Shannon Group starts work on €10m high spec office block to facilitate  major inward investment and employment

Shannon Group starts work on €10m high spec office block to facilitate major inward investment and employment

55,000 sq ft building creates first space for new tenants in Shannon Free Zone as part of wider €25m investment programme   Minister Pat Breen launches build with sod turning The inward investment potential of the Shannon Free Zone is set to be significantly boosted following the sod-turning today by Shannon Commercial Properties for a…

HR and Recruitment firm Collins McNicholas opens branch in Limerick, creating seven new jobs

HR and Recruitment firm Collins McNicholas opens branch in Limerick, creating seven new jobs

Collins McNicholas, the HR and Recruitment firm, has opened a new regional office in Limerick, to service its client base in the Mid-West region. The opening of the new branch, which is located at the National Technology Park in Castletroy, increases the company’s number of offices around the country to six. Strong economic growth in…

Lufthansa Technik Shannon Sponsors Engineers Week ‘Cool Aeronautics’ 2017 at Atlantic AirVenture Shannon.

Lufthansa Technik Shannon Sponsors Engineers Week ‘Cool Aeronautics’ 2017 at Atlantic AirVenture Shannon.

Engineers Week is a week-long programme of nationwide events with the aim of celebrating the world of engineering in Ireland. The week aims to create a positive awareness and spark enthusiasm about the engineering profession to people of all ages, especially students and their teachers and parents. www.engineersweek.ie Shannon continues to contribute enormously to a rich…

Skillnets builds capacity for future skills in MedTech (Internet of Medical Things), Design, Hospitality and Logistics

Skillnets builds capacity for future skills in MedTech (Internet of Medical Things), Design, Hospitality and Logistics

Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton TD, joins Skillnets Chairman Brendan McGinty and Chief Executive Paul Healy for official launch of Skillnets’ new networks. Skillnets, the national enterprise-led agency with responsibility for the promotion and facilitation of training networks, launched four new networks today to address the emerging skills needs in the MedTech, Design,…

Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes further fall in monthly unemployment figures

Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes further fall in monthly unemployment figures

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 working with world-class performance coach

Atlantic Aviation Group working with world-class performance coach

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…

Late payment threatens survival of small business – Minister Breen

“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…

Free event for Mid-West SMEs interested in maximising their potential for growth in 2017

Free event for Mid-West SMEs interested in maximising their potential for growth in 2017

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…