REMINDER: Deadline for representations to the Valuation Office re PVC is TODAY, Nov 1.

Shannon Chamber would like to remind member companies who may wish to make representation to the Valuation Office on any aspect of the Proposed Valuation Certificate (PVC) they have received from the Valuation Office to do so before Close of Business today – Tuesday, 1 November. The Valuation Office will consider all representations and makes…

Iarnród Éireann seeks feedback on its services and operations

Iarnród Éireann is seeking feedback from the business community on all aspects of its services and operations and in this regard is requesting users to complete a stakeholder survey. The survey has been structured to give Iarnród Éireann some valuable insight and enable the company to address the concerns of, and engage with, its stakeholders…

Future proofing a business through Lean the focus of Shannon Chamber’s Mid-West Lean Network Conference

Future proofing a business through Lean the focus of Shannon Chamber’s Mid-West Lean Network Conference

With the global economic environment posing challenges for companies in the domestic and export markets, Shannon Chamber has been busy assembling a panel of impressive speakers to demonstrate how companies can future-proof their businesses through using lean principles.   With preparations well advanced for the Chamber’s Mid-West Lean Network conference, Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen…

Team representing Shannon Chamber claim inaugural Chamber All Island Golf Champions title

Team representing Shannon Chamber claim inaugural Chamber All Island Golf Champions title

Ian Talbot, chief executive, Chambers Ireland with the winning team from Career Decisions, representing Shannon Chamber, and Siobhan Kinsella, managing director, The Noel Group.   Shannon Chamber is delighted to announce that the Career Decisions team, which represented the Chamber in the inaugural Chamber All Island Golf Classic held on the Arnold Palmer Ryder Cup…

Pace and speed of technology development requires continual upskilling to stay relevant…key message from Shannon Chamber luncheon

Pace and speed of technology development requires continual upskilling to stay relevant…key message from Shannon Chamber luncheon

  Paul Healy, chief executive, Skillnet Ireland (3rd right) pictured at the Shannon Chamber lunch event in Dromoland Castle Hotel with (from left): Dr Sarah Kieran, assistant Dean of the Academy at the Kemmy Business School, UL; Eoin Gavin, president and Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Anthony Brennan, chief people officer, Atlantic Aviation Group;…

Data a Major Contributor to Continuous Improvement at Takumi Limerick

Data a Major Contributor to Continuous Improvement at Takumi Limerick

Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber pictured in Takumi at the Mid-West Lean Network workshop with (from left): Robert Hernan, senior lead advisor, Enterprise Ireland; Martin Egan, managing director, Bijur Delimon International; Shane McMahon, chief technical officer and Donal Galligan, CEO, Takumi; and Tim Crowe, CEO, WrxFlo.   Judging by the high attendance at Shannon Chamber’s…

ESB Networks launches ‘Beat the Peak’ initiative

Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes attended Chambers Ireland’s briefing from ESB Networks on the company’s ‘Beat the Peak’ initiative. The meeting presented a plan to work with businesses to efficiently manage electricity usage and the monetary rewards available to businesses that put in place the management plan. Read more about ESB’s initiative HERE

Connectivity to key US gateway a great boost for Shannon…says Shannon Chamber

Connectivity to key US gateway a great boost for Shannon…says Shannon Chamber

Shannon Chamber welcomes today’s announcement by United Airlines that it will relaunch its Shannon Chicago O’Hare route on a seasonal basis from April 2023. “The availability of a daily nonstop service to this central US hub will be of tremendous benefit to both the leisure and business traveller,” states Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen Downes….

Shannon Chamber welcomes progressive discussion with Minister Simon Coveney during his visit to Ennis

Shannon Chamber welcomes progressive discussion with Minister Simon Coveney during his visit to Ennis

  Simon Coveney TD., Minister for Foreign Affairs pictured in Ennis with (from left): Eoin Gavin, president; Helen Downes, chief executive; and Ian Barrett, director, Shannon Chamber. Photograph by Eamon Ward   Shannon Chamber welcomed the opportunity to meet with Simon Coveney TD., Minister for Foreign Affairs during his recent visit to Ennis. Joe Carey…

Shannon Chamber members linked up at first Lunch and Learn event of the season

Shannon Chamber members linked up at first Lunch and Learn event of the season

At the Shannon Chamber Skillnet lunch and learn event in Ei Electronics (from left): Peter Murphy, strategic business manager, Ei Electronics: Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Alan Kelly, manager, Shannon Chamber Skillnet; and Mick Guinee, chairman and chief executive, Ei Electronics. Photograph by Eamon Ward   With LinkedIn now regarded as the top social media…