Monthly unemployment rate now at 6.6% The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD welcomed the Monthly Unemployment figures for February published by the Central Statistics Office, showing that the official unemployment rate has fallen from 6.7% in January to 6.6% in February and from 8.4% in February 2016. The statistics also…
Atlantic Aviation Group COO Shane O’Neill, Caroline Currid and Caoimhe O’Donnell Training and HR Director at Atlantic Aviation Group Atlantic Aviation Group are delighted to have partnered with performance coach Caroline Currid to work on the development of their staff. As CEO and founder of Unica Performance Ltd, Caroline has worked with a number…
“Pay on Time” – Minister Breen urges businesses who pay their suppliers on time to sign up to the Prompt Payment Code Minister Breen launches a public campaign to promote awareness of the “Prompt Payment Code” 28th February, 2017 The Minister of State for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen, met with the Prompt Payment…
Pictured at the launch of ‘Up-Skilling the Mid-West’ (l-r) :Grainne Walsh, Network Manager, Business Excellence Skillnet, Sue Davies, Technical Coordinator, ulearning Skillnet, Gerard Murray, Network Manager, ulearning Skillnet, Cillian Griffey, Network Manager, Shannon Chamber Skillnet, Linda Barron, Network Manager, Aviation & Aerospace Skillnet and Aviation Finance Finuas Skillnet, and Anne Morris, Network Manager, Limerick Chamber…
Gerard O’Callaghan, general manager, Shelter Harbor Golf Club, Charlestown, Rhode Ireland. The choice of destinations now available to outbound users of Shannon Airport travelling to the US has risen to 7 with the announcement today that Norwegian Air International is to commence two new services from July 2017. This also translates into new…
New services will give Shannon its biggest number of direct scheduled US flights Shannon Airport has welcomed the announcement by Norwegian Air International of two new services starting this summer to the US as a major opportunity for tourism and wider business sectors across the west and south of Ireland. Norwegian Air International will on…
Technological transformation in manufacturing was the topic of the day at a recent workshop entitled ‘Industry 4.0 – Digital Transformation in Manufacturing’, held in Element Six in Shannon and organised by Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) and IS4PROD, a European Hub for Digital Innovation in Manufacturing based in LIT. The purpose of the workshop was…
Attending this year’s show in the UL Arena at the weekend were Ciara O’Brien from American Holidays sitting in a Formula 1 simulator car promoting the event with Declan Power, FlyShannon.ie. Photograph Liam Burke, Press 22 The US is set to be one of the strong growth markets in 2017 for Irish holiday…
Succession planning is a much-avoided but necessary undertaking which everyone faces at some stage in their lives yet it is something that many people steer clear of until it is too late. That’s why Shannon Chamber has chosen to link up with solicitors Holmes O’Malley Sexton (HOM) to host a series of three seminars, each…
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., has warmly welcomed the positive vote of the European Parliament today to approve the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiated with Canada. CETA will boost goods and services trade and investment flows between the EU and Canada, as it removes almost all tariffs on trade between the two parties,…
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