THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN RTE’s NEW ‘At Your Service SERIES! Are you looking for an opportunity to transform your business? The programme producers are currently looking for people and properties to take part in the next series of At Your Service, starring 5-star hotel experts Francis and John Brennan. If…
What are your childhood memories of Christmas? Shopping expeditions with your parents, glistening street lights, carol singers and the hustle and bustle of busy streets? Christmas viewed from young eyes was magical and, it still is! While time is the essence in our busy world’s today and online shopping may seem the easy option for…
Shannon Chamber has welcomed the confirmation that Norwegian, through its Irish subsidiary, Norwegian Air International, has received the long-awaited approval from the US government, to commence operations between Shannon and the US, and has called on the region to support existing and new flights as Shannon-US capacity grows. The additional capacity now promised on…
Gallagher’s Seafood Restaurant and JP Clarke’s Country Pub, Bunratty will feature in the premiere episode of the new season of At Your Service on New Year’s Day at 8pm. Now in its ninth season, At Your Service is an eight-part series on RTÉ One presented by expert hoteliers Francis and John Brennan from the 5-star…
Shannon Chamber welcomes the development of a new online portal for employment permits introduced by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI). In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless exempted, must have a valid employment permit issued on their behalf. The issue of an employment permit is predicated on a job…
An award-winning Limerick entrepreneur has devised a solution for hospitality managers stressed by staff no-shows while simultaneously providing employment for hundreds of people in the county. Hannah Wrixon and Gillian Wrixon Rijke, who are cousins, have established www.GetTheShifts.com which supplies bar staff, wait staff, baristas, kitchen porters, event staff and cleaners with just three hours’…
The TEDX speakers with Paul O’Toole (CEO SOLAS) L-R: Adam Harris, AsIAm.ie; Brendan Kavanagh, Olive Learning; Margaret Reilly, CTR Manufacturing; Michael Mooney, SOLAS eCollege; Patrick Jordan, owner, Atlantic Aviation Group; Paul O’Toole; Mairead Healy, Future Voices; and Mairead Crosby , IBEC Mid-West. Shannon Chamber was delighted to attend the launch of another first…
Shannon Airport’s Christmas is set to get even better with passenger numbers over the festive season to increase by 5% on last year. Over 70,000 passengers are expected to use the airport from this weekend through to the New Year, up from 66,500 last year. This is the fourth successive since Shannon received its independence that it…
As part of the DJEI prompt payment code awareness campaign, we would appreciate if you complete the following survey about the Prompt Payment Code (PPC). The PPC is an important prompt payment initiative that was specifically developed by business for business and, if supported by business, can make a real difference towards moving to a…
€74 million going to SMEs Ireland has won a total of €336.7 million from the EU Programme for Research and Innovation, equivalent to an average of €2.4 million every week, the Minister for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan T.D. announced today. The latest results on Ireland participation in Horizon 2020, the EU’s €75 billion…
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