The new Companies Act 2014, which is expected to come into effect in June will repeal all existing company law statutes and provide a consolidated and current company law code for all users – companies, directors, professional advisors and shareholders. The features of the new Act will be outlined by Grant Thornton’s partner in…
Shannon Chamber would like to draw your attention to a possible slight disruption to traffic at Shannon Free Zone this Friday, 24 April, between 12.30pm and 13.30pm. Genworth will be sending teams of runners and walkers on a 5k run/walk from their Westpark facility around the Free Zone during this one-hour interval. …
“The close association between warm, sunny days and golf is very evident from the fact that the timesheet for this year’s Shannon Chamber Golf Classic is already fully booked,” said the Chamber’s chief executive Helen Downes releasing additional tee box advertising at what has become one of the most popular golf classics in Shannon’s business…
Pictured at the inaugural Mid-West Energy Forum at Shannon Airport (from left): Tom Lowry and Kathleen O’Rourke, Enterprise Ireland; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; and Angela Taylor, Clare Energy. Photo: Eamon Ward. Companies operating on very tight margins should look towards reducing their energy costs and inject the savings into critical operational areas….
Pictured (from left): John Herlihy, VP and head of Google Ireland; Helen Downes, Shannon Chamber; Professor John Fahy, UL; Kevin Thompstone, president, Shannon Chamber; Lavinia Ryan and Gearoid Gilley, VHI Ireland, event sponsors. Photo Eamon Ward. Technology is but a tool which any company can use but the key to success is to use premier…
The deadline for Chambers Ireland’s 2015 CSR Awards is just 1 week away! Applications will be accepted right up until midday on Tuesday 21st April, so, if your company wishes to be included, be sure to get your entry in. All details regarding the awards, including application forms, are available at http://www.chambers.ie/events/corporate-social-responsibility-awards/application-forms.html It is important…
Just two weeks before he steps down as VP and head of Google Ireland to pursue new opportunities, Limerick-native John Herlihy will address Shannon Chamber members and their business associates at a luncheon in Dromoland Castle Hotel on Wednesday, 15 April. His address will take the form of a fast-paced on-stage interview with marketing guru…
Shannon Chamber welcomes the recommendations contained in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Report – ‘Policy Options to Support Business Growth and Job Creation and Retention in Town and Village Centres’ – issued yesterday (Thursday, 26 March 2015), which states that: Local authorities should consider rate reductions for small, independent businesses…
In an effort to assist companies in the Mid-West reduce their energy costs, Shannon Chamber has linked up with commercial energy engineering company, Clare Energy, and Enterprise Ireland to host the inaugural Mid-West Energy Forum. This forum, which will take place at Shannon Airport Viewing Gallery on Tuesday, 14 April, will commence at 7.00am…
Shannon Chamber operates an Affinity Card programme whereby businesses offer discounts to members for purchasing products or services for them. The scheme, which was first introduced to stimulate local trade and offer additional value to chamber member companies and their employees, is now open to new participants. Having recently launched a new website, Shannon…
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