Shannon Chamber Appoints New Directors to its Board

Shannon Chamber is pleased to announce the appointment of five new Directors to its Board of Directors, ratified at the Chamber’s 28th AGM, held in Shannon Airport House on 11 September. The new appointments strengthen the company’s leadership team and demonstrate the Chamber’s commitment to representing the needs of a diverse membership base. The new…

Shannon Chamber launches Mid-West Sustainability Week 2024

Shannon Chamber launches Mid-West Sustainability Week 2024

10 Events and a one-day Conference showcasing the strides companies in the Shannon region are making on their paths to net zero ESB to showcase new Hydrogen Power demonstration unit at the Shannon Airport Business Park during Sustainability Week   Shannon Chamber today (Monday, 9 September 2024) launched the programme for the second annual ‘Sustainability…

Shannon Chamber Applauds Former Director Brian Lohan’s leadership skills

Shannon Chamber is rapturous in its praise for the leadership shown by former chamber director Brian Lohan in steering the Clare senior hurling team to victory in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park yesterday. Praising Lohan’s ability to take the team to the summit of the senior hurling calendar, President Eoin Gavin described the result…

Irish Amateur Golfer Áine Donegan presents prizes to winners of Shannon Golf Classic

Irish Amateur Golfer Áine Donegan presents prizes to winners of Shannon Golf Classic

The Costcutters team, winners of the Shannon Chamber 2024 Golf Classic, pictured at the prize-giving ceremony at Shannon Golf Club with Irish amateur golfer Áine Donegan, Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber, and Mick Guinee, chairman and chief executive, Ei Electronics. The team (from left): Andrew Fahy, Tim Crowe, William Hanley and Kevin O Hors will…

Shannon Chamber welcomes Government support for industry decarbonisation

Shannon Chamber welcomes Government support for industry decarbonisation

Shannon Chamber welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke, that €300 million will be available to drive the decarbonisation of Ireland’s industrial emitters over the coming years. The fund, which can used by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland to support client companies to reduce their industrial emissions between now…

Mid-West Lean Network workshop shows how Element Six uses Lean to deliver efficiencies

Mid-West Lean Network workshop shows how Element Six uses Lean to deliver efficiencies

Steve Linnane, general manager, Element Six, welcomed Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber, Jennifer Stratton, continuous improvement engineer with Cook Medical and chair of the Mid-West Lean Network (MWLN) and Chamber members to the on-site lean workshop. Photo by Eamon Ward. Operating from a 22-acre site at Shannon Free Zone for the past sixty-two years, Element…

Organisational culture will change with AI …Shannon Chamber seminar hears

Organisational culture will change with AI …Shannon Chamber seminar hears

  Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (centre) pictured at the digitalisation and AI seminar held in Future Mobility Campus Ireland, delivered by the EY Consultancy team pictured from left: Brian Moroney, Orla Duffy, Vikram Kunnath, Maurice Foley, Megan Conway, Tim Cush and Tim Bergin. Photo by Eamon Ward. Keenly focused on capturing trends in manufacturing…

Over two-hundred golfers swap their desks for the fairways to compete in the Shannon Chamber Golf Classic

Over two-hundred golfers swap their desks for the fairways to compete in the Shannon Chamber Golf Classic

John McInerney, Captain, Lahinch Golf Club leads the PAFS Ireland Ltd team onto the fairways of Shannon Golf Club. Shannon Chamber’s annual golf classic is gaining notoriety as a not-to-be missed event with 52 teams and over 200 golfers choosing to swap their desks for the fairways to compete in this keenly contested competition, where…

Roll Up Roll Up! Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) seeking companies to deliver education programmes in local DEIS schools

Roll Up Roll Up! Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) seeking companies to deliver education programmes in local DEIS schools

Business in the Community Ireland (BITCI) is urging more businesses based in the Limerick and Clare region to be involved in delivering its various education programmes. These programmes are guaranteed to be both a worthwhile employee engagement experience, enable the company to forge closer links with the local community and help tackle educational disadvantage. Through…

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will demonstrate companies’ commitment to sustainability… Shannon Chamber workshop hears

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will demonstrate companies’ commitment to sustainability… Shannon Chamber workshop hears

The Antaris team, led by chief operating officer, Eugene Cush, pictured with Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Downes.   With the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) now mandatory for companies with more than 500 employees, and with those with more than 250 employees coming into the net from January 2025, and listed SMEs from January 2026,…