Shannon Chamber welcomes today’s (Tuesday, 20 June 2017) announcement in Paris, France that Shannon Group plc’s International Aviation Service’s Centre (IASC) and DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurs are to partner with global aviation companies Boeing and Datalex to assist new start-up aviation and travel tech companies at Shannon. Welcoming the ‘Propeller Shannon’ partnership, which was announced…
It was a case of the storm before the calm at Shannon Chamber’s golf classic last week as 172 golfers from a field of 43 teams took on the challenge of bringing in the winning score to claim the top prize of a fourball at the stunning Waterville Golf Links in Co Kerry. The high…
A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors, prize givers, players and Shannon Golf Club manager and staff for making our Annual Golf Classic such a success yesterday. More to follow but meanwhile…here are the RESULTS!! Place & Team Score Prize 1: Willis Towers Watson (14:52) 85 4-ball Waterville Golf Links + 4 Btls…
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)…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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