019: Shannon Group, in conjunction with Shannon Chamber, is encouraging people throughout the Shannon region to come out in force to partake in a Charity 5k run/walk to raise funds for Shannon Group’s Charity Partners, Irish Cancer Society and Limerick…
The 5th Annual Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) Knowledge Day will be held in the University of Limerick on Thursday, 29 August. Topics covered on the day will include the latest research progress with regards to plant cleaning & changeover, process development, control, optimisation and data analytics. Keynote addresses by industry thought leaders and academics Lightning talk sessions detailing PMTC industry led research collaborations with partner companies Lightning talk sessions from our SME partners Vendor exhibition, Q&A and networking sessions. Highly regarded thought leaders from the…
EURES Ireland will be hosting an Irish Recruitment Fair in London on the 14th of September 2019. This event will take place in Clayton Hotel, Chiswick. https://www.claytonhotelchiswick.com/ This is a great opportunity for employers to recruit people living in the UK who are interested in working in Ireland. This event will be promoted to jobseekers,…
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