Minister Harris announces recruitment of regional and national leaders to drive literacy reforms

Minister Harris announces recruitment of regional and national leaders to drive literacy reforms

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today launched the national recruitment campaign for regional and national leaders to drive literacy reforms. A Director of the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Programme Office will be appointed and will be supported by 16 regional Coordinators in Education and Training…

Ministers Harris and Collins announce €17.2 million capital funding to support apprenticeship in further and higher education

Ministers Harris and Collins announce €17.2 million capital funding to support apprenticeship in further and higher education

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins TD have today announced the roll-out of €17.2 million in capital funding to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships. This builds on the €20 million Apprenticeship Capital Fund investment in…

Workplace Relations Commission Review of Decisions and Recommendations in 2020

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. In December, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) published its first report that examined complaints made to…

Claiming R&D tax credits requires careful attention to detail

Claiming R&D tax credits requires careful attention to detail

Pictured at the R&D briefing (from left): Vic Angley, Grant Thornton; Dean Magher, Reagecon; Noelle Maguire, Stryker; Dr Fiona Gilchrist, Jaguar Land Rover; James McMahon, Grant Thornton; and Breda McCarthy, Revenue Commissioners. Photograph by Eamon Ward With innovation the lifeblood of most companies and a high percentage of businesses in the Mid-West undertaking a significant…

Merger of award-winning Limerick and Clare legal heavyweights, Michael Houlihan & Partners LLP (MHP) and Sellors LLP

Merger of award-winning Limerick and Clare legal heavyweights, Michael Houlihan & Partners LLP (MHP) and Sellors LLP

Pictured at the merger announcement (l-r): Derek Walsh (Sellors), Helen Rackard (MHP), Stephen Keogh (Managing Partner, Sellors), John Shaw (MHP), Miriam O’Connor (Sellors), Ian Sheehy (Sellors), Sinéad Nunan (MHP). Missing from photo is Ronan Hynes (Sellors). Photo Eamon Ward. Two of the longest established and award-winning law firms in counties Limerick and Clare, Michael Houlihan…

Shannon’s workforce keen to improve skills

Shannon’s workforce keen to improve skills

Pictured at the Mid-West Regional Skills Forum and Shannon Chamber event in Ei Electronics in Shannon (from left): Eimear Brophy, Limerick and Clare ETB; Brigid Della Pace, TUS Mid-West; Peter Murphy, Ei Electronics; Helen Browne, University of Limerick; Joe Leddin Mid-West Regional Skills; Padraic McElwee, Clare Local Enterprise Office; Mary Jo Parker, Innopharma Education; Gerard…

Shannon Chamber members briefed on Revenue Commissioners’ new Compliance Intervention Framework

Shannon Chamber members briefed on Revenue Commissioners’ new Compliance Intervention Framework

Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (2nd left) pictured at the breakfast briefing in Treacys Oakwood Hotel in Shannon with the PwC tax team(from left): Emer Hodges, Joseph Ahern and Florita Dolly. Photo: Eamon Ward.   A recent breakfast briefing hosted by Shannon Chamber in conjunction with PwC gave chamber members a thorough understanding of the…

Shannon-Based Company, CalQRisk, announces Partnership with Welsh Sports Association

Shannon-Based Company, CalQRisk, announces Partnership with Welsh Sports Association

Date: 21 June, 2022 Shannon-based software company, CalQRisk, is delighted to announce its partnership with The Welsh Sports Association. The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) is the membership body for the sport and leisure industry in Wales, charged with the task of providing leadership, advocacy, and a gateway to business and governance services for the sector….

Fine Grain Property completes sale and leaseback  deal with AXA Partners at Westpark Innovation  Campus in Shannon

Fine Grain Property completes sale and leaseback deal with AXA Partners at Westpark Innovation Campus in Shannon

Fine Grain Property has acquired Building 7000 on Shannon’s Westpark Innovation Campus from global company AXA Partners Shannon, Ireland, June 22, 2022: Leading Irish real estate investor and operator, Fine Grain Property, has acquired a 124,000 sq ft modern five-floor office building on Shannon’s prestigious Westpark Innovation Campus from global company AXA Partners. This is…

OBW Technologies – Commanding Growth & Innovation in Gas Detection

OBW Technologies – Commanding Growth & Innovation in Gas Detection

OBW Technologies is the leading distributor and specialist of all thing’s gas detection in Ireland while also spreading across the EU. Over the last 10 years they have brought together a team with the best minds in gas detection using the best technology to advise their clients on all aspects of their fixed & portable…