Shannon Chamber statement re Aer Lingus announced closure of cabin crew base at Shannon

Reacting to the announcement by Aer Lingus that it is to permanently close its cabin crew base at Shannon, Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes: “This is very disappointing news for the Aer Lingus staff and their families and indeed for the airport, particularly against the background that, in February 2020, Aer Lingus had plans to…

New Shannon Group property shortlisted in major national awards to select the Building of the Year 2021

Monday 17h May 2021: A Shannon Group property located on the Shannon Campus at Shannon Free Zone has been shortlisted for a major national award devised to select the 2021 Building of the Year. The 33,000 sq ft two storey building has been shortlisted in the national Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2021…

Updated Return to Work protocol published by An Tánaiste

Shannon Chamber would advise all member and non-member companies in Shannon and throughout the Mid-West region to familiarise themselves with the updated Work Safely Protocol published by An Tánaiste. The updated Work Safely Protocol contains guidance on ventilation, vaccinations and antigen testing to protect workers and help people get back to work, and reflects the most…

Shannon Chamber member company SiTes’ CEO Appointed as Climate Pact Ambassador

Shannon Chamber congratulates CEO of member company, Sustainable Innovation Technology Services (SiTes), Mr Leonardo Piccinetti on his appointment as an Ambassador by the European Climate Pact Secretariat. “This is a wonderful development given the strides being made by businesses in this region to attain greater levels of sustainability. This was demonstrated at a recent event organised…

King John’s Castle to reopen with new medieval themed outdoor activities

Photo caption: To mark the planned reopening of King John’s Castle on the 20th May, an exciting new series of medieval games have been added to the castle courtyard. (L-R) King John’s Castle animator, Ocean McCormack, is pictured giving an archery demonstration to sister Orla and Belle Downes, both aged 8 from Kilmihil, Co. Clare….

Shannon Chamber member company, PBC Biomed to lead consortium in development of bone adhesive

Shannon Chamber is delighted with the announcement that member company PBC Biomed will lead a consortium comprised of Biodesign Europe and SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (I-Form) at Dublin City University and Dolmen Design & Innovation, a Dublin-based product design company, in developing a bone adhesive for the treatment of osteoporotic fractures. This partnership…

Embracing the Future of Work and making it work for your Organisation

Shannon Chamber HR is a dedicated HR and Employment Law Support Service for members of Shannon Chamber provided in partnership with Adare Human Resource Management, experts in Employment Law, Industrial Relations, Human Resources and Health & Safety at preferential rates. When the future of work is mentioned, most people tend to think about robotics or artificial…

Shannon Chamber Welcomes Renovo Motors Inc to Shannon

Shannon Chamber has described today’s announcement that Renovo Motors Inc is to establish its EMEA headquarters in Shannon Free Zone as a great step forward in developing Shannon as a leading centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle technologies. “Not only is it great to see Shannon win yet another investment in 2021 but to have…

Our Rural Future: Minister Humphreys announces €5 million Connected Hubs Fund

Fund to support development of Ireland’s first National Hub Network Investment in hot-desks, office spaces and meeting rooms to promote remote working Electric car charging points, upgrades to disability access and IT improvements also supported Minister Humphreys: Fund represents key step towards making remote working a reality   Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather…

Ten per cent of Irish road haulage fleet parked up on day of Shannon Chamber Logistics Webinar due to lack of drivers

The stark reality of the lack of awareness about the opportunities that exist in the logistics and supply chain sectors was made apparent during a recent Shannon Chamber webinar when Chamber vice president Eoin Gavin, owner of Co Clare based road haulage company Eoin Gavin Transport stated that, following a call around on that day,…