Uisce Éireann encourages businesses across County Clare to attend Water Wisdom information session

Uisce Éireann encourages businesses across County Clare to attend Water Wisdom information session

Friday, 25 August, 2023: Businesses across County Clare are encouraged to sign up to an enlightening talk on how they can safeguard water resources and the many sustainable opportunities available to them. Water Wisdom: Empowering Businesses to Become Stewards for our Future is a one-hour online water stewardship talk hosted by Uisce Éireann which takes…

Managing Conflict – A Must for all Employers

Conflicts and disputes are unavoidable in the workplace but how conflicts are resolved is of crucial importance. When dealt with in a timely manner then can resolved easily with little or no formalactions required. Research carried out by Adare Human Resource Management for its HR Barometer Pulse Series 7.1,cited that 69% of Organisations experienced workplace…

Shannon Chamber to Host inaugural Sustainability Week for the Mid-West region

Shannon Chamber to Host inaugural Sustainability Week for the Mid-West region

Shannon Chamber, a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Champion, today (Monday, 21 August 2023) announced that, in delivering on its mission of ensuring that the pioneering and innovative spirit of Shannon and the region will continue to thrive, it will host the first Sustainability Week for the region in September. The ‘Week’, which will take place…

The Sky’s the Limit for Irish Businesses in Shannon Duty Free’s new Beauty, Living and Wellness area

The Sky’s the Limit for Irish Businesses in Shannon Duty Free’s new Beauty, Living and Wellness area

Over 100 Irish brands showcased at the world’s first Duty Free   Tuesday 15th August 2023: The sky’s the limit for Irish brands in Shannon Airport Duty Free’s new Beauty, Living and Wellness area.  The store, which is the first and oldest Duty-Free shop in the world, has unveiled a brand-new area titled Curated, to champion…

Right Sizing your Organisation – When Redundancies take place

Whilst Ireland is currently at low unemployment levels the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and geopolitical impact on the market has meant that Organisations in many sectors are seeking to reduce headcount. Many Employers are in the position of having to examine budgetary constraints and financial implications on their Organisation. Where this happens and a…

Stable water supply in the pipeline for Clare’s Clonlara

Stable water supply in the pipeline for Clare’s Clonlara

Tuesday, 8 August, 2023 – Securing the water supply across the Banner County remains a top priority for Uisce Éireann as the intensive campaign continues to drive down leakage and improve the water supply to homes and businesses. Uisce Éireann is delighted to announce that works to replace approximately 300m of aged and damaged water…

Uisce Éireann welcomes EPA Report which recognises continued improvements in delivering safe drinking water

Uisce Éireann welcomes EPA Report which recognises continued improvements in delivering safe drinking water

99.7% of Ireland’s drinking water supplies fully compliant with standards Over €500m invested in Ireland’s drinking water infrastructure in 2022 Major projects completed include Cork City’s Lee Road Water Treatment Plant Over 51,000 lead connections replaced since 2014    1 August 2023 – The latest Drinking Water Report published by the EPA shows that Ireland’s…

Mid-West Lean Network keeping members ahead of the curve

Mid-West Lean Network keeping members ahead of the curve

  Pictured at the Mid-West Lean Network workshop held in Zimmer Biomet (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Seani Devlin, operational excellence program manager, Abbvie; Philip Rossiter, operational excellence manager, Coca Cola; and Dave Keane, senior director manufacturing, Ireland and UK, Zimmer Biomet. Photo by Eamon Ward. Sharing best-in-class examples of lean deployment to…

94% of Irish SMEs plan to increase or maintain their investment in sustainability

July 28 2023 – Nine out of 10 Irish Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) plan to maintain or increase investment in sustainability practices and solutions in the next 12 months to meet what many see as a growing consumer appetite for more sustainable products and services, according to the bi-annual Uisce Éireann SME Sustainability Sentiment Survey.   The…