Chambers Ireland welcomes Brexit guarantee of ‘no hard border’ between Ireland and Northern Ireland, following this morning’s announcement that both negotiating teams are ready to move into the second phase of talks

Chambers Ireland welcomes Brexit guarantee of ‘no hard border’ between Ireland and Northern Ireland, following this morning’s announcement that both negotiating teams are ready to move into the second phase of talks

  8th December 2017 Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot commented, ‘We welcome UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s commitment to upholding the Good Friday Agreement with a guarantee of no hard border on the island of Ireland and congratulate all parties on reaching a successful outcome. The business community particularly welcomes news that that there…

Chambers Ireland finds the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 on Zero Hours Contracts to be burdensome and unnecessary

Chambers Ireland finds the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 on Zero Hours Contracts to be burdensome and unnecessary

7th December 2017 As the voice of the largest business network in the country, Chambers Ireland today responded to the publication of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017.  Chief Executive Ian Talbot commented, “The Bill published by the Department of Employment and Social Protection today will have a significant impact on a large number of…

Shannon Chamber Welcomes Jobs Boost for Shannon

The announcement this week of the creation of 53 jobs by two new companies in Shannon is a pre-Christmas boost for the town and for the region generally, Shannon Chamber’s CEO Helen Downes said when welcoming Jetpower Aircraft Materials Limited (“Jetpower”) to the Shannon Free Zone and Iceland to SkyCourt. Jetpower’s arrival in Shannon demonstrates…

Fast-growing US aircraft materials company to locate European base at Shannon with 25 jobs

US Aircraft Materials company boosts Shannon’s growing Aerospace sector Tuesday 5 December 2017:  Jetpower Aircraft Materials Limited (‘Jetpower’), a top US aircraft materials company serving customers globally since 1998, has today announced it is to establish a European base at Shannon Free Zone Business Park in County Clare. The company will not only expand consignment…

Shannon Chamber Launches New Human Resource (HR) Service Exclusively for Members

Shannon Chamber HR launches in partnership with Adare Human Resource Management   Tuesday, 5 December 2017: A new human resource management service, available exclusively for Shannon Chamber members, was launched in Shannon today. The new service, which will be known as Shannon Chamber HR, is a dedicated HR and employment law support service which will…

Minister Breen urges consumers to shop locally on Small Business Saturday

1st December, 2017 Small Business Saturday, December 2nd 2017 Welcoming the launch of the Small Business Saturday awareness campaign by An Taoiseach and Retail Excellence, Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. said: “Small retail businesses are the lifeblood of every town and village across…

Shannon Chamber pays tribute to former Managing Editor of Air Transportation, Richard Malkin

Shannon Chamber was saddened to hear of the recent death of Richard Malkin, distinguished air cargo journalist and former managing editor of Air Transportation, who played a crucial role in spreading the news about Shannon in its early days. Below is a copy of an article from the Clare Courier, published in 2003, which outlines…