18 January 2018 Retirement Age and Pensions is a topic of ongoing significance for Employers with European and Irish legislative and case law developments continuing apace. Important recent legislative developments include: The Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 which commenced on 1st January 2016, which amended the rules on mandatory retirement and age discrimination, making mandatory…
23 January 2018 Commenting on today’s (23 January 2018) announcement that the North South Interconnector has been granted full planning approval in Northern Ireland, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “We are very pleased with the granting of full planning approval for the North South Interconnector by Northern Ireland planning authorities today. Energy…
500,000 sq ft of space brought to the market since 2015 Tuesday 23rd January 2018: A €40 million Shannon Commercial Properties investment in state-of-the-art property solutions at the Shannon Free Zone is to be accelerated in 2018 to capitalise on the demand for commercial property in the region, the company stated today. In its…
17th January 2018 Mr. Pat Breen, T.D., Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection announced that he has asked the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to undertake a review of their Codes of Practice on Bullying in the Workplace. The WRC Code…
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, pictured at Shannon Chamber’s lunch in Dromoland Castle Hotel with (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Rose Hynes, Chairman, Shannon Group plc; Kevin Thompstone, director, Shannon Chamber; and Matthew Thomas, CEO, Shannon Group plc. Photo: Eamon Ward. An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, briefed on strategic projects at planning…
Shannonside Winter Music Festival now in its 19th Year The Shannonside Winter Music Festival, which commences this Thursday, 18th January and runs through to Monday 22nd, will deliver a hectic schedule of 80 events across 15 locations between Sixmilebridge and Bunratty in Co Clare, bringing an eclectic mix of music styles to brighten the gloomiest…
As Shannon Chamber prepares to welcome on Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD as its first keynote speaker for 2018, in a week when 150 new jobs were announced for Shannon Free Zone, and Norwegian Air International has announced doubled frequency on its Shannon to Providence Green Airport, Rhode Island route and an extra service on its…
Largest year of US services from Shannon in 17 years Monday 15th January 2018: Shannon Airport has welcomed today’s news that Norwegian Air International is to expand its Boston and New York services to Shannon for 2018. The airline, which commenced services at Shannon in July last year, is to double its frequency from two…
Shannon Chamber is kick-starting the year with a departure from its norm by hosting a business lunch on a Saturday. The lunch, which will take place at Dromoland Castle Hotel on Saturday, 20 January from 12:30pm to 14:30pm will see An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, address Chamber members and their business associates. A lot has…
8th January, 2018 The bid to find Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur moves into top gear as Regional Finals take place this month across the country. Last month, County Finals took place across all 31 Local Enterprise Office areas. The 93 county winners shared in a major investment fund of over €1.5m to accelerate the growth…
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