Ulster Bank has won the Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award at the 2015 Chambers Ireland CSR Awards held in Dublin last night (03/09/15). The judging panel selected Ulster Bank for the sustained excellence of their CSR programmes. The twelfth annual Awards were partnered by Business in the Community Ireland, run in association…
Following the launch, on September 1, of a Business and Commercial Mediation Pilot Scheme by Chambers Ireland in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Law Society, the Bar Council of Ireland and the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland) and supported by the Courts Service of Ireland, Shannon Chamber is encouraging its member companies…
Irish Design 2015 open call to provide financial support to design-led Irish companies in participating in trade events overseas 3rd September, 2015 Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash TD, today announced an open call for the second round of the Irish Design 2015 (ID2015) International Trade Fund. The International Trade Fund, delivered by Irish…
Tierney’s Office Automation Ltd, based in Ennis have just recently joined the Chamber and look forward to networking and meeting businesses in the local region. Tierney’s provide IT Services to the SME and Hospitality Industry, they sell, maintain and provide customers with IT Solutions such as Hardware, Software, Cloud Solutions, Hotel PMS and Point of…
The county’s current LEADER group, Clare Local Development Company, has been given the green light by the Department of Environment to proceed with writing a new LEADER plan for Co. Clare for the 2014-2020 period. As part of their extensive consultation process CLDC will be holding a series of public consultation meetings in the county…
Chambers Ireland welcomes the latest Quarterly National Household Survey which shows continual growth in employment figures. Commenting on the Survey’s publication, Ian Talbot, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland, said: “The ongoing reduction in unemployment numbers is very positive and indicates that Ireland has at last entered a new phase of economic growth.” “Critically, the latest…
Every Region sees Jobs Growth and Fall in Unemployment in last Year 125,000 Jobs Added since Action Plan for Jobs First Launched Unemployment rate for July now down to 9.5% The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD today (Wednesday) welcomed the latest official employment figures from the Central…
In February 2015, as part of the Government’s “Action Plan for Jobs: Regional” initiative, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D., announced funding for a competitive process to drive enterprise growth and new employment in all regions. As part of this initiative, Enterprise Ireland ran: A €5 million Community Enterprise Initiative Scheme…
The National Sustainability Summit will be held on the 3rd November in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. This event will bring together key stakeholders and regulatory bodies from sectors such as construction, manufacturing, IT, food, aviation, energy, water, retail, hospitality, logistics, supply chain etc; plus key suppliers of technology and services that have been instrumental in…
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe T.D., will today (Thursday 20th August) launch a new policy for the Irish aviation sector. This policy is the culmination of an extensive consultation process which has been very constructive in the development of the policy. The aviation sector contributes significantly to the Irish economy, contributing over…
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