Shannon Heritage, Ireland’s largest operator of tourist attractions and part of the newly established Shannon Group plc, has today announced an 11% increase in visitor numbers in 2014. Last year was the company’s most successful in terms of visitor numbers since the 2007, with the biggest success within the company’s operations at King John’s Castle,…
Our photo shows: Theresa O’Gorman, tax director, Grant Thornton with Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber. Over 100 members and guests attended the recent presentation by Grant Thornton’s tax director, Theresa O’ Gorman on Revenue’s new Code of Practice, which reflected the appetite by the business community to better understand the impact of the…
“If we’re serious about our future as an internationally traded island nation, we simply have to retain critical air connectivity to all Irish airports, including Shannon. Connectivity is vital for the retention and growth of business on this island nation, and should not be determined by market forces.” This was the view expressed by Helen…
In a statement issued today (Tuesday, 3 February 2015) the presidents of Ennis, Galway, Limerick and Shannon Chambers reiterated their position as presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications that critical air connectivity to all Irish airports, including Shannon, must be retained in any proposed sale of Aer Lingus. “Our position is…
An Executive Director of Element Six, a long established multinational in the Mid-West, has said that the ability to attract further investment into the region will be undermined by any threat to Shannon-Heathrow slots. Speaking ahead of today’s cabinet meeting, at which the proposed takeover of Aer Lingus by IAG is expected to be discussed,…
MEDIA STATEMENT, ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENTS OF: Ennis Chamber: Paddy Darmody Galway Chamber: Frank Greene Limerick Chamber: Cathal Treacy Shannon Chamber: Kevin Thompstone Potential Loss of Heathrow Slots at Odds with Government Plans to Correct Regional Imbalance Recent Government concerns articulated by jobs Minister Richard Bruton that Ireland will ‘pay a heavy economic social cost…
Shannon Chamber’s 2015 calendar of events commences on Thursday, 22 January with a presentation by its corporate sponsor, Grant Thornton, on the new Code of Practice for revenue audits and other compliance interventions introduced by the Revenue Commissioners in August 2014. The event, which takes place at Bunratty Castle Hotel, commences with a light breakfast…
Heading into its twentieth year as the voice of the business community in the greater Shannon area, Shannon Chamber looks back on 2014 as a year when ambitious targets set were attained: 52 events organised including 23 training courses Points raised in government submissions on aviation and tourism taken on board A voice in the…
“Recent jobs announcements involving Wipro, AMAX and Zimmer confirm the continuing role the West of Ireland can play in attracting Foreign Direct Investment to Ireland,” said Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen Downes commenting on the importance of promoting western locations to enquiring new investment. “While the three companies choose their respective locations for corporate specific…
Now in its fifth year, Shannon Chamber’s annual LEAN event in Zimmer attracted an audience from within and outside the region and from a mix of sectors. The key attraction at this annual event is the opportunity to hear and see first-hand the benefits of adopting a LEAN strategy and embedding it within an organisation….
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