Shannon based company secures contract with Cork County Council

A Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) software solution developed in Co. Clare, has secured a large contract with Cork County Council. Cork County Council issued a Request for Tender (RFT) earlier in the year looking for an Objective and Risk Management solution to assist in achieving its Annual Service Delivery Plan (ASDP). Having successfully…

Awards Shortlist reveals wide-ranging work at local level across Ireland 

Chambers Ireland today (14 August 2018) revealed the shortlist of the Excellence in Local Government Awards 2018 2018 marks the fifteenth edition of the Awards, which features a total of twenty one local authorities shortlisted over sixteen categories, ranging from ‘Supporting Tourism’ to ‘Best Practice in Citizen Engagement.’ The Excellence in Local Government Awards are…

Minister Humphreys announces the publication of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018

Dublin, Ireland, 13 August The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D., today (Monday 13 August, 2018) announced the publication of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018. The purpose of the Bill is to strengthen the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in order to ensure greater compliance with the…

International Aviation Services Centre (IASC) become first Irish member of elite European Aerospace Cluster Partnership

International Aviation Services Centre (IASC) become first Irish member of elite European Aerospace Cluster Partnership

The importance of the International Aviation Services Centre (IASC) at Shannon has been acknowledged on a European scale with its appointment as the first Irish member of the elite European Aerospace Cluster Partnership (EACP). The membership acknowledges Shannon IASC as not only the largest aerospace cluster in Ireland but a cluster of pan-European significance. The…

Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Mr. Pat Breen, T.D. welcomes another strong performance of the Credit Guarantee Scheme

Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Mr. Pat Breen, T.D. welcomes another strong performance of the Credit Guarantee Scheme

Scheme has provided over €93m in lending to SMEs that supports over 3,500 jobs   3 August 2018 Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Mr. Pat Breen, T.D., today welcomed the latest Quarterly Report from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) on its operation, on behalf…

European Vocational Skills Week Training at Work Award 2018

European Vocational Skills Week Training at Work Award 2018

Micro, small and medium companies in the Shannon region who value their employees and support their development are encouraged to considering entering the European Commission’s ‘Training at Work Award’. This award recognises the investment by companies in career-long professional training programmes for employees. If your company provides up-skilling and/or re-skilling opportunities for your employees and…

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, TD, and Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen TD welcome the publication of the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts for Microfinance Ireland

Microfinance loan funding supported 1,141 jobs €5.5m in loans were approved to 400 small businesses MFI achieved best in class under the European Commission’s European Code of Good Conduct for Microfinance provision Provides the lowest cost of any Government job initiative – €2,000 per job Micro enterprises outside of Dublin account for 79% of loans…

Training in Lean practices Essential for Business today

Companies seeking efficiencies in their work processes are advised to consider lean as a means of streamlining workflow, eliminating waste and gaining financial savings. This was the advice given at a recent Shannon Chamber workshop, which featured presentations from lean specialists LBS Partners from Limerick and Shannon-based Element Six, who have successfully adopted lean.  …

EXPLORE Programme aims to increase Lifelong Learning rates, provide new opportunities for existing workforce

Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan T.D., today launched the EXPLORE programme, an innovative new initiative aimed at increasing participation rates in Lifelong Learning and offering an opportunity to upskill for those already in employment.  The key objective of the initiative is to create a potential new solution to…