Survey to Assess How ‘Smart’ we are…Please partake

Are we Smart?  Some of the world’s most innovative solutions exist in our region; across energy, healthcare, industry, commerce, buildings, communities & many more. SMARTPLACES is a project with big ambitions.  It is a collaborative project between the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA), the Western Development Commission (WDC), and the Insight Centre (NUI Galway)…

Update for Irish Water’s Business Customers

Since January 2014 Local Authorities had been billing businesses on Irish Water’s behalf.  A migration project, which commenced in Q3 2016, would result in Irish Water issuing bills directly to businesses.  30 of 31 Local Authorities have now been migrated and the last, Galway County, is due for migration in the coming weeks. On successful completion, business bills nationwide will…

Ireland elected to the Government Body of International Labour Organisation

Ireland continues to play a prominent role internationally in the important arena of labour law 13th June 2017 Minister for Employment and Small Business today(13th June, 2017) announced that Ireland has been elected to the Government Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as a full member in Geneva for a three year term.  It…

Everest mountaineer to sound start-gun for Bank of Ireland Night Run at Shannon Airport this Friday

Everest mountaineer to sound start-gun for Bank of Ireland Night Run at Shannon Airport this Friday

Everest mountaineer John Burke will swap the world’s tallest peak for one of the most low-lying, level running circuits in the country on Friday night when he sounds the starting gun for the Bank of Ireland Night Run at Shannon Airport. The 38 year-old who conquered Everest in May will return to the scene of…

Leading Chinese politician holds trade meeting with business representatives in Shannon

Leading Chinese politician holds trade meeting with business representatives in Shannon

Sunday 11 June 2017:   Shannon’s long standing relationship with China deepened this weekend as one of the most influential political figures in the world’s second largest economy met with key business figures from across the region. Mr Hu Chunhua, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC) and Party Secretary…

Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor welcomes the enactment of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 into law

Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor welcomes the enactment of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 into law

The Act is a practical and proportionate response to the needs of business 9th June, 2017 Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today welcomed the enactment of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017. This Act prolongs an important cost saving measure, used by companies that are based in Ireland while listed in…

Shannon Chamber Skillnet Responds to Demand for Management Training

Shannon Chamber Skillnet Responds to Demand for Management Training

Pictured at the launch of Shannon Chamber Skillnet management development programme (from left): Cillian Griffey, Shannon Chamber Skillnet network manager; Jennifer Thompson, University of Limerick (UL); Yvonne Delaney, director and project leader and Dr Deirdre Brady, adjunct lecturer, management and development unit UL; and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photo: Eamon Ward.   Investment in…

Atlantic Aviation Group appoint new Non-Executive Director

Atlantic Aviation Group appoint new Non-Executive Director

CEO Connor Flanagan, new director Cathal Kilmartin and Executive Chairman Patrick Jordan at Atlantic Aviation Group this week.   Shannon based aviation company Atlantic Aviation Group have this week announced the appointment of Cathal Kilmartin as a non-executive Director at the company. Clare native Mr Kilmartin is a consultant to the aviation industry and former…