Mid-West Lean Network keeping members ahead of the curve

Mid-West Lean Network keeping members ahead of the curve

  Pictured at the Mid-West Lean Network workshop held in Zimmer Biomet (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Seani Devlin, operational excellence program manager, Abbvie; Philip Rossiter, operational excellence manager, Coca Cola; and Dave Keane, senior director manufacturing, Ireland and UK, Zimmer Biomet. Photo by Eamon Ward. Sharing best-in-class examples of lean deployment to…

Companies need to prepare for pending compulsory Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting…Shannon Chamber seminar hears

Companies need to prepare for pending compulsory Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting…Shannon Chamber seminar hears

Pictured at the presentation on ESG reporting (from left): Barry Gavin, chair, Shannon Chamber Sustainability Forum; Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber; Ciara Sheehan, senior manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Paul Beary, senior manager, Tax, EY Limerick; and Peter Murphy, marketing and CSR, Ei Electronics. Photo by Eamon Ward….

One Shannon Hub Design Contract Signing the first step towards realisation of Shannon Town Centre Masterplan…says Shannon Chamber

Shannon Chamber has welcomed the announcement by Clare County Council that contracts for the design of a key element of the new Shannon Town Centre Masterplan, the ‘One Shannon Hub’ have been signed. CEO Helen Downes said: “As the leading business representative organisation for the wider Shannon area, Shannon Chamber had a high level of…

Shannon Chamber sets sights on retaining All Island Chamber Golf Classic title

Shannon Chamber sets sights on retaining All Island Chamber Golf Classic title

Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes (left) pictured at Shannon Golf Club with the winners of the Chamber’s 2023 Golf Classic, Gavin McPhillips, Alan Brigdale, Michael Sillery, and Noel Lynch, joined by David Fitzgibbon, managing director, CREGG and Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber. Photo by Eamon Ward.   With a team from CAE Park Aviation bringing…

Life-Size statue of Brendan O’Regan unveiled in Sixmilebridge, Co Clare to preserve the legacy of one of Ireland’s greatest visionaries, innovators, and motivators

Life-Size statue of Brendan O’Regan unveiled in Sixmilebridge, Co Clare to preserve the legacy of one of Ireland’s greatest visionaries, innovators, and motivators

  The genesis of the $90billion worldwide duty-free industry lies in the vision of Brendan O’Regan   The legacy of one of Ireland’s leading visionaries, innovators and motivators, Brendan O’Regan, was honoured in his native village, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare today (Monday, 10 July 2023) with the unveiling of a life-size statue commissioned by Sixmilebridge Historical…

Shannon Chamber and Sixmilebridge Historical Society collaborate to honour the legacy of Brendan O’Regan

Shannon Chamber and Sixmilebridge Historical Society collaborate to honour the legacy of Brendan O’Regan

  Extraordinary people deserve their memory and achievements immortalised and that’s what prompted Shannon Chamber and Sixmilebridge Historical Society to join forces to remember Sixmilebridge native Brendan O’Regan in a special way. To honour his legacy to the region and Ireland, the Chamber and the Historical Society commissioned one of Ireland’s leading bronze sculptors, Seamus…

1,600 firms claim R&D funding but others losing out, Shannon Chamber seminar told

1,600 firms claim R&D funding but others losing out, Shannon Chamber seminar told

Pictured at the R&D seminar in Shannon (from left): Aisling Dooley, Principal Officer, Revenue; Ian Collins, Partner & Head of Innovation Incentives, EY Ireland; Leanne Storan, Tax Partner, EY Ireland; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Clare Wardell, Assistant Principal Officer from Revenue, Business Taxes Policy & Legislation Division; and Fiona Gilchrist, R&D Strategy Lead with…

Shannon Chamber focused on retaining Chamber All-Island golf title

Shannon Chamber focused on retaining Chamber All-Island golf title

  David Fitzgibbon, managing director of recruitment specialists CREGG, lines up for a birdie to launch the Shannon Chamber Golf Classic 2023 under the watchful eyes of (from left): Aidan Mannix, president, David Jones, captain, and Debbie Reddan lady captain, Shannon Golf Club; and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photograph by Eamon Ward Having brought…

Leadership can be lonely but leaders are never alone …says Vhi’s Anne O’Connor

Leadership can be lonely but leaders are never alone …says Vhi’s Anne O’Connor

Anne O’Connor, managing director, Vhi Health and Wellbeing (centre) pictured at the Shannon Chamber event in Dromoland Castle Hotel with Helen Downes, CEO and Eoin Gavin, president, Shannon Chamber. Photograph by Eamon Ward   A highly skilled leader, having faced many crises in her career with the HSE, Anne O’Connor, managing director of Vhi Health…

Interpersonal connections essential for positive mental health… Dr Harry Barry tells Shannon Chamber members

Interpersonal connections essential for positive mental health… Dr Harry Barry tells Shannon Chamber members

Dr Harry Barry (centre), pictured at the event in Shannon with Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber and Peter Murphy, marketing and CSR, Ei Electronics. Photograph by Eamon Ward Having interacted with Shannon Chamber members in several online webinars during Covid-19, renowned expert on the impact of mental health wellbeing on our lives, Dr Harry Barry,…