Press Statement 15 September 2016 Chambers Ireland today (15/09/2016) welcomed the commitment to addressing skills needs and further education and training in the publication of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) Strategy Statement. Commenting on the Action Plan for Education, Ian Talbot, Chief Executive Chambers Ireland said, “We support the ambition of the Minister…
Shannon Chamber invites members and local businesses to complete a Chambers Ireland survey on the ‘Economic Outlook for 2017’. The survey is designed to assess the outlook and expectations of Irish business for 2017. This is part of the 24th edition of this annual assessment of the European business community’s expectations for the year ahead,…
The Shannon Group plc wants to develop a close partnership with key stakeholders in the Shannon Region and West of Ireland in order to create a real economic counter-balance to Dublin, according to the newly appointed Group Chief Executive, Matthew Thomas. Speaking at a Shannon Chamber luncheon, his first official public function since taking up…
Female entrepreneurs in the area are being urged to consider applying to participate in a special national funded programme aimed at early stage enterprises. The ACORNS (Accelerating the Creation of Rural Nascent Start-ups) programme is designed to unleash the potential of female entrepreneurs who have recently started a business or who have taken concrete steps…
High tech new system could halve security screening time at airports by combining EU and US into one check-point Monday 12 September 2016: A new checkpoint concept, which could halve the time spent in security by millions of passengers at airports around the world, is being trialled at Shannon Airport. Shannon is the first airport…
More than 2,500 jobs supported or maintained in the lifetime of the Credit Guarantee Scheme The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Mr. Pat Breen, T.D., today (Thursday) welcomed the latest Quarterly Report (Q2 of 2016) from Capita Asset Services Ireland Ltd on its operation, on behalf of the State, of the Credit Guarantee Scheme…
Welcome to Adare Human Resource Managements September 2016 edition of our monthly HR and Employment Law Newsletter in Conjunction with Shannon Chamber of Commerce http://www.adarehrm.ie/newsletters/2014/september-2016-employment-law-newsletter
Chambers Ireland has today (02 September 2016) welcomed confirmation by Government that they will appeal the European Commission’s state aid ruling on Apple. Mark O’Mahoney, Director of Policy and Communications said, “Ireland must challenge the Commission’s decision on Apple. The Commission’s ruling that Ireland must collect additional taxes retrospectively from Apple constitutes direct interference…
ESB has won the Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award at the 2016 Chambers Ireland CSR Awards held in the DoubleTree Hilton in Dublin last night (1 September 2016). ESB was selected by the judging panel for having CSR practices embedded at the company’s core and for the organisation’s ongoing dedication to community…
Early-stage international startups are being invited to enter a competition to win a potential investment of €50,000. Enterprise Ireland’s newly launched Competitive Start Fund (CSF) aims to support entrepreneurs currently based overseas but who are willing to relocate to Ireland to grow their business idea. The fund is open to early-stage companies in manufacturing and…
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