Shannon Chamber has teamed up with the British Irish Chamber of Commerce to organise a half-day seminar aimed at encouraging more Shannon region companies to consider Britain as a potential and pertinent export market. The seminar, which is being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick, will take place on Wednesday, 21 October…
Brian Aherne (centre) general manager, Intel Shannon and director of Intel Network Computing Division EMEA with (from left): Martin Dolan, commercial director, Modular Automation; John Barron, managing director and chairman, Reagecon Diagnostics Ltd; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Theresa O’Gorman, tax director, Grant Thornton; and Sean Burke, Enterprise Ireland at the R&D…
Adare HRM’s director, HR Consulting Michael Lee and HR & Employment Law Consultant, Tom McDonagh pictured with Shannon Chamber chief executive, Helen Downes. Photo: Eamon Ward. Updates on amendments to existing employment legislation and planned changes, time expended on driving to work, and annual leave accrued whilst on sick leave, were the main topics…
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan T.D., today (Friday, 9 October 2015) launched Shannon Chamber Skillnet, a new training network for the Shannon area, which is funded by member companies and the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets, funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Education. Shannon Chamber…
Following on the recent announcement that the Shannon Group, through Shannon Commercial Properties, is to invest €21 million in a first-phase major redevelopment programme at the Shannon Free Zone, with the first project – a €6 million, purpose-built facility for GE Measurement and Control – now, Shannon Chamber has invited Shannon Commercial Properties’ managing director,…
The constituents of the Government’s fifth and possibly final budget will be reviewed and analysed by Grant Thornton’s tax specialists, Leslie Barrett, tax partner and Theresa O’Gorman, tax director, at Shannon Chamber’s annual Budget briefing, which takes place in the Bunratty Castle Hotel on Wednesday, 14 October, commencing with registration at 7.45am. With the economy continuing…
At its AGM, held on Tuesday, 28 September, Chambers Ireland (CI) ratified the re-election of Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen Downes to its board of directors. First elected to the CI board in 2013, Ms Downes’s retention as a board member of a national business representative organisation, provides a unique forum for bringing the…
Keen to encourage more companies in the Shannon area to increase their research and development (R&D) activity and spend, Shannon Chamber has teamed up the Intel and Enterprise Ireland to host a half-day seminar on the topic. The seminar, which takes place in Intel’s premises in Shannon on Thursday, 8 October from 8am…
Shannon Chamber would like to encourage to encourage members to participate in a 5k run/walk, which takes places in Shannon this Friday, 25 September. The run/walk is being organised by Genworth in aid of Clare Crusaders and commences at Building 7000 at Westpark Business Campus at 12.30pm. Full details are on the poster…
Pictured at Shannon Chamber’s health and well-being seminar at Shannon Airport (from left): Karl Henry, presenter; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Brenda Hickey, GECAS; and Darren Smith, Shannon Airport Duty Free. Photo: Eamon Ward. Health and wellness expert, author and TV personality Karl Henry had an audience of almost 150 people transfixed with…
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