Conscious that many companies recruit graduates with qualifications in singular disciplines to meet specific competency needs but that assimilation into a new company and environment may require a broader set of skills, Shannon Chamber Skillnet has launched a programme to fill that gap. The Graduate Assimilation programme, which has already been availed of by Jaguar…
Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber pictured with the Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Dublin, Barbara M. Thomas, during her recent visit to Shannon. Photo: Eamon Ward. Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes was delighted to welcome the Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Dublin, Barbara M. Thomas to the Chamber offices during a recent…
The possibility that some key business decision makers may be found about the four million or fourteen per cent of Canada’s population that claim Irish ancestry has spurred Shannon Chamber to host a seminar to explore the potential of attracting Canadian investment into the Shannon region and assessing opportunities for Irish companies in Canada. The…
Wednesday 15th January 2020: Mary Considine, CEO, Shannon Group Plc has said that 2019 has confirmed both the strength and resilience of the Group’s business and reaffirms its importance to the region. Reflecting on the performance of the Group and its individual businesses across the year, Ms Considine, who was appointed Shannon Group CEO in…
With the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for Ireland’s southern region scheduled for publication in early 2020, Shannon Chamber is hopeful that the recommendations it submitted as part of the consultative process will be contained within the plans to develop the region in the years ahead Of specific interest to Shannon Chamber will be…
Liz Halpin, head of Dublin Region Fáilte Ireland, Niall Gibbons, chief executive, Tourism Ireland and Martin O Regan, CEO, Inflightflix International celebrating Ireland’s global reach via inflight entertainment. Tuesday, 31 December 2019: InflightFlix International, the Irish provider of destination video guides to the airline industry today announced that it is to distribute…
Aidan McMahon , CEO, Gentian Services Ltd, Shannon and Liz McGloughlin, CEO, Tympany Medical, Galway on the recent announcement of their successful Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund Award. Other members who are part of their successful consortium are NCAD , and UCD. Gentian Services to partner with Tympany Medical Ltd, University College Dublin and the National…
Vicky Howard, Shannon Chamber Skillnet steering group chair with Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photo: Eamon Ward Upskilling an imperative to prepare workforces for jobs of the future Shannon Chamber has successfully applied for and been awarded funding by Skillnet Ireland, the business support agency of the Government of Ireland, to deliver an ambitious…
We are delighted to announce that Skillnet Ireland has been named ‘Best Agency Support to Business’ in the InBusiness Recognition Awards 2019. The InBusiness Recognition Awards aim to honour and celebrate success, achievement and ambition within Irish business and to acknowledge the contributions of individuals to grow business in this country. Congratulations to all the…
Describing the news that Modular Automation is to create 100 new jobs as part of its expansion over the next three years as a great boost for Shannon and the wider region, Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes said that this announcement by an indigenous company is the perfect example of what can be achieved through…
Membership means belonging, feeling welcome and having a place in a group with a common purpose
Sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with what’s going on with shannon chamber and its members.