The Gift Voucher Shop(GVS) are launching a recognition programme for SMEs called ‘The Spotlights’ with Chambers. This purpose is to recognise employees that go the extra mile and offer SMEs the facility to reward these unsung heroes. ‘The Spotlights’ is a simple online programme for your members to nominate their employees they feel go above…
‘Parky’ to be added to airport’s ‘Wall of Fame’ Friday 30th September 2016: Shannon Airport is about to add another famous name to its ‘Wall of Fame’ after one of the world’s most famous TV chat show hosts, Sir Michael Parkinson, touched down ahead of an appearance tonight at the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick. …
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. was delighted to meet a high level Chinese aviation delegation in Dublin today. The Chinese delegation was led by Mr. Feng Zhenglin, the Administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Minister Ross met with the delegation this morning and discussed a number of aviation…
Monday 26 September 2016: Shannon Airport is delighted to announce that Kuwait Airways is to extend its Kuwait to New York JFK transit service through Shannon into the 2017 and double frequencies in the interim. The service began operating three times weekly from the end of June for a planned four month period but the…
23 September 2016 Minister for Jobs urges young entrepreneurs to apply for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) Previous young entrepreneur winners highlight the benefits of IBYE to Minister Mitchell O’Connor and urge young entrepreneurs to get involved Four previous IBYE winners met up with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor…
Choice Hotel Group has announced that Sean and Elaine Lally are joining the partnership as co-owners and operators of The 4 star Hotel Woodstock on Shanaway Road in Ennis. Sean and Elaine are very familiar with Ennis as Sean has worked at The Old Ground Hotel in the early 90s as Deputy Manger when it…
Press Statement 15 September 2016 Chambers Ireland today (15/09/2016) welcomed the commitment to addressing skills needs and further education and training in the publication of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) Strategy Statement. Commenting on the Action Plan for Education, Ian Talbot, Chief Executive Chambers Ireland said, “We support the ambition of the Minister…
Female entrepreneurs in the area are being urged to consider applying to participate in a special national funded programme aimed at early stage enterprises. The ACORNS (Accelerating the Creation of Rural Nascent Start-ups) programme is designed to unleash the potential of female entrepreneurs who have recently started a business or who have taken concrete steps…
High tech new system could halve security screening time at airports by combining EU and US into one check-point Monday 12 September 2016: A new checkpoint concept, which could halve the time spent in security by millions of passengers at airports around the world, is being trialled at Shannon Airport. Shannon is the first airport…
More than 2,500 jobs supported or maintained in the lifetime of the Credit Guarantee Scheme The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Mr. Pat Breen, T.D., today (Thursday) welcomed the latest Quarterly Report (Q2 of 2016) from Capita Asset Services Ireland Ltd on its operation, on behalf of the State, of the Credit Guarantee Scheme…
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