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…
Shane Ross T.D., Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Brendan Griffin T.D. Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, today announced €4m in allocations for regional projects under the 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP). The allocations are in addition to the €56m grants for local projects under the programme which were…
Over the festive period, leading Irish recruitment firm CREGG Recruitment will be hosting a recruitment open day. The event will take place in the Connacht Hotel, Dublin Road, Co. Galway on Thursday the 28th of December from 11am-3pm. Coming Home for Christmas? “Over the past 12 months we have seen a significant increase in the…
The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD, pictured at one the many events organised by Shannon Chamber Skillnet in 2017 with, (from left): Cillian Griffey, network manager, Shannon Chamber Skillnet; Paul Healy, CEO Skillnets and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photo credit Shauna Kennedy Operational since September 2015, Shannon Chamber Skillnet…
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