Shannon Chambers has responded to a call from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D., seeking submissions to inform the compilation of Ireland’s next Regional Airports Programme. Submissions were sought from interested parties seeking to contribute to the design of optimal, cost-effective measures in support of regional airports, and to align to…
With Budget 2020 Day looming, Shannon Chamber, in line with Chambers Ireland requests in its pre-Budget requests to Government, has placed investment in connectivity infrastructure and support for enterprise as key areas warranting attention when the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, unveils his much-anticipated Budget tomorrow, Tuesday, 9 October 2019. In its submission, Shannon Chamber, …
Verne Harnish (right) pictured at the Scaling Up seminar in Dromoland Castle Hotel with (from left): Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber and Patrick Jordan, executive chairman, Atlantic Aviation Group. Photo: Eamon Ward. Judging by the attendance at a recent hi-level seminar on scaling up, organised by Shannon Chamber in conjunction with its Skillnet…
Shannon Business Watch, first introduced in 2015, has been relaunched by Shannon Chamber in conjunction with An Garda Siochána. This crime prevention programme, designed by An Garda Siochána, is similar to the Neighbourhood Watch and Community Alert scheme, whereby the Gardai and the community come together to prevent and reduce crime; in this instance, the…
Assessment of Irish aviation markets recommends range of government supports and interventions amid concerns of regional impact Report finds that establishing post-Brexit hub access to Frankfurt Airport would add a potential GDP contribution of €412 million to Mid-West/West region Dominance of Dublin Airport at the expense of other Irish airports is striking Wednesday, 2 October…
Dublin, Ireland, 1st October 2019 The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, today announced that she has secured Cabinet approval to publish the Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019. The Bill provides for further enhancements to the suite of ongoing Brexit supports, which the Government has been providing to a range of…
Dr Harry Barry (far right) pictured in Ei Electronics at the Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace seminar with (from left): Mike O’Riordan, IT & Supply Chain director, Reagecon Diagnostics; Eilish Neville, Addiction Counsellor and Dr Deirdre Smithwick, consultant psychiatrist, Community Health team, Shannon and; Helen McQuillan, team leader, Employability Clare. Photo: Eamon Ward….
Chambers Ireland and ICC Ireland have announced that both they and the network of affiliated Chambers across Ireland have together signed up to a new charter to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reflect the objectives of relevant Goals in undertaking their activities in the future. Chambers Ireland chief executive Ian Talbot commented on…
The Department of Rural and Community Development is currently developing a new, whole-of-Government rural development policy for Ireland. This will follow on from the Action Plan for Rural Development which was published in January 2017 and reaches the end of its three-year timeframe in 2019. The new rural policy will be forward-looking, with a 5-year…
On 20 September, InvoiceFair was announced as winner of the ‘Most Disruptive FinTech 2019’ at the Deloitte Financial Services Innovation Awards. Deloitte press release https://www2.deloitte.com/ie/en/pages/financial-services/articles/fsia-press-release.html. Receiving the Deloitte award from David Dalton, Head of Financial Services Deloitte; Helen Cahill CEO & Co-Founder and Peter Brady CFO & Co-Founder InvoiceFair.
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