Shannon Chamber encourages businesses to procure locally where possible

Shannon Chamber encourages businesses to procure locally where possible

Pictured at Smithstown Light Engineering following the successful installation of dedicated internet connectivity to the company’s two buildings (from left): Gurmukh Neote, CEO, BBnet; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Piotr Cwik, IT manger, Smithstown Light Engineering’s; and Carol Mahony, sales and marketing executive, BBnet. Photograph by Eamon Ward   Faraway hills may often seem greener,…

30 Young People Graduate from TUS Access to Apprenticeship Programme

30 Young People Graduate from TUS Access to Apprenticeship Programme

Thirty young people graduated from the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Access to Apprenticeship 2023 programme with Level 6 Continuous Professional Development Certificates at an awards ceremony held in the TUS Moylish Campus on Friday (March 15, 2024). The national programme, successfully piloted at TUS Moylish Campus in 2022, is now being rolled out…

Significant Shift for Businesses to Respond to New Remote and Flexible  Working Rules

Significant Shift for Businesses to Respond to New Remote and Flexible Working Rules

Significant Shift for Businesses to Respond to New Remote and Flexible Working Rules Adare Human Resource Management, one of Ireland’s leading HR and employment law consultancy f irms responds to the right to request remote working arrangements for all Employees and the right to request flexible working arrangements for parents and carers that came into…

UL awarded €1.7m funding for 1,900 places on micro-credential courses

UL awarded €1.7m funding for 1,900 places on micro-credential courses

University of Limerick has been awarded €1.7m in funding for more than 1,900 subsidised places on micro-credential courses.  Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD announced funding of €9.7m to subsidise fees for 13,879 learners across 654 micro-credential courses. UL has been awarded funding worth €1.7m to subsidise up…

Adare Human Resource Management HR Barometer Series 8.1 Survey

Adare Human Resource Management HR Barometer Series 8.1 Survey

As a key Strategic HR Partner of Shannon Chamber of Commerce, Adare Human Resource Management is calling on Chamber members to take part in their HR Barometer 8.1 Survey 2024, exploring key and specific areas to ensure you are provided with the most comprehensive research analysing the impacts, challenges and opportunities within the HR and…

Midwest Business Wins Green Awards Double Victory, Recognised as Ireland’s “Best Green Business”

Midwest Business Wins Green Awards Double Victory, Recognised as Ireland’s “Best Green Business”

DGD Shredding, a leading provider of secure document destruction services in Ireland, is thrilled to announce a double win at the prestigious Green Awards 2024 ceremony held on Tuesday, February 27th, sponsored by Bord na Móna. The company was not only awarded the “Green Small Business of the Year 2024” award but also achieved the…

Key HR Metrics Every Business Should Measure

Key HR Metrics Every Business Should Measure

Key HR Metrics Every Business Should Measure All businesses can benefit from measuring key HR metrics. There are valuable insights to be learned from measuring key Employee data that can tell the real story of Employee experience in every Organisation. HR metrics provide critical data that can help management make informed decisions regarding workforce management,…

Lift off at Shannon Airport for prestigious Women in Aviation Mid-West Region networking event as the organisation celebrates first anniversary

Lift off at Shannon Airport for prestigious Women in Aviation Mid-West Region networking event as the organisation celebrates first anniversary

Lynne Embleton, CEO of Aer Lingus delivers inspiring keynote address to over 80 attendees Tuesday, 5th March 2024: Lynne Embleton, CEO of Aer Lingus was the inspiring keynote speaker at an event in Shannon Airport on Monday afternoon to celebrate the first anniversary of the establishment of The Women in Aviation Mid-West Region network, and…