Since January 2014 Local Authorities had been billing businesses on Irish Water’s behalf. A migration project, which commenced in Q3 2016, would result in Irish Water issuing bills directly to businesses. 30 of 31 Local Authorities have now been migrated and the last, Galway County, is due for migration in the coming weeks. On successful completion, business bills nationwide will…
Pictured at the launch of Shannon Chamber Skillnet management development programme (from left): Cillian Griffey, Shannon Chamber Skillnet network manager; Jennifer Thompson, University of Limerick (UL); Yvonne Delaney, director and project leader and Dr Deirdre Brady, adjunct lecturer, management and development unit UL; and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photo: Eamon Ward. Investment in…
CEO Connor Flanagan, new director Cathal Kilmartin and Executive Chairman Patrick Jordan at Atlantic Aviation Group this week. Shannon based aviation company Atlantic Aviation Group have this week announced the appointment of Cathal Kilmartin as a non-executive Director at the company. Clare native Mr Kilmartin is a consultant to the aviation industry and former…
Women’s Golf Day is a four-hour experience happening globally where women and girls can experience golf for the first time or where current players can play and engage with women interested in golf. It is being hosted at golf courses and retail locations all around the world on the same day June 6, 2017 world-wide….
Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (4th right) launching Shannon Chamber’s 2017 Golf Classic with event sponsors (from left): Louise O’Hara, the Park Inn by Radisson, Shannon Airport; Gerry Dillon, Shannon Group plc; Gerry Murphy, Ei Electronics; Gordon Ryan, Eirtech Aviation Services Limited and Peter Collins, COO IAC Limited, joined by Shannon GC President Bridget McCaul,…
Pictured at the Dyslexia seminar (from left): Michelle Kinsella, Dyslexia Association of Ireland; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Connor Flanagan, CEO, Atlantic Aviation Group; and Helen McQuillan, EmployAbility Clare. Photo: Eamon Ward. Fear of discrimination and lack of understanding from the employer or fear of negative response or misunderstanding from colleagues can often prevent…
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor has announced the commencement of an Act for a certification scheme aimed at inventions developed by SMEs. The scheme comes within the Knowledge Development Box initiative announced in the Finance Act, 2015. Announcing the scheme the Minister said “this is a good day for innovative SMEs…
A global workforce, a virtual workplace, contingent workers and the expectations of millennials are forcing employers to take a more modern, agile approach to the development of the employee value proposition, but, do employers have what it takes to deliver? That’s the question Shannon Chamber will encourage companies in the region to ask when the…
Pictured at the Mid-West Lean Network workshop in Takumi Precision Engineering (from left):Donal Galligan, operations manager, Colm Diggins, materials manager, Shane McMahon, engineering manager, Kevin McCarthy, manufacturing engineer and Gerry Reynolds, managing director, Takumi; Neil Enright, Molex and Mid-West Lean Network chair; Robert Hernan, Enterprise Ireland; Gene Leonard, LBS Partners; and Mike O’Neill, facilities manager, Takumi. …
Chambers Ireland is currently in the process of drafting its Pre Budget 2018 Submission in consultation with the Chamber Network. In order to engage with the Network on this submission, Chambers Ireland invited eight regional representatives to sit on this group along with members of the PA Forum in order to discuss and formulate the…
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