Aer Lingus has given Shannon passengers a boost with 55,000 additional seats on services for summer 2016 to Heathrow (35,000 seats), Faro (10,000 seats) and Malaga (10,000 seats). This is in addition to their 20% increase in capacity announced earlier this year for both Heathrow and Lanzarote which kicks in for the coming winter season…
The Chamber would like to thank those members who responded very positively to the survey circulated to members regarding Budget 2016. Aside from the proposal to set up an ‘Enterprise Awareness’ Pilot Scheme in the Shannon Region, which Shannon Chamber has now directly communicated to Government, the Chamber CEO Helen Downes also reflected some of…
ULearning part of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) at the University of Limerick is an innovative connector of industry and academia, addressing individual and corporate skills gaps through professional flexible learning. As part of an annual Supply Chain Management on campus week, ULearning is offering a 2 day workshop in Business Process Management in the area…
“Showcasing potential of native industry can lead to many benefits”, says Chamber CEO Shannon Chamber has proposed that the Government should make provision, in the upcoming Budget, for a national pilot scheme to be established in the Shannon Region to intensively promote a greater awareness of the role of native enterprise and entrepreneurship. If Ireland…
Shannon Airport’s status as a key player in the Irish tourism industry was recognised again overnight as it was on the podium for the third year running at the World Routes Marketing Awards, held in Durban, South Africa. Shannon was ‘Highly Commended’ from a shortlist of five airports in the ‘Under 4 Million Passengers’ category. …
Manufacturing sector – which suffered from neglect in previous decades – is a key part of the Action Plan for Jobs Employment growth has returned to the sector with more than 12,000 extra jobs created in past 3 years The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD today launched a new guide setting…
A new guide to the Companies Act 2014 was launched yesterday (08/09/15) by Chambers Ireland and the Law Society of Ireland. Guide for SMEs to the Companies Act The Companies Act is the largest piece of legislation ever to come into effect in Ireland and fundamentally changes the legal environment in which businesses operate. The…
The county’s current LEADER group, Clare Local Development Company, has been given the green light by the Department of Environment to proceed with writing a new LEADER plan for Co. Clare for the 2014-2020 period. As part of their extensive consultation process CLDC will be holding a series of public consultation meetings in the county…
Every Region sees Jobs Growth and Fall in Unemployment in last Year 125,000 Jobs Added since Action Plan for Jobs First Launched Unemployment rate for July now down to 9.5% The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD today (Wednesday) welcomed the latest official employment figures from the Central…
In February 2015, as part of the Government’s “Action Plan for Jobs: Regional” initiative, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D., announced funding for a competitive process to drive enterprise growth and new employment in all regions. As part of this initiative, Enterprise Ireland ran: A €5 million Community Enterprise Initiative Scheme…
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