The Chamber would like to thank those members who responded very positively to the survey circulated to members regarding Budget 2016. Aside from the proposal to set up an ‘Enterprise Awareness’ Pilot Scheme in the Shannon Region, which Shannon Chamber has now directly communicated to Government, the Chamber CEO Helen Downes also reflected some of…
ULearning part of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) at the University of Limerick is an innovative connector of industry and academia, addressing individual and corporate skills gaps through professional flexible learning. As part of an annual Supply Chain Management on campus week, ULearning is offering a 2 day workshop in Business Process Management in the area…
“Showcasing potential of native industry can lead to many benefits”, says Chamber CEO Shannon Chamber has proposed that the Government should make provision, in the upcoming Budget, for a national pilot scheme to be established in the Shannon Region to intensively promote a greater awareness of the role of native enterprise and entrepreneurship. If Ireland…
New build is the largest single project undertaken by Shannon Group subsidiary since the formation of the Group last autumn New facility will enable consolidation of GE Measurement & Control’s operations in Shannon Thursday, 24 September 2015: Shannon Commercial Properties (SCP) has embarked on its largest project to date with the development of…
Keen to encourage more companies in the Shannon area to increase their research and development (R&D) activity and spend, Shannon Chamber has teamed up the Intel and Enterprise Ireland to host a half-day seminar on the topic. The seminar, which takes place in Intel’s premises in Shannon on Thursday, 8 October from 8am…
Shannon Airport’s status as a key player in the Irish tourism industry was recognised again overnight as it was on the podium for the third year running at the World Routes Marketing Awards, held in Durban, South Africa. Shannon was ‘Highly Commended’ from a shortlist of five airports in the ‘Under 4 Million Passengers’ category. …
Shannon Chamber would like to encourage to encourage members to participate in a 5k run/walk, which takes places in Shannon this Friday, 25 September. The run/walk is being organised by Genworth in aid of Clare Crusaders and commences at Building 7000 at Westpark Business Campus at 12.30pm. Full details are on the poster…
Pictured at Shannon Chamber’s health and well-being seminar at Shannon Airport (from left): Karl Henry, presenter; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Brenda Hickey, GECAS; and Darren Smith, Shannon Airport Duty Free. Photo: Eamon Ward. Health and wellness expert, author and TV personality Karl Henry had an audience of almost 150 people transfixed with…
Manufacturing sector – which suffered from neglect in previous decades – is a key part of the Action Plan for Jobs Employment growth has returned to the sector with more than 12,000 extra jobs created in past 3 years The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD today launched a new guide setting…
Shannon Chamber would like to bring this national initiative to members’ attention. The Carers Association has launched a national fundraising initiative – Céilí For Carers – which takes place on Friday 23rd October and aims to raise much needed funds for Family Carers across Ireland as well as proving to be a fun and healthy event…
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