Bringing Supports for Small Businesses Under One Roof

Bringing Supports for Small Businesses Under One Roof

People in the photographs: Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen TD; Mike Cantwell CEO Innovate Ireland (Limerick sign); Helen Downes CEO Shannon Chamber (Shannon sign); Harriet Cotter Enterprise Ireland (Clare sign); Frank Murray Managing partner of the linkage – Partnership (Kerry sign); Anne Byrne Department of Business Enterprise & Innovation (Tipperary sign)…

Once more to the tape as Shannon Airport announces the FINAL Runway Run at Shannon Airport

Friday, June 22nd is set to be final run in the series Tuesday 22 May 2018: Fun and serious runners across Ireland will have one final opportunity to participate in the country’s favourite and original Runway Run as Shannon Airport has confirmed it is to stage the event again this year.   Midnight on Friday,…

Heather Humphreys and EU Trade Ministers discuss EU Trade in Brussels

  Topics of discussion include Trade Relations with the US Ministers approve Trade Agreements with Japan and Singapore Ministers agree to the commencement of Trade Agreement negotiations with Australia and with New Zealand    Brussels, Belgium, May 22nd Ms. Heather Humphreys, T.D., Minister for Business Enterprise and Innovation today (Tuesday 22nd May) took part in…

Minister Madigan announces details of new Creative Ireland Programme Scheme 2018/2019

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Thursday 17th May, 2018 Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ms. Josepha Madigan, T.D., was today (Monday 14th May) joined by 4th class students of St. Patrick’s National School, Garristown and founder of Fighting Words Roddy Doyle for the announcement of the new Creative Ireland Programme Scheme…

Clean Ireland Recycling strikes another major first for waste industry with introduction of country’s first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fleet

Partnership with Gas Networks Ireland sees development of country’s first fast-fill CNG refuelling station to reduce company and householders carbon footprint Shannon CNG station to be the first of a comprehensive national network developed by Gas Networks Ireland Monday 21 May 2018:  Clean Ireland Recycling has struck another milestone for the waste management industry nationally…

Top EU officials say Brexit can turn into opportunity for Ireland – Shannon Foynes Port Company hosted seminar hears

Friday 18 May 2018:  A leading EU official overseeing a key element of the CEF ‘Motorways of the Sea’ project has confirmed that Ireland will have increased funding opportunities under the programme after plans for it were rewritten to take into account of Brexit implications here.   Speaking at a seminar on ‘Understanding the Opportunities…

Skillnet Ireland; Without Upskilling, Businesses in Ireland Could Lose Competitive Advantage

Skillnet Ireland; Without Upskilling, Businesses in Ireland Could Lose Competitive Advantage

Speaker panel at the Skillnet ‘Up-Skilling the Mid-West’ seminar in Dromoland Castle Hotel (from left): Stephen Linnane, Element Six; David Ward, Lufthansa Technik Shannon; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Brendan McGinty, chairman and Paul Healy, chief executive, Skillnet Ireland; Cillian Griffey, Shannon Chamber Skillnet; Paul Girr, Jaguar Land Rover; Noel Gavin, Northern Trust; Tracey Donnery…

European transport funding chiefs bound for ‘Motorways of the Sea’ seminar this week

Tuesday, May 15th 2018:  The Shannon Estuary’s importance on a European scale as a key transport network infrastructure will be mirrored on Friday when a major think-in on how goods will travel post Brexit is held.   Some of Europe’s leading transport infrastructure officials and experts on funding opportunities will travel to Limerick for a conference…

Shannon Chamber Announces Board Appointments

Mary Considine, Deputy CEO, Shannon Group plc.   Shannon Chamber is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Considine, deputy CEO, Shannon Group plc, as its new president. Ms Considine succeeds outgoing president Julie Dickerson, managing director, Shannon Engine Support, whose term of office concluded at the end of March.   Making the announcement on…

Value of Ergonomics in Continuous Improvement Demonstrated at Mid-West Lean Network Workshop in Essilor

Value of Ergonomics in Continuous Improvement Demonstrated at Mid-West Lean Network Workshop in Essilor

Claude Costelloe, chairman, Mid-West Lean Network (centre), Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber and Adrian Gleeson, general manager, Essilor with event attendees and Essilor staff.   The Shannon Chamber-driven Mid-West Lean Network, which has been operational since late 2016 is drawing an increasing number of attendees to its monthly workshops, which are held in Network members’…