Assurances on employment permit processing times given A request by members of Shannon Chamber’s HR Forum to meet with the Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD, to discuss labour market matters including delays being experienced in the processing of employment permits for non-EEA nationals has led to a reassurance that…
Shannon Chamber has welcomed the news that Conal Henry is to be appointed the new Chairperson of Shannon Group Plc and looks forward to his nomination being formally approved by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications. Chamber CEO Helen Downes said: “The Shannon Group’s operations, both Shannon Airport and Shannon Commercial Properties, are…
The Shannon region may be synonymous with innovation, but companies can take their innovative processes one step further by introducing futures thinking into their organisations to shape their opportunities and build systems for creating value. That was the advice of Dr Annmarie Ryan, senior lecturer at the Kenny Business School at the University of Limerick,…
Shannon Chamber has expressed its disappointment at the sudden resignation of the Chairman of Shannon Group Plc., Pádraig Ó Céidigh. Commenting on his appointment a mere six months ago, the Chamber stated that Mr Ó Céidigh brought the ideal credentials to this post at a critically important time for Shannon Airport, particularly his background in…
Illaunmanagh Parkrun, a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event in which you can either walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate, starts tomorrow, Saturday, 26 March at 9:30am and will continue every Saturday. The event takes place at Illaunmanagh (access road to Shannon Crematorium), Tullyvarraga, Co Clare Full details on how to register can…
Shannon Chamber’s Mid-West Lean Network’s 2022 series of workshops got underway this week with a webinar addressing the issue of problem solving in organisations and examining what one company, Modular Automation, is doing to systemise the process. During this webinar, Modular Automation’s principal applications engineer Colm O’Connor, in an interview with Crystal Lean Solution’s Maria…
The Board and executive of Shannon Chamber wish our members, their families, the entire Shannon community and our wide circle of stakeholders a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We encourage you to support the parades and celebrations in your local communities and stay safe and well whilst doing so. Today is a truly green day. …
In response to members’ requests for a return visit by world-renowned guru on scaling up a business, Verne Harnish, Shannon Chamber has organised a 2-day ‘Scaling Up’ workshop in association with Enterprise Ireland and with the support of Shannon Chamber Skillnet, which will be held in Dromoland Castle Hotel on 11 and 12 May. The…
Shannon Chamber is delighted to announce that it has once again joined forces with the University of Limerick’s Kemmy Business School (KBS) to offer a up to three applicants from Chamber member companies UL MBA Scholarships. The scholarships will cover one-third of each successful candidate’s fees for the two-year programme, which equates to a one-third…
Shannon Chamber is adding its voice to the many appeals that have been made to help the citizens of Ukraine bear the trauma, distress and hardship that has been imposed on them in the past two weeks. We applaud those locally and nationally who have already established ways to donate and to which many people…
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