Friday, 26 June 2020: Shannon Chamber welcomes the announcement by Government that it is to make a one-off €6.1 million grant to Shannon Airport to complete the necessary Hold Baggage Screening capital project at the Airport. “Having outlined in our Pre-Budget 2020 Submission to Government that under EU rules, airports with over 1 million and…
Companies need to quickly capture what their employees liked about responsiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic, otherwise it might get lost and, given that the past few months have forced companies and their staff to be adaptable and flexible, it is essential to consider how acceptable change in the organisation might be for the long term….
New COVID-19 measures being introduced at Shannon Airport Journey through the airport will be as contactless as possible Monday 22nd June 2020: Shannon Airport employees are busily readying the airport in preparation for the return of passengers on the 1st July. While the airport remained open for essential services to facilitate cargo, repatriation and emergency…
Shannon Chamber is delighted to announce that it has been allocated funding by Skillnet Ireland, under its ReBound programme, to deliver a suite of training webinars to assist companies in the manufacturing and aviation sectors with all aspects of re-opening their businesses. The ReBound programme was introduced to enable small and medium-sized companies and managers…
The three-legged stool of management used to be forecast, plan and execute; however, these days, the very best forecasters don’t think they can see accurately more than 400 days out and for most people, the horizon is just 150 days. That’s the view of world-renowned TED presenter, author and academic, Dr Margaret Heffernan who…
The board of Shannon Chamber welcomes the recent announcement that its ex officio president and current board director Mary Considine, CEO of Shannon Group plc has been appointed to the recently established Aviaiton Taskforce. “Aviation is such a critical sector for this region’s economy, not only at an airport level but for the entire aviation…
Shannon Chamber has linked up with one of Ireland’s leading human resource and employment law providers, Adare Human Resource Management, to offer members complimentary access to an online hub where all relevant information required by the human resources function in a company is contained to support organisations during COVID-19. The HR COVID-19 Hub has been…
Irelands’ largest consignment of PPE in a single flight lands at Shannon Wednesday 10th June 2020: The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225 touched down at Shannon Airport today from China carrying the single largest consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be flown into Ireland on a single flight. The Antonov AN-225 contained almost…
Mary Considine, CEO, Shannon Group, has been appointed to the new expert taskforce for Aviation Recovery announced today by Shane Ross, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. The Aviation Taskforce is charged with advising on a framework for promoting the return of aviation connectivity and aviation enterprises that are critical to supporting the wider economic…
The team at the training department at Ennis-based TTM Healthcare has developed an online ‘Covid-19 Officer’ course for the return to workplace that will be of interest and benefit members as they prepare to re-open on June 8th. For details please follow this link for full details. https://www.ttmtraining.com/product/covid-19-compliance-officer-general-workplace/ https://www.ttmtraining.com/product/infection-prevention-control-2/
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