Leaders don’t have to be experts in everything or have all the answers, they just need to set direction … Leadership Guru Katie Anderson tells Shannon Chamber members

  Having delivered a series of six workshops to members of the Mid-West Lean Network in 2021, Shannon Chamber completed the year by inviting internationally renowned leadership coach, author, speaker and lean practitioner, Katie Anderson to virtually address members of the network and share her views on leadership. The event, which was supported by Enterprise…

Welcome to Adare Human Resource Management’s December 2021 edition of their monthly HR and Employment Law Newsletter.   Please click the following link which will take you through to the newsletter: https://www.adarehrm.ie/newsletter/dec-2021 

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (Sunday) announced the introduction of an annual grant of €2,000 for employers who employ apprentices in one of the 37 apprenticeships which have been established since 2016. This extends financial support to all apprentice employers for the first time, addressing…

Chambers of Commerce in the West and Mid-West – Ennis, Galway, Limerick, and Shannon – in collaboration with the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), have welcomed confirmation by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., that an allocation of €10.1 million has been confirmed for Shannon Airport under both the Covid-19…

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. As we enter the final days of 2021, Derek McKay, Managing Director, Adare Human Resource Management…

With many companies in the Mid-West region seeking to attract new talent, Shannon Chamber has welcomed an initiative from newly formed indigenous company, Bowsy, which enables final-year students and post-graduates in third-level colleges to undertake projects for companies, linked to their fields of study. Launched in 2020, with support from Enterprise Ireland, and already awarded…

Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology with a hardware-enabled software-as-a-service (HeSaaS) business model, today announced further details on its partnership with Northern Ireland Water for connected personal gas detection devices and monitoring to support their workers. The contract, awarded through Blackline Safety Europe’s distribution partner in Ireland OBW Technologies,…

Shannon Chamber announced today (Tuesday, 7 December 2021) that Ray O’Driscoll, Chief Operating Officer with Shannon Group Plc has been appointed to the Chamber’s Board of Directors. The appointment was made at the Chamber’s 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually on Thursday, 2 December 2021. Ex officio President Mary Considine, CEO of Shannon Group plc,…

Sunday 5th December 2021: Takumi are pleased to announce the addition of Phil McKinley  to its` advisory board. Mr McKinley will join current board members John Moran and Gene Leonard. “We are pleased to welcome Phil McKinley to the Takumi Advisory Board,” said Gerry Reynolds, Founder and Chairman of Takumi. “Phil’s deep experience of the…

Christine Crawford, Irish Water and Arnold Dillon, Retail Ireland Director Wednesday, 1 December 2021 – Irish Water has partnered with Retail Ireland, to offer its members the opportunity to improve their green credentials with bespoke training on how to reduce their water consumption while also driving down operating costs for their businesses. Irish Water’s specialised…