LBSPartners Appoint New Senior Lean Consultant

LBSPartners Appoint New Senior Lean Consultant

Martin Noonan strengthens international expertise of growing team. Leading business consultancy firm, member company of Shannon Chamber, LBSPartners, announced today that Martin Noonan has joined the company in a move to further expand its expert panel of consultants offering exceptional business improvement advice. Martin brings a wealth of experience from more than 25 years working…

16.6% increase in overseas visits sees tourism enjoying strong first quarter – Donohoe & Ring

  CSO data released this week shows that the number of overseas visits to Ireland between January – March 2016 increased by 16.6% compared to the corresponding period in 2015.   Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, welcomed the positive data saying: ‘Today’s data for the first quarter of 2016 shows continued…

Ministers Bruton and Nash publish Experts’ Report on examination and review of laws protecting employees

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD and the Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash today published the report of the two experts appointed to examine and review employee protection legislation in the context of ensuring that limited liability or restructuring are not used to avoid a company’s obligations to its…

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Inis 2016 lifts-off as Shannon Airport comes on board as main sponsor

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Inis 2016 lifts-off as Shannon Airport comes on board as main sponsor

Shannon Airport is today delighted to announce that it will be main sponsor for the world’s largest Irish traditional music festival – Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Inis 2016. In what will be the biggest ‘homecoming’ of 2016, some 400,000, including thousands from abroad, will gather as traditional Irish music, song and dance returns to Clare.  The…

Flexible Workers and Work Arrangements Gaining Momentum … Shannon Chamber Seminar hears

Flexible Workers and Work Arrangements Gaining Momentum … Shannon Chamber Seminar hears

Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber (centre) pictured with Fiona Fennell, director, CREGG Recruitment and Sinéad Mullins, industrial relations and human resources executive, IBEC, at the breakfast seminar in Zimmer Biomet. Photo: Eamon Ward. An increasing number of companies are looking towards a contingency workforce model as a means of managing their talent flow and…

Shannon Chamber Encourages Members to enter Chambers Ireland’s 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

  FINAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS  for Chambers Ireland’s 2016 CSR Awards, which recognise the positive work done by the business community for the benefit of their employees, the local community and the environment are now open. Speaking after their launch in Dublin today (10 March 2016) Shannon Chamber’s chief executive Helen Downes encouraged members to…

PROGRESS ATTAINED AND FUTURE PLANS FOR WILD ATLANTIC WAY TO BE OUTLINED AT SHANNON CHAMBER SEMINAR

Shannon Chamber has linked up with Fáilte Ireland to give an overview of achievements to date and new initiatives planned for Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. The presentation will be given at a breakfast briefing in the Viewing Gallery at Shannon Airport on Thursday, 5 May 2016 from 7.30am to 9.30 am. Guest speakers will include…

Shoppers Invited to Mix Coffee with Style at SkyCourt Shopping Centre

Shoppers Invited to Mix Coffee with Style at SkyCourt Shopping Centre

Pictured in Insomnia are Pat Kelly, manager, SkyCourt Shopping Centre, Louise Tsang, manager, SASH Ladies’ Fashions, and model Jessica O’Neill previewing some of the fashion that will be shown at the Coffee and Style day in SkyCourt on April 28. Photo: Eamon Ward.   Dullness has been the order of the past few months with…

Limerick Institute of Technology’s New Frontiers Programme Open for Applications

Shannon Chamber is delighted to announce that Limerick Institute of Technology is now accepting applications for its New Frontiers programme. New Frontiers is Ireland’s national entrepreneur development programme, delivered by Institutes of Technology and funded by Enterprise Ireland. aimed at assisting entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas with setting  up and running their own companies. A…

Chambers Ireland Seeks Feedback on Impact of Consumer Rights Directive on Business

Chambers Ireland, in partnership with Eurochambres, is taking part in a project known as the “Burden Tracker”, which aims to identify pieces of legislation that are burdensome for SMEs and subsequently alert policy makers to their negative impact. They wish to feedback and comments from businesses regarding their views on the impact of the Consumer…