RTÉ’s television series Francis Brennan’s Grand Tour is returning to our screens this summer and you could be one of the holidaymakers taking part. Francis Brennan, expert hotelier and star of RTÉ’s At Your Service, is taking up his tour flag once again. This year Francis will face a new set of challenges…
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN RTE’s NEW ‘At Your Service SERIES! Are you looking for an opportunity to transform your business? The programme producers are currently looking for people and properties to take part in the next series of At Your Service, starring 5-star hotel experts Francis and John Brennan. If…
Shannon Chamber has welcomed the confirmation that Norwegian, through its Irish subsidiary, Norwegian Air International, has received the long-awaited approval from the US government, to commence operations between Shannon and the US, and has called on the region to support existing and new flights as Shannon-US capacity grows. The additional capacity now promised on…
Gallagher’s Seafood Restaurant and JP Clarke’s Country Pub, Bunratty will feature in the premiere episode of the new season of At Your Service on New Year’s Day at 8pm. Now in its ninth season, At Your Service is an eight-part series on RTÉ One presented by expert hoteliers Francis and John Brennan from the 5-star…
Shannon Chamber welcomes the development of a new online portal for employment permits introduced by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI). In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless exempted, must have a valid employment permit issued on their behalf. The issue of an employment permit is predicated on a job…
An award-winning Limerick entrepreneur has devised a solution for hospitality managers stressed by staff no-shows while simultaneously providing employment for hundreds of people in the county. Hannah Wrixon and Gillian Wrixon Rijke, who are cousins, have established www.GetTheShifts.com which supplies bar staff, wait staff, baristas, kitchen porters, event staff and cleaners with just three hours’…
The TEDX speakers with Paul O’Toole (CEO SOLAS) L-R: Adam Harris, AsIAm.ie; Brendan Kavanagh, Olive Learning; Margaret Reilly, CTR Manufacturing; Michael Mooney, SOLAS eCollege; Patrick Jordan, owner, Atlantic Aviation Group; Paul O’Toole; Mairead Healy, Future Voices; and Mairead Crosby , IBEC Mid-West. Shannon Chamber was delighted to attend the launch of another first…
€74 million going to SMEs Ireland has won a total of €336.7 million from the EU Programme for Research and Innovation, equivalent to an average of €2.4 million every week, the Minister for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan T.D. announced today. The latest results on Ireland participation in Horizon 2020, the EU’s €75 billion…
Labour costs, the impact of Brexit and skills shortages are identified among the challenges facing Irish companies in 2017 Vast Majority of European Businesses do not identify Brexit as a Challenge. Shannon Chamber would like to thank all members who inputting to a survey which we issued during September/early October, on behalf of Chambers Ireland…
Meeting the future skills needs of Irish small and medium-sized businesses and responding to the challenges and opportunities of Brexit will be key priorities for Skillnets, the enterprise-led agency with responsibility for the promotion and facilitation of workplace training and up-skilling, in the coming years. That was the view of the agency’s chairman, Brendan…
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