Aer Lingus’ decision to deliver year-round connectivity from Shannon to New Your JFK in 2019 is welcomed by Shannon Chamber and described as a significant endorsement that this is a route much in demand by the business and leisure traveller alike. “The West of Ireland has so much to offer investors and tourists;…
The closing date (Tuesday, 17th April) for Chambers Ireland Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards 2018 is fast approaching and Shannon Chamber is encouraging members who engage in CSR to enter and gain recognition for the great work they are doing within and for their communities. These Awards showcase projects that help to improve the workplace…
ESB Networks will visit Shannon on Wednesday, 18 April, to brief companies in the region on the latest developments in infrastructure, the electrification of heat and transport and smart technology for business. The morning breakfast event, which takes place in Treacy’s Oakwood Hotel in Shannon from 8:30am until 9:30am, will feature a presentation by ESB…
United Airlines managing director for the UK and Ireland, Bob Schumacher (far right) pictured with (from left): Brian Hughes, corporate sales manager Ireland and Martina Coogan, country sales manager Ireland and Northern Ireland, United Airlines and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photograph by Eamon Ward As the peak travel season approaches, Shannon Chamber has…
Pictured at the apprenticeship evening in St Patrick’s Comprehensive School, Shannon (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Fiona Donlan, Atlantic Aviation Group; Michael Collins, Molex; Sandra Gunning, Zimmer Biomet; Joe Leddin, Mid-West Regional Skills Forum; Stephen Linnane, Element Six, Emer Brohpy, Limerick and Clare Education & Training Board; Alan O’Brien, Modular Automation and…
(LtoR) Greg Larkin (UL) Caoimhe O’Donnell (AAI), Nick Holdaway (AAG), Colm Carty (AAG) and Dr Kyriakos Kourousis (UL). Photo: Eamon Ward. Shannon based aviation training school Atlantic Aviation Institute (AAI), which is a subsidiary of Atlantic Aviation Group, and the University of Limerick (UL) has this week announced a new partnership which will see…
Shannon Chamber welcomes the announcement that planning permission is being sought to deliver a new cinema in SkyCourt Shopping Centre. “Shannon has a population of almost 10,000 people with a further 10,000 people coming into the town every day to work at the airport, in the Free Zone and Smithstown and in the many…
Encouraging SMEs to apply for €coMerit certification (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Christian Kubernat, environmental consultant; Camillus Muldowney, energy consultant, Coral Leisure; and Margaret Murphy, Southern Waste Region. Photo: Eamon Ward. Small and medium-sized companies seeking to become lean could start with monitoring their energy, water and waste practices to ascertain wastage…
Shannon Chamber is extending its events calendar into local schools by hosting its first-ever apprenticeship evening in St Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Shannon where six companies will outline the types of apprenticeships available and what students need to do to enrol for them. The event, which takes place next Wednesday, 14 March, was the…
Most companies understand that their customer value proposition is critical for the long-term sustainability of their customer base but, how many focus on their employee value proposition or the set of benefits an employee receives in return for the skills, capabilities and experience they bring to a company? That’s the question Shannon Chamber will raise…
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