Clare Association Dublin’s Annual Awards Night to honour 2025 Award Recipients
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Clare Association Dublin’s Annual Awards Night to honour 2025 Award Recipients

Date for your Diary: Saturday, 6 September 2025 The Clare Association Dublin’s annual awards recognise individuals who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields while promoting the values and spirit of County Clare. This year’s recipients, Clare Person of the Year, Mary Considine, CEO of the Shannon Airport Group and Hall of Fame recipient,…

Winners Alright… A quartet of winners at Shannon Chamber Golf Classic presentation
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Winners Alright… A quartet of winners at Shannon Chamber Golf Classic presentation

While 54 teams and 216 golfers took to the fairways for Shannon Chamber’s Golf Classic held on 19 June, top honours could only go to one team and that was, Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon. The winning team at the Shannon Chamber Golf Classic, Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon, comprising Gavin O’Donnell, Daryn Callinan, Colin Sammon and…

JLR offers free virtual work experience to students over 14 years of age throughout Ireland
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JLR offers free virtual work experience to students over 14 years of age throughout Ireland

Shannon Chamber is delighted to share some great news from one of our member companies – Jaquar Land Rover (JLR). This news will be of interest to parents of students over 14 years of age, and to the students themselves. JLR has launched a new STEM programme – JLR: Drive Your Future – which offers…

Mid-West Sustainability Network Sponsor Climeaction Introduces ESGo Tool to Network Members

Mid-West Sustainability Network Sponsor Climeaction Introduces ESGo Tool to Network Members

Transforming Supply Chain ESG from Burden to Action Climeaction, a proud sponsor of the Mid-West Sustainability Network, is excited to introduce ESGo — a digital tool designed to assess and elevate ESG maturity across complex supply chains. With ESGo, companies can: Map ESG risks throughout their supply chain Streamline compliance with CSRD, CSDDD, and Scope…

Shannon Chamber Calls for Delivery and Accountability on the National Development Plan
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Shannon Chamber Calls for Delivery and Accountability on the National Development Plan

Shannon Chamber has issued a call to action for delivering the State’s key infrastructure, stating that accountability is essential to the delivery of the National Development Plan (NDP), currently being reviewed by government. The Chamber has made this call in its response to the public consultation process of the NDP review declaring that concrete outcomes…

Blood stock for certain blood types reached concerning levels

Blood stock for certain blood types reached concerning levels

Irish Hospitals need all blood types right now, but particularly O negative and B negative which reached critical levels last week. Irish hospital’s demand for blood continues to rise month on month. 3,000 blood donations are needed each week just to keep-pace. Oakwood Arms Hotel Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd July 4:00 PM to 7:20…

Common Summer HR Questions and How to Handle Them

Common Summer HR Questions and How to Handle Them

Organisations face specific HR challenges over the summer season. In this article, our employment law experts will examine some of the key compliance questions that arise for Employers over the summer months. How should we handle Employees that are only needed for the summer season? Many Organisations need extra staff to manage a busy summer…

In Remembrance of Brendan Roche, Chair of Shannon Business Watch
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In Remembrance of Brendan Roche, Chair of Shannon Business Watch

It was with deep sadness that we learnt of the tragic passing of Brendan Roche, Quality-EHS-Training Manager at Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS). As recently as April, Brendan was instrumental in assisting the Chamber in relaunching the Shannon Business Watch Scheme, following the hosting of the initial meeting at LTTS in Shannon. On behalf of…

Shannon Chamber Golf Classic a Resounding Success at Shannon Golf Club
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Shannon Chamber Golf Classic a Resounding Success at Shannon Golf Club

Enjoying the atmosphere at the Shannon Chamber Golf Classic 2025 in Shannon Golf Club (from left): Leo Clancy, chief executive, Ei Electronics (anchor sponsor); Mike Corry,  general manager, Shannon Golf Club; Dr. Michael Guinee, chairman and former chief executive, Ei Electronics; Helen Downes, CEO and Mark Nolan, president, Shannon Chamber. Photo by Eamon Ward  …

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Shannon Chamber Welcomes Government Approval to Unlock €1.5 Billion in National Training Fund

Shannon Chamber welcomes the announcement by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, that he has received approval from Government  to draft legislation amending the National Training Fund (NTF) Act. This important step will enable the release of a €1.5 billion funding package for the tertiary education sector, announced…