Shannon native to lead Shannon Chamber Skillnet

Shannon native to lead Shannon Chamber Skillnet

Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen Downes pictured with the newly appointed manager of Shannon Chamber Skillnet, Alan Kelly. Photograph by Eamon Ward Shannon Chamber is pleased to announce the appointment of Shannon-native Alan Kelly as manager of its Skillnet network. A graduate of Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick with a BA (Hons) in English…

Budget 2023: Minister Harris announces significant boost for student grant holders

29th September, 2022   Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has today (September 29th) announced third level students will receive an extra boost in their grant payments as part of measures agreed by Budget 2023.   Every SUSI maintenance grant recipient will receive an additional payment before Christmas and…

Challenging headwinds for the Irish economy will require continued budgetary flexibility

Challenging headwinds for the Irish economy will require continued budgetary flexibility

Pictured at the Shannon Chamber / Grant Thornton Budget 2023 briefing in the Radisson Hotel, Limerick (from left): Barry Gavin; Vic Angley, Grant Thornton; David Keating, Ei Electronics; Niamh Harte, Tekelek; Ed Rycroft, Chemifloc, Helen Downes, CEO and Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber. Photograph by Eamon Ward   Delivered against a backdrop of low unemployment,…

Continual Knowledge and Skills acquisition essential for employability and career progression

Continual Knowledge and Skills acquisition essential for employability and career progression

Pictured at the event in Modular Automation in Shannon (from left): Alan Kelly, manager, Shannon Chamber Skillnet; Vivian Farrell, CEO, Modular Automation; Harriet Cotter, business development manager, Kemmy Business School UL; Joe Leddin, Mid-West Regional Skills Forum manager; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber and Padraic McElwee, head of enterprise at Local Enterprise Office Clare. Photo…

Potential Slovenian-Shannon technology links explored at ambassadorial briefing

Potential Slovenian-Shannon technology links explored at ambassadorial briefing

Pictured L-R: Ray O’Driscoll,  COO The Shannon Airport Group; Liam Maloney –Honorary Consul in Ireland for the Republic of Slovenia; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Ambassador Stanislav Vidovic; Eoin Gavin, Managing Director, Eoin Gavin Transport and President of Shannon Chamber. Photography by Eamon Ward. The opportunities for Slovenian automotive industries to avail of test-bed facilities…

HR Barometer Survey – your participation counts

Take part in the HR Barometer Survey If your organisation has 20+ employees, we want to hear from you.   The HR Barometer Report is an invaluable source of information and insight that supports and guides HR professionals and employers. But we need your input. Your participation ensures we have an accurate and timely representation…

Shannon Chamber welcomes positive steps being taken to enable transition of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council

Shannon Chamber is closely monitoring the progress being made to enable a successful transition of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County. Chamber president Eoin Gavin has said that he is greatly encouraged by the comments made by An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, during his visit to Shannon last week when he said that historical deficits…

MeiraGTx’s arrival adds to Shannon’s impressive list of firsts…says Shannon Chamber

MeiraGTx’s arrival adds to Shannon’s impressive list of firsts…says Shannon Chamber

Michael Lohan, IDA Ireland, Alexandria Forbes, MeiraGTx and An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin pictured at the unveiling of MeiraGTx’s industry-leading gene therapy manufacturing facility in Shannon. Pic. Brian Arthur   “The fact that MeiraGTx has established the first commercial-scale gene therapy manufacturing site in Ireland at Shannon is a great endorsement for the Free Zone and…

MeiraGTx’s Industry-Leading Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Shannon, Ireland Formally Introduced by An Taoiseach

MeiraGTx’s Industry-Leading Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility in Shannon, Ireland Formally Introduced by An Taoiseach

LONDON and NEW YORK, September 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MeiraGTx Holdings plc (NASDAQ: MGTX), a vertically integrated, clinical stage gene therapy company, will today formally unveil its GMP manufacturing facility in Shannon, Ireland, with An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, in attendance.    The facility, online since earlier this year and stretching over 150,000 square feet,…

Shannon Chamber says BIENVENUE to Shannon’s newest carrier, Vueling

Shannon Chamber says BIENVENUE to Shannon’s newest carrier, Vueling

Minister of State for Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD pictured at the launch of the Paris Orly route with (from left): Mary Considine, CEO, Shannon Airport Group; Kenneth Deary, CEO, Galway Chamber; Helen Downes, CEO and Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber. Pic Arthur Ellis.   Shannon Chamber has welcomed the arrival of Vueling to Shannon saying…