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The Wider Impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive on Irish Employers

The EU’s Pay Transparency Directive came into effect in 2023 and Ireland, like other EU countries, will be required to implement a range of new pay transparency measures by 2026. The key aims of the Directive are to reduce gender pay gaps and to make pay information more accessible to more stakeholders. While the Directive…

Shannon Chamber Skillnet delivering a new cohort of business leaders

Shannon Chamber Skillnet delivering a new cohort of business leaders

Alan Kelly, manager, Shannon Chamber Skillnet, Noelle Foley Coughlan and Derek McGourty, Career Decisions, programme tutors (front centre), pictured with participants: Diane Hassett, Aerogen; Monika Zimonyi, Corporate Catering Services Ltd; Emma Griffin, Oshima; John Vaughan, Corporate Catering Services Ltd; Stuart Carey, Careline Moving & Storage; Kim Collopy, Northern Trust; Brendan McGann, AMQ Accountants & Auditors;…

Shannon Airport punches well above its weight and will live on its own merits… Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson tells Shannon Chamber members

Shannon Airport punches well above its weight and will live on its own merits… Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson tells Shannon Chamber members

Eddie Wilson, CEO, Ryanair pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel with Eoin Gavin, president and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber, and Mary Considine, CEO, The Shannon Airport Group. Photograph by Eamon Ward   Guest of honour at a Shannon Chamber luncheon held in Dromoland Castle yesterday (Tuesday, 22 October), Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair said that…

Shannon Airport joins the global Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

Shannon Airport joins the global Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

Shannon Airport first in Ireland to introduce tapitags to help raise awareness of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme Monday 21st October 2024: Shannon Airport has proudly joined the global Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative to support more than half a million people in Ireland living with non-visible disabilities. Passengers travelling through Shannon Airport can now avail…

New photographic archive exhibition at UL celebrates Shannon’s ‘rich history’

New photographic archive exhibition at UL celebrates Shannon’s ‘rich history’

A new photographic archive that celebrates the rich heritage of Shannon showcases ‘a remarkable journey captured through the lens of history’. That’s according to Acting University of Limerick President Professor Shane Kilcommins, who launched the new public exhibition Developing Shannon – Exposing Narratives from Negatives at UL’s Glucksman Library. The exhibition is based on the…

Digitalise your manual processes…clear message given to companies at Mid-West Lean Network Seminar

Digitalise your manual processes…clear message given to companies at Mid-West Lean Network Seminar

Pictured at the Mid-West Lean Network seminar in Zimmer Biomet (from left); Cian Kelly, Zimmer Biomet; Jennifer Stratton, Cook Medical Limerick and chair, Mid-West Lean Network; Martin Egan, Bijur Delimon Ireland; David Keane, vice-president operations, EMEA, Zimmer Biomet; Rob Geary, Zimmer Biomet; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Tim Crowe, Wrxflo; and Clifford Naughton, B. Braun…

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How Performance Management Helps Maximise Value

Adare’s most recent HR Barometer revealed that 86% of Organisations have a performance management process in place. While this figure indicates that Organisations recognise the importance of implementing a formal performance management process, the data also revealed that 33% of Organisations admit their current process is not working and intend to adapt their approach to…

Clare communities benefit from major investment in wastewater infrastructure

Clare communities benefit from major investment in wastewater infrastructure

Uisce Éireann making strong progress in addressing priority issues following decades of under-investment  Raw sewage discharges now eliminated in 41 of 50 areas (82%)  94% of wastewater treatment plants compliant with Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive  136 new wastewater treatment plants built or upgraded since 2014  Multi-billion euro investment required over many decades to achieve necessary standards  Monday, October…

Cyber Security is Everyone’s role in an organisation…experts tell Shannon Chamber members

Cyber Security is Everyone’s role in an organisation…experts tell Shannon Chamber members

Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (right) pictured at the cyber security seminar, held in Ei Electronics’ Centre of Excellence, with (from left): Damien McCann, chief commercial officer, Viatel Technology Group; Tina Talty, IT manager, Ei Electronics and; cybersecurity expert and security vulnerability identification specialist, Eddie Heneghan, founder of Henocon. Photograph by Eamon Ward   Attendees…

Cyber Security is Everyone’s role in an organisation…experts tell Shannon Chamber members

Cyber Security is Everyone’s role in an organisation…experts tell Shannon Chamber members

Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (right) pictured at the cyber security seminar, held in Ei Electronics’ Centre of Excellence, with (from left): Damien McCann, chief commercial officer, Viatel Technology Group; Tina Talty, IT manager, Ei Electronics and; cybersecurity expert and security vulnerability identification specialist, Eddie Heneghan, founder of Henocon. Photograph by Eamon Ward   Attendees…