Free Tuition for Lady Golfers at Shannon GC on International Women’s Golf Day

Free Tuition for Lady Golfers at Shannon GC on International Women’s Golf Day

Women’s Golf Day is a four-hour experience happening globally where women and girls can experience golf for the first time or where current players can play and engage with women interested in golf. It is being hosted at golf courses and retail locations all around the world on the same day June 6, 2017 world-wide….

‘Fore’ Day in Store for Executive Golfers at Shannon Chamber Annual Classic

‘Fore’ Day in Store for Executive Golfers at Shannon Chamber Annual Classic

Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber (4th right) launching Shannon Chamber’s 2017 Golf Classic with event sponsors (from left): Louise O’Hara, the Park Inn by Radisson, Shannon Airport; Gerry Dillon, Shannon Group plc; Gerry Murphy, Ei Electronics; Gordon Ryan, Eirtech Aviation Services Limited and Peter Collins, COO IAC Limited, joined by Shannon GC President Bridget McCaul,…

Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes strong improvement in Ireland’s competitiveness performance

Ireland moves to 6th most competitive economy out of 63 countries in the IMD Global Competitiveness Yearbook Report Ireland is second most competitive economy within the EU and Euro area The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., today (Thursday June 1st) welcomed the findings of the IMD’s 2017 Global Competitiveness Yearbook…

Ireland Rises to 6th place in the IMD Global Competitiveness Yearbook rankings May 30th, 2017 –   IDA Ireland

IDA today welcomed the news that Ireland ranks 6th  of the 63 countries benchmarked in the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook. This means that Ireland has moved up one place in overall competitiveness from last year’s ranking. Ireland achieved top ranking position in a number of important sub factors as follows:-   •    1st for…

TEKELEK PARTNERS WITH PAYGO ON SMART-TANK TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTELLIGENT MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF FUEL INVENTORIES AND PROCUREMENT

New opportunities exist for both firms as IoT enables more informed, timely decision-making on when to purchase, hedge on industrial fuel. TORONTO, May 31, 2017 — Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government agency for the promotion of international trade by Irish companies, today announced a partnership between electronic monitoring based Tekelek and fuel technology based Paygo…

Regional Enterprise Development Fund 2017-2020

Overview of the Regional Enterprise Development Fund In February 2015, as part of an overarching strategy to support regional enterprise development, the Government announced a Regional Competitive Fund with the objective of supporting significant regional initiatives to build on sectoral strengths and/or to better leverage identified resources to improve enterprise capability.  This is in line…

Dyslexia Can be Positive for Business…Shannon Chamber Seminar hears

Dyslexia Can be Positive for Business…Shannon Chamber Seminar hears

  Pictured at the Dyslexia seminar (from left): Michelle Kinsella, Dyslexia Association of Ireland; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Connor Flanagan, CEO, Atlantic Aviation Group; and Helen McQuillan, EmployAbility Clare. Photo: Eamon Ward.   Fear of discrimination and lack of understanding from the employer or fear of negative response or misunderstanding from colleagues can often prevent…

Irish SMEs to benefit from access to top academic research

Skillnets and Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) will host a conference at the DIT Aungier Street Campus tomorrow (May 30) where new academic research on management will be presented to key stakeholders from the SME sector. The research could have a valuable impact for business and improve their bottom line when applied in the right…

Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Act 2017 comes into force and now extends to SMEs

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor has announced the commencement of an Act for a certification scheme aimed at inventions developed by SMEs.  The scheme comes within the Knowledge Development Box initiative announced in the Finance Act, 2015. Announcing the scheme the Minister said “this is a good day for innovative SMEs…