Shannon Chamber Announces Board Appointments

Shannon Chamber announces the appointment of Stephen Keogh, managing partner of Sellors LLP, as its new president. Mr Keogh succeeds outgoing president Mary Considine, chief executive, Shannon Group plc, who served a two-year term as president. Mr Keogh is a commercial lawyer who spent 5 years with international Law firm Eversheds-Sutherland before returning to the…

Legal issues pertaining to COVID-19 discussed at Shannon Chamber webinar

With so many businesses having to make huge adjustments to their operations to comply with COVID-19 related restrictions, the legal issues associated with such adjustments were outlined very comprehensively by a team from Holmes O’Malley Sexton at a recent webinar organised by Shannon Chamber. The topic was so relevant that it attracted an online audience…

Milford Care Centre announces a ‘Walk from a Distance’ concept for its annual Memorial Walk

The current physical distancing requirements set down by the Government and the HSE has prompted management at Milford Care Centre to consider how it could host its annual Memorial Walk, an event so much appreciated by people throughout the Mid-West who, each year, do the walk in memory of their loved ones. This year, Milford…

Your Views on Current Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) Sought

Shannon Chamber, in conjunction with Chambers Ireland, seeks your views on the current Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). Your views are essential to enable Chambers Ireland prepare a document of recommendations to Government to expand and reform the scheme. Incorporating the views of members of the entire Chamber network in Ireland will ensure that a…

Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC) now supplying physical distancing screens and ergonomic workstations

Physical Distancing and Visual Management in a Manufacturing Environment Physical Distancing Solutions Shannon Chamber member company Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC) is now supplying customers with screens for physical distancing purposes as well as  ergonomic workstations. Complete assembly cells and workstation partitions available from ATC help to eliminate cross-contamination thus ensuring health and safety standards are…

Collaboration at all levels Crucial to keeping business operational and people in employment

Shannon companies keeping essential supply chains moving and applying technologies in new directions to assist in the fight against COVID-19   Despite a tough few weeks, which has seen companies, whose products are essential to national and global supply chains, adjust their facilities to adhere to HSE and WHO directives, manufacturing  companies in Shannon and…

Chambers Ireland Covid-19 business community survey

Chambers Ireland Covid-19 business community survey

Survey conducted Friday 3 April – Monday 6 April Total respondents:                1149   Chambers Ireland survey results highlight severity of economic impact and calls for unprecedented economic stimulus for post-pandemic recovery   Chambers Ireland and its nationwide network of chambers, including Shannon Chamber, has today (9 April 2020) published the results of a survey of…

Minister Humphreys announces Major Expansion of Business Supports for SMEs

€1 billion in Liquidity Measures available for SMEs €180m Sustaining Enterprise Fund launched Expansion of two SBCI Loan Schemes by €450m to provide an extra €250m for working capital and €200m for longer-term loans, bringing the total allocation to support liquidity in companies affected by the COVID-19 crisis to €650m €180m Sustaining Enterprise Fund for…

Chambers Ireland launches latest Covid-19 Business Community Survey

Chambers Ireland launches latest Covid-19 Business Community Survey

This morning, Chambers Ireland launches our second Covid-19 Business Community Survey. This survey is targeted at business owners and operators, both those who are members of their local chambers of commerce and those that are not. With it we seek to chart out the effects of the Covid-19 restrictions on the Irish Business community, and…

New Government webpage available to receive offers of Covid-19 assistance

New Government webpage available to receive offers of Covid-19 assistance

2 April 2020 The Office of Government Procurement recently launched a webpage to facilitate offers of assistance from businesses and other organisations that are seeking to provide supplies or services in support of the national response to Covid-19. The webpage is available at: gov.ie/covidsupplies Since Covid-19 arrived in Ireland, businesses and other organisations have been…