At a recent workshop in Shannon, organised by Shannon Chamber and delivered by Noel Caffrey of the 2C Company, members were introduced to the concept of ‘Six Thinking Hats’, developed by Maltese physician Edward de Bono, an author, inventor and consultant. Each of the thinking hats has a colour: white, red, black, yellow,…
These programmes are offered across a number of UL faculties in the areas of Science, Business, Computing, Engineering and Languages. These courses are in response to the needs of local industry and are in line with the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs to get more people back into employment and to build clusters of expertise…
The University of Limerick’s Continuing and Professional Education supported by the Aviation Finance Finuas Network have now opened applications for 2015/16 to the very successful postgraduate Diploma in Aviation Leasing & Finance. Launched last year, this is Ireland’s first Level 9 programme to support building expertise in Ireland’s vital aviation leasing and finance sector. The…
Clare County Council is commencing the preparation of an integrated Local Economic and Community Plan for County Clare. The plan will set out the objectives and actions needed to promote and support the economic development and the local and community development of the county over the next 6 years. The first stage in this process…
Shannon Chamber welcomes the new €5m Community Enterprise Initiative Fund, introduced by the Government to stimulate and support enterprise and job creation at a local, community and regional level. This fund is part of the Government’s €250m Regional Enterprise Development Initiative aimed at accelerating economic recovery in every part of the country. http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/Start-a-Business-in-Ireland/Information-Store-for-Start-ups/Community-Enterprise-Centre-Manager-Grant-Call-for-Applications.html Shannon…
This summer, Shannon Airport will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first transatlantic commercial service and the start of Shannon’s unique place in aviation. The Airport is celebrating in style, with a large scale Air Show on Saturday 18th July 2015, which will showcase some spectacular aircraft, historic and modern, including Strike Master Jets,…
Shannon Chamber, in conjunction with Chambers Ireland, invites members of the Chamber network to present their views on pieces of legislation that are burdensome for SMEs. Through participating in a project known as ‘Burden Tracker’ with Eurochambres, Chambers Ireland is seeking to alert policy makers to the negative impact some pieces piece of legislation…
A new Irish aircraft register targeted at corporate and business jets has been unveiled. The “EJ” register is administered by the Irish Aviation Authority, with Shannon Airport’s International Aviation Services Centre (IASC) as a preferred marketing and support partner. The new register offers the benefits of a gold-standard onshore EASA jurisdiction and is designed for…
Railtours Ireland First Class, in association with Shannon Airport and Iarnród Éireann, are today launching a new range of hosted rail tours and day excursions for arriving passengers at Shannon Airport. The new tours, using a combination of train and luxury coaches, will depart daily from Shannon Airport at 8.00am connecting into the extensive Railtours…
John Morrissey (left) and Harry Storan pictured with Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber collecting the winners’ trophies on behalf of their team – Zagg International – and other team members Chris Ahern and Mike Neville. The team also won return flights to Birmingham courtesy of Aer Lingus Regional. Photograph by Eamon Ward …
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