Shannon Chamber Seeks Feedback on how Member Companies are Dealing with COVID-19

The Government, through the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation,  has announced a package of supports for businesses impacted by Covid-19, namely: A €200m Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) Working Capital scheme for eligible businesses impacted by COVID-19. Loans of up to €1.5m will be available at reduced rates, with up to the first…

Chambers Ireland joins Government, Trade Unions & Employer Bodies in shared National Effort to respond to COVID-19

Chambers Ireland has today issued the following joint statement with the Government, trade unions and other employer bodies. Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “We are committed to showing flexibility and a co-operative approach in managing the inevitable disruption which will arise in these difficult and exceptional times and have also agreed to remain…

Shannon Companies Sharing Data on their Preparedness for COVID-19

Shannon Chamber in conjunction with its human resources advisory partner, Adare Human Resource Management, stated today that it is continuously liaising with members of the Chamber’s HR Forum to assess how companies are preparing for any repercussions arising from COVID-19. Chamber CEO Helen Downes explains: “The HR Forum is a very active forum within the…

Quality, Reliability and Cost Rank High in Assessment of Sup-Suppliers by Multinational and Larger Indigenous Companies

Pictured at the Local Enterprise Week seminar, organised by Shannon Chamber and LEO Clare and held in the Gateway Hub Shannon (front): Padraic McElwee. LEO Clare and Helen Downes, Shannon Chamber. Back (l-r): Joe Fitzgerald, Stephen Dowling and Trevor Sweeney, Atlantic Aviation Group; Michelle Hynes, Reagecon; and Eugene Hannan. Microchip Technology Ireland. Photo: Eamon Ward….

Reagecon Diagnostics opens its doors to show companies how to start their Lean journeys

Attendees, including Reagecon employees, at the Mid-West Lean Network workshop in Reagecon with (front centre): Reagecon’s lean specialist Jennifer Stratton and IT and Supply Chain director Michael O’Riordan and, Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photo: Eamon Ward.   Reagecon Diagnostics may only have introduced structured lean principles into the company one year ago but the…

Expressions of Interest Sought for innovative DesignWorks Clare project

DesignWorks Clare   Following the successful Design Works Galway Programme in 2019 (see booklet below), Shannon Chamber is delighted to now announce a collaboration with the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Clare to launch DesignWorks Clare. This initiative explores a new way of celebrating design through linking business, design and art in a project entitled DesignWorks…

Update on the Coronavirus COVID-19 and the Workplace

The recent developments of the coronavirus in Ireland have continued to raise questions amongst employers about scenario planning and obligations towards their employees. There are a number of scenarios that employers need to consider where employees are unable to attend work. Each situation will be different and common sense will need to be used where…