Tánaiste sets out Ireland’s ambition for a green and digital economy

7th December 2022 Tánaiste, Ministers Calleary and English launch White Paper on Enterprise Government sets out enterprise policy direction to 2030 The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD and Ministers of State Dara Calleary TD and Damien English TD, have launched the White Paper on Enterprise which was approved by government today.  Following a…

Irish Water appeals to customers in Co. Clare to turn off taps and check for leaks

Freezing weather and thaw has led to increase in burst pipes   Monday, 19 December 2022: Following the freezing weather last week followed by a thaw, Irish Water continues to remind householders and businesses in Clare to check for leaks on their properties and report leaks on the public network via www.water.ie or by calling 1800…

Business needs new form of Leadership to move climate action pledges to plans

Business needs new form of Leadership to move climate action pledges to plans

Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber, pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel with Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber and Peter Mannion, partner, sustainability practice, McKinsey & Company. Photo by Eamon Ward. As the business sector increases its focus on sustainability, companies attending Shannon Chamber’s President’s lunch in Dromoland Castle Hotel were advised to assess if their…

Exhibition in homage to airport’s history goes on display at Shannon Airport

Exhibition in homage to airport’s history goes on display at Shannon Airport

Tuesday 13th December 2022: A collection of paintings inspired by Shannon’s aviation history and biodiversity, has gone on display at Shannon Airport.  The exhibition ‘Rineanna/Shannon, Time Past,’ by renowned Clare-based artist Philip Brennan, will run for six weeks in the airport’s transit lounge. The paintings, which were influenced by a collection of photos taken at the airport from the 1930s onwards, depicts aircraft from a by-gone era and the airport environs. Wings of both metal and feather feature in this series…

Minister Harris designates Skillnet Ireland to lead workforce development for small and medium businesses

Minister Harris designates Skillnet Ireland to lead workforce development for small and medium businesses

Minister for Further and Higher  Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (December 16th) confirmed Skillnet Ireland’s leadership role working in partnership with small and medium businesses to meet their talent, skills and workforce development needs.   Ireland’s international reputation and profile as an innovative, agile and high-performing economy is critically dependent…

New Liverpool route from Shannon Airport announced for 2023

New Liverpool route from Shannon Airport announced for 2023

Bumper 27 Ryanair routes for Summer ‘23 from Shannon Airport       Monday 12th December 2022: Shannon Airport received yet another boost today with the announcement of a new Liverpool service with Ryanair set to operate twice weekly on Fridays and Sundays from 26th March next year.    This comes on top of the announcement less than three weeks ago of new Ryanair services to Naples in Italy and Porto in Portugal. It is part of the Shannon Airport Group’s work to build back air services, which has seen…

Zimmer Biomet Announces Winners of The 2022 Annual STEAM Scholarship Award in Ireland

Zimmer Biomet Announces Winners of The 2022 Annual STEAM Scholarship Award in Ireland

Pictured at the awards ceremony – Back row left to right: David Keane (Site Director, Zimmer Biomet, Ireland & UK); Christine Watson (Senior HR Business Partner, Zimmer Biomet); Cian O’Reilly (Sixmilebridge, Co Clare); Jack Holloway (Sixmilebridge, Co Clare); Mladen Vujnovic (Ennis, Co Clare), Albert Wojcik (Shannon, Co Clare); Maeve McMcLoughlin (Programme Manager, Zimmer Biomet) and…

Shannon Chamber Seeks Clarity on Decision to Transfer Border Custom Post Controls for agri-food and related products from Shannon to Dublin Airport

Shannon Chamber is seeking clarity from the Department of Agriculture on why agri-food and related products arriving from non-EU countries into Dublin Airport but destined for Shannon must now undergo Border Custom Post (BCP) Controls at Dublin Airport rather than at Shannon Airport as had been the practice for decades. This change, which came into…

Irish Water branching out its Biodiversity Action Plan in time for Christmas

Irish Water branching out its Biodiversity Action Plan in time for Christmas

Over 5,500 native trees to be planted at Drumcliffe Water Treatment Plant Tuesday, 6 December 2022: Many hands make light work was the theme of the day as 4th class students from Ennis National School gave Irish Water a dig out with planting native trees at Drumcliffe Water Treatment Plant.   Members of Irish Water’s South…

Shannon Chamber inputs to formulation of 10-Year Road Haulage Strategy

As a Chamber of Commerce representing over 320 companies in Shannon and the wider Mid-West region, Shannon Chamber is cognisant of the vital role the road haulage sector plays in growing the region’s economy. We welcome the fact that the Department of Transport is working towards developing a ten-year strategy for this sector, driven by…