“The inclusion of the N69 upgrade and the Adare By-Pass projects in the €6billion roads programme of the national ‘Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021’ is a welcome development albeit both are subject to planning permission,” said Shannon Chamber’s chief executive Helen Downes commenting on this recent announcement by Government. Calling on the National…
Last May, Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Barometer pointed to a year of expected growth in the tourism sector, with improvements in the Irish economy contributing to this growing optimism. Has this happened and if so, what is driving this growth and, how is the Mid-West performing? These are some of the questions that will be…
Shannon Chamber has teamed up with the British Irish Chamber of Commerce to organise a half-day seminar aimed at encouraging more Shannon region companies to consider Britain as a potential and pertinent export market. The seminar, which is being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick, will take place on Wednesday, 21 October…
Brian Aherne (centre) general manager, Intel Shannon and director of Intel Network Computing Division EMEA with (from left): Martin Dolan, commercial director, Modular Automation; John Barron, managing director and chairman, Reagecon Diagnostics Ltd; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Theresa O’Gorman, tax director, Grant Thornton; and Sean Burke, Enterprise Ireland at the R&D…
Adare HRM’s director, HR Consulting Michael Lee and HR & Employment Law Consultant, Tom McDonagh pictured with Shannon Chamber chief executive, Helen Downes. Photo: Eamon Ward. Updates on amendments to existing employment legislation and planned changes, time expended on driving to work, and annual leave accrued whilst on sick leave, were the main topics…
Chambers Ireland officially launched the “Business and Commercial Mediation Scheme” at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin. The Scheme, which is operated in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Law Society, the Bar Council of Ireland and the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland, will operate on a pilot basis until July 2016, with the…
The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan T.D., today (Friday, 9 October 2015) launched Shannon Chamber Skillnet, a new training network for the Shannon area, which is funded by member companies and the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets, funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Education. Shannon Chamber…
Aer Lingus has given Shannon passengers a boost with 55,000 additional seats on services for summer 2016 to Heathrow (35,000 seats), Faro (10,000 seats) and Malaga (10,000 seats). This is in addition to their 20% increase in capacity announced earlier this year for both Heathrow and Lanzarote which kicks in for the coming winter season…
Following on the recent announcement that the Shannon Group, through Shannon Commercial Properties, is to invest €21 million in a first-phase major redevelopment programme at the Shannon Free Zone, with the first project – a €6 million, purpose-built facility for GE Measurement and Control – now, Shannon Chamber has invited Shannon Commercial Properties’ managing director,…
The constituents of the Government’s fifth and possibly final budget will be reviewed and analysed by Grant Thornton’s tax specialists, Leslie Barrett, tax partner and Theresa O’Gorman, tax director, at Shannon Chamber’s annual Budget briefing, which takes place in the Bunratty Castle Hotel on Wednesday, 14 October, commencing with registration at 7.45am. With the economy continuing…
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