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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
Shannon Airport has today welcomed the passing of a key stage in the application process to the US Department of Transportation by Norwegian Airlines for permits to operate services from Irish airports, including Shannon, to the US. “The decision by the US authorities to give preliminary approval for permits for Norwegian International Airlines Limited brings…
Following on from the huge success of last year’s Limerick for Engineering Showcase, the event is returning to the South Court Hotel, Raheen on April 19th from 7pm-9pm. Shannon Chamber would encourage members to support this initiative by sharing the event details with employees. This event aims to address both current and future engineering skill shortages…
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