Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (right) pictured at Shannon Airport House for the chamber’s business immigration briefing with (from left): Emer Hodges, tax director, Kim Wong, director, and Roisin Fitzpatrick, partner, immigration services, Deloitte. Photograph by Eamon Ward Given the explosion of companies looking to hire talent from non-EEA countries, which is resulting in a…
20 February 2025 – Iarnród Éireann today outlined its ambitious plans for growth, sustainability, and enhanced connectivity in Limerick. With a 2,200 km rail network serving 146 stations and over 50 million journeys completed last year, Iarnród Éireann is committed to strengthening regional connectivity, supporting compact growth, and playing a key role in Ireland’s Climate…
Pictured at the Shannon Chamber luncheon in Dromoland Castle Hotel (from left): Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber; Gordon Ryan, COO, Eirtech Aviation Services and Emmett Moran, Sr VP Operations Europe, IAC; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Conor McCarthy, executive chairman, Emerald Airlines and Dublin Aerospace; and John Ludden, general counsel, High Ridge Aviation. Photograph by…
It is estimated that the expanded scope of gender pay gap reporting legislation will include over two-thirds of Employees this year. In 2025, Organisations with 50 Employees or more are required to publish a gender pay gap report. A much broader range of SME Employers will therefore be in scope for the first time this…
Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber pictured at the CSRD seminar with (from left): Peter Murphy, marketing and CSR, Ei Electronics; Paul Murphy, CEO, and Naomi Barker, corporate reporting lead, Climeaction; and Barry Gavin, chair, Mid-West Sustainability Network. Photo by Eamon Ward Companies worried about their ability to undertake corporate sustainability reporting would have benefited…
Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (centre) pictured at the seminar in Shannon with (from left): Maureen Williams, Department of Social Protection (DSP); Victoria Haigney, Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon; Cathy Moran, DSP/Eures; Padraig McMahon, LAIT; Austin Hallinan, Entry Point North Ireland; Brendan Boyce and Fiona Cahill, LAIT; and Kevin Frost, Pemcas. Photograph by Eamon Ward …
The Irish government has announced a postponement in the planned increase of statutory paid sick leave days for 2025. Initially, the Sick Leave Act 2022 outlined a phased approach to enhance workers’ entitlements, starting with three days in 2023, increasing to five days in 2024, seven days in 2025, and reaching ten days by 2026….
Tuesday, 11 February, 2025: Uisce Éireann customers in Ennistymon, Co. Clare will welcome the recent news that their water supply has been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of vulnerable water supplies. A €7.5 million investment by Uisce Éireann to upgrade the Ballymacravan Water Treatment Plant (WTP) providing enhanced treatment facilities has…
On Wednesday, February 5th, IAC marked a significant milestone with a celebratory event in honour of the five-year anniversary of the IAC Hangar 7 in Shannon, Co. Clare. The event was attended by our loyal customers, suppliers, airport neighbours and government agencies. Martin O’Connell, CEO of IAC, took the stage to deliver opening remarks, extending…
Wednesday 5th February 2025: Shannon Airport has today welcomed Ryanair’s announcement of a new Madeira service and increased frequencies on eight popular services to/from Shannon this summer including Alicante, Edinburgh, Faro, Kaunas, Krakow, Malaga, Porto, and Reus. Ryanair has also added extra seats to/from La Rochelle in April ahead of the highly anticipated European Rugby…
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