Shannon Airport welcomes new SAS service to Stockholm

Shannon Airport welcomes new SAS service to Stockholm

Tuesday 11th October 2016: Shannon Airport is delighted to welcome the announcement today by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) that it is to launch a new service from Shannon to Stockholm in Sweden. The new service will operate twice a week on Tuesday’s and Saturday’s from 1st August until 7th October 2017.  Welcoming the announcement Matthew Thomas,…

Companies Should Worry about Health of Their Employees… Shannon Chamber Seminar Hears

Companies Should Worry about Health of Their Employees… Shannon Chamber Seminar Hears

Presenteeism and the associated loss of productivity are just two of the downsides of not addressing employees’ health. That was the clear message emanating from a recent Shannon Chamber seminar focused on the importance of health and well-being in the workplace.   The seminar, which was organised in conjunction with Laya Healthcare and hosted in…

University of Limerick’s Dr Stephen Kinsella keynote speaker at Shannon Chamber’s Budget 2017 Briefing

University of Limerick’s Dr Stephen Kinsella keynote speaker at Shannon Chamber’s Budget 2017 Briefing

  The new government’s first budget, due for publication next Tuesday, 11 October 2016, is eagerly anticipated. With uncertainty over the impact of Brexit, it is unclear which taxpayers, if any, will benefit from the Budget provisions. The Apple verdict will increase the focus on any FDI-related measures, with keen interest too in expected measures concerning…

Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes publication of the revised Book of Quantum

Minister Mitchell O’Connor welcomes publication of the revised Book of Quantum

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, has today (Wednesday, 5th October 2016) welcomed the publication of the Book of Quantum which provides general guidelines for the amounts that may be awarded in personal injury claims related to road, public place and workplace accidents. Commenting on the Guidelines Minister Mitchell O’Connor…

Workplace Relations Commission Presents  Employers with New Set of Considerations

Workplace Relations Commission Presents Employers with New Set of Considerations

The establishment of the Workplace Relations Commission in October 2015 has presented Irish employers with a new set of considerations and has forced both employees and employers to review the way they deal with employment claims.   In a recent Shannon Chamber briefing on the Commission’s progress since its establishment, managing director of Adare Human…

Budget 2017 must allow for fair balance between growth in Dublin and the rest of the country

“Budget 2017 is being drawn up at a time when the UK government is assessing its post-Brexit future and the impact exiting the EU will have on its attractiveness as an investment location. Given that FDI is a global competition and Ireland is competing with cities with populations in excess of our national total, in…

Sir Michael Parkinson touches down at Shannon Airport

Sir Michael Parkinson touches down at Shannon Airport

‘Parky’ to be added to airport’s ‘Wall of Fame’ Friday 30th September 2016: Shannon Airport is about to add another famous name to its ‘Wall of Fame’ after one of the world’s most famous TV chat show hosts, Sir Michael Parkinson, touched down ahead of an appearance tonight at the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick. …

Ministers welcome CSO figures showing overseas visits are up by 12.3%

Ministers welcome CSO figures showing overseas visits are up by 12.3%

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O’Donovan TD, today welcomed the latest official data on overseas travel from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which showed an increase of 12.3% in overseas visits to Ireland for the first eight months of 2016 compared to…