Shannon Chamber has welcomed the publication of the Government’s Action Plan for Housing stating that the scarcity of any type of housing including affordable housing in any region is a threat to Ireland’s socio-economic development. Reacting to the plan, Shannon Chamber’s chief executive Helen Downes said: “Addressing the current housing scarcity, nationally and…
The Government has delivered on a commitment made in Budget 2016 to provide for 2 weeks’ paternity leave and an associated social welfare benefit. Effective 1 September 2016, fathers will be entitled to get two weeks’ leave with a Social Protention Benefit of €230 per week. The self-employed will also be eligible for the benefit….
Irish Water today briefed a number of business representative groups to update them on changes to the administration of their water bill that will shortly be implemented for business customers. This change will see responsibility for account administration for existing business customers move to Irish Water from Local Authorities. Charges for business customers, credit terms…
SBCI publishes first Annual Report & Accounts and provides mid-year 2016 update SBCI has teamed up with 7 on-lenders to provide lower-cost SME finance SMEs saving 1.5% on average market interest rates SBCI delivering on mandate to drive competition and choice in the Irish SME lending market 21 July 2016: The Strategic Banking Corporation of…
20 July 2016 Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., welcomed the good start in implementing actions in Innovation 2020 with the first Progress Report published today (Wednesday). Innovation 2020, Ireland’s strategy for research and development, science and technology was launched by An Taoiseach in December 2015 and contains more than 90…
Shannon is a great place to work, and an equally great place in which to live, shop and spend leisure time in. Shannon is a sizable community, with a resident and a daily working population of almost equal size, yet, the constant dilemma for Shannon Chamber is how to bring the two communities together. Following…
15 July, 2016 Irish SMEs receive €54 million Minister for Training, Skills and Innovation John Halligan T.D. has announced that researchers and companies in Ireland have won a total of €274.7 million in funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programme for research projects. The Higher Education system accounted for €172.5 million of this total and…
ConnectIreland has assumed control of Startup Ireland, paving the way for an exciting new era in the ongoing evolution of Ireland’s startup ecosystem. Both organisations strongly believe in making Ireland a global startup hub by 2020 and have worked closely on furthering this ambition. ConnectIreland has seen a significant upsurge in International companies wishing to…
11 July 2016 Minister Mitchell O’Connor (today) chaired the quarterly meeting of the Retail Consultation Forum. The Retail Consultation Forum was established in 2014 as a response to the challenges experienced by the sector during the recession. It provides a space for engagement between the sector and Government bodies to identify practical actions which could…
CSR Awards 2016 Shortlist Announced Today Chambers Ireland today (13th July 2016) announced the shortlist for the 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. The Awards, now in their thirteenth year, celebrate the positive work done by the business community for the benefit of their employee, the local community and the environment. The Awards are partnered with…
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