The Shannon, Ennis, Galway and Limerick Chambers of Commerce have today said that retaining year-round services between Shannon and New York must be a priority for Government efforts to achieve balanced regional development. Responding to the decision by United Airlines to suspend its Newark flights from Shannon, from 24th November 2017 to 9th March…
Niall O’Callaghan, business and relationship development manager, IDA; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber and Jenny Smyth, talents and rewards lead with Willis Tower Watson at the Shannon Chamber workshop. Photo: Eamon Ward Increasing employment levels in Ireland is putting pressure on companies to put their best foot forward when seeking to attract talent to…
CSR Awards 2017 Shortlist Announced Today Chambers Ireland today (14 July 2017) officially announced the shortlist for the 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. With fifty companies shortlisted across the fourteen categories, this year’s CSR Awards displays a diverse range of projects from all industries and sectors, from SMEs to MNCs, across every region of…
Chambers Ireland Pre Budget Submission Calls for Increased Infrastructure Investment In its Pre Budget 2018 submission to Government, to which Shannon Chamber contributed via its director, Ian Barrett, Chambers Ireland requested that the concerns of business be addressed through the Government committing to significant additional investment in capital projects across the country. Speaking at the launch…
Shannon Chamber member company Molex recently raised the issue of a dearth of young females choosing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as a career option. Shannon Chamber’s response to this was to convene a scoping meeting with representatives from Molex, Zimmer Biomet, Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon, Modular Automation and Atlantic Aviation Group. Discussion at this…
Michael Guinee, Chief Executive of Ei Electronics presents a cheque on behalf of the staff and company to Pat Quinlan, chief executive, Milford Care Centre. Photo: Joe Buckley. In what Pat Quinlan, Chief Executive of Milford Care Centre described as “a unique gesture of philanthropic generosity”, Shannon-based Ei Electronics has made a very significant donation…
Project comprises redevelopment of four acre site to accelerate transformation of city centre Limerick people to have their say as two month public consultation to get underway The planning process for largest single project in the Limerick Twenty Thirty programme, which is transforming the city centre into a dynamic economic hub and living space, has…
Trump International Golf Links has appointed Evan Butler as Director of Sales and Marketing. He joins Doonbeg from Mount Falcon Estate where he was Head of Sales and Marketing for the past three years. He made a valued contribution in leading and strengthening team performance to improve revenue streams, sales, marketing and operational performance. He leaves…
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D., announced today that he is allocating €1.94m in Exchequer grants under his Department’s Regional Airports Programme to the airports in Donegal, Ireland West Airport Knock, Waterford and Kerry. This represents the first allocation of support this year for regional airports and the grants will go…
CSO data released today shows that the number of overseas visits to Ireland in the first five months of 2017 increased by 3.1% compared to the corresponding period in 2016. Shane Ross T.D., Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport commented on the data: “Today’s figures from the CSO show that the number of overseas visitors…
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