Chambers react to Ryanair news and urge Government not to miss opportunity to balance air connectivity

Thursday 15 October 2020:  The joint chambers of Limerick, Ennis, Shannon and Galway have urged all stakeholders to engage to ensure that a plan for strategic route connectivity is put in place and actioned as soon as demand returns to the market. Responding to the news of Ryanair’s decision to reduce services to Cork and…

Shannon Chamber Expresses Disappointment at Ryanair’s Decision to Close Shannon Base for Winter

While not entirely unexpected, given Ryanair’s pre-announced intention to do so, Shannon Chamber has described Ryanair’s decision to close its Shannon base for the winter months, as disappointing news for Shannon Airport management and staff, Ryanair employees and the wider region. Accepting that Ryanair’s decision is linked to the reduced load factor challenges that every…

Managers need to understand symptoms of helplessness, anxiety, and depression in their workforces – Dr Harry Barry

The well-being of staff has moved centre stage because of COVID-19. Never has it been more important for companies to understand the symptoms of helplessness, anxiety or depression, a by-product of COVID-19, and offer their employees easy access to supportive resources to enable them cope in these very challenging times. That was the advice given…

A Budget to manage through COVID and Brexit with welcome measures to support the business sector… Shannon Chamber

Missed opportunities must be kept on the Agenda   Shannon Chamber has described Budget 2021 as a spending budget, befitting the times we are in and containing measures that will be welcomed by business, particularly the extension of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the VAT reduction for the…

Budget 2021 – Preparing Businesses and Protecting Jobs

13 October 2020 Budget 2021 prioritises investment in helping businesses respond to the twin crises of Brexit and Covid-19. The funding provided for comes on top of the measures announced earlier this year in the July Stimulus – a €7bn package, aimed at protecting jobs and creating new opportunities. The Tánaiste said: “This is a…

Intellectual Property Emanating from Companies Having Buoyant Effect on Irish Economy and Giving Ireland a Buffer to Handle COVID-19…Shannon Chamber Webinar hears

As all counties in Ireland are now operating at Level 3 of the National Framework for living with COVID-19, Shannon Chamber, on behalf of its 320 member companies is calling on everyone in the Mid-West region and beyond to abide by the clearly defined restrictions for this level, to facilitate a reduction in the spread…

Business community calls for immediate clarification on potential new restrictions – evolved strategy for living with Covid-19 urgently required

This morning (5 October 2020) Chambers Ireland expresses concern at new advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team that the entire country should move to Level 5.Speaking this morning, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “This latest announcement will come as a shock to businesses and local economies throughout the country, who have…

Brexit, COVID, Tax Reform and Reframing the Irish Economy to the new abnormal on agenda for upcoming Shannon Chamber Webinar

Shannon Chamber has joined forced with Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Clare to put a myriad of issues impacting the economy under the microscope. In what promises to be an enlightening webinar, which takes place on Tuesday, 6 October from 10 – 11am, award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster Ian Kehoe will, in his usual incisive manner,…

DSM and PBC Biomed partner to develop regenerative bone adhesives for safer, more cost-effective surgical procedures

Geleen (NL) & Shannon (Ireland), 29 September 2020 10:00 CEST DSM announces a collaboration with PBC Biomed, a medical device design and development company to jointly design and develop novel materials for medical devices. Initially, the agreement will focus on the development of bone adhesives through PBC Biomed’s affiliate, Biomimetic Innovations, which could help to…

Shannon Chamber launches new service to support member companies with ergonomics training and assessments

New Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Training and Ergonomics Assessment solution ensures employers remain compliant with health and safety legislation   Shannon Chamber announced today (Monday, 28 September 2020) that, in partnership with Adare Human Resource Management, it has launched a new comprehensive ergonomics training and assessment service for member companies, The specialist Display Screen Equipment…