Employee Engagement the Top Priority for Irish Organisations

The data from Adare’s recent HR Barometer Series 8.2 reveal that the top priorities for Irish Organisations heading into 2025 centre around enhancing Employee engagement and experience (51%), retaining talent (48%), and strengthening talent acquisition (25%). The numbers reflect the competitive labourmarketthat Irish Organisations are operating in and highlight how Employers are responding by adopting…

Kelvin Hotels Ltd Acquire Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis from the Madden Family

Kelvin Hotels Ltd Acquire Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis from the Madden Family

Dermot Kelly and John Gavin, owners of the award-winning Shannon Springs Hotel, are pleased to announce the successful acquisition of the Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis from the Madden family, marking an exciting new chapter for both hotels and the wider hospitality community in County Clare.   The Temple Gate Hotel, a beloved fixture in…

Interviewing skills lacking in many organisations … Shannon Chamber members told

Interviewing skills lacking in many organisations … Shannon Chamber members told

Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (left) pictured with Sinead English, founder and CEO of Hilt, at the seminar on interviewing skills held recently in Shannon Airport House. Photograph by Eamon Ward Shannon Chamber members have been warned about the impact bad interviewing can have on their business, particularly at a time when hiring is a…

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An Employer’s Guide to Workplace Investigations

Workplace investigations play an important role in the dispute resolution process in Irish Organisations. Typically, an investigation will be required as part of workplace procedures to resolve Employee disputes, manage grievances, or examine alleged misconduct. To ensure that the running of a workplace investigation does not infringe Employee rights, it is vital that Employers are…

Shannon Chamber Appoints New Directors to its Board

Shannon Chamber is pleased to announce the appointment of five new Directors to its Board of Directors, ratified at the Chamber’s 28th AGM, held in Shannon Airport House on 11 September. The new appointments strengthen the company’s leadership team and demonstrate the Chamber’s commitment to representing the needs of a diverse membership base. The new…

Three Ireland’s grant programme returns with €100,000 bursary fund for SMEs

Three Ireland’s grant programme returns with €100,000 bursary fund for SMEs

Three Ireland’s Grants for Small Business Programme has provided over €650,000 in supports since 2021 2nd September 2024: On the back of a very successful first three years, Three Ireland has today announced it is once again investing €100,000 into a bursary fund for SMEs as part of its Grants for Small Businesses programme, which…

Uisce Éireann’s investment in Clare removes water supply from ‘at risk’ list

Uisce Éireann’s investment in Clare removes water supply from ‘at risk’ list

September 12, 2024: Uisce Éireann’s customers in Corofin, Co. Clare will welcome the recent news that their water supply has been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of vulnerable water supplies.      An investment by Uisce Éireann to upgrade the Corofin Water Treatment Plant (WTP) providing enhanced treatment facilities has ensured a safe and…

Uisce Éireann assures customers that Ennistymon Public Water Supply is safe to drink

Uisce Éireann assures customers that Ennistymon Public Water Supply is safe to drink

September 12, 2024: Uisce Éireann assures customers that chemical and biological results on the Ennistymon Public Water Supply demonstrate compliance with legislative requirements. In addition, all monitoring data and operational updates have been provided to our regulatory stakeholders and we will continue to do so. Both the HSE and EPA are regularly updated regarding the issue and the HSE has…

Shannon Chamber launches Mid-West Sustainability Week 2024

Shannon Chamber launches Mid-West Sustainability Week 2024

10 Events and a one-day Conference showcasing the strides companies in the Shannon region are making on their paths to net zero ESB to showcase new Hydrogen Power demonstration unit at the Shannon Airport Business Park during Sustainability Week   Shannon Chamber today (Monday, 9 September 2024) launched the programme for the second annual ‘Sustainability…

The Shannon Airport Group seeks to expand commercial property footprint

The Shannon Airport Group seeks to expand commercial property footprint

Planning permission sought for the construction of two new buildings in Shannon Airport Business Park Monday 2nd September 2024: The Shannon Airport Group is seeking to add two new state-of-the-art industrial buildings to its commercial property portfolio at its Shannon Campus.  The Group has this week lodged a planning application to Clare County Council for the…