Kevin Thompstone, president, Shannon Chamber with Suzanne Boda, senior vice president, American Airlines and Niall Gibbons, chief executive, Tourism Ireland. Photo: Eamon Ward. In a week dominated by aviation-related headlines, Shannon Chamber hosted a luncheon seminar today (Thursday, 28 May 2015) where two key players in the tourism and travel sectors. Niall Gibbons, chief executive…
National Competition to find Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur launched by An Taoiseach and Minister Bruton 2015 competition to target in particular young Irish people overseas The Taoiseach and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation today launched the nationwide search to find Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE), with a total investment fund of €2million available…
In a statement issued today (Wednesday, 27 May 2015), the presidents of Ennis, Galway, Limerick and Shannon while welcoming the government’s decision to support IAG’s offer for Aer Lingus stated that a diminution in air connectivity to key European and transatlantic hubs, not ownership, was always the critical issue for the Chambers, which collectively have…
Seventy per cent of change management initiatives fail to achieve their targeted benefits with people the single largest contributing factor to change failure. This startling fact was imparted by Catherine Smith McKiernan, CSM Consulting when addressing HR practitioners at a Shannon Chamber HR Forum in Shannon last week. Addressing the forum McKiernan added: “Ireland’s economic…
A straw poll by Shannon Chamber among its member companies has pointed to a huge welcome for the additional capacity on the Shannon Heathrow route announced by Aer Lingus last week. “With Heathrow now one of the busiest routes in terms of passenger volumes for Shannon, the 180 extra seats being added every day,…
Free part-time & conversion courses leading to real employment opportunities now recruiting: www.springboardcourses.ie Springboard+ Course announcement and Information Seminar City Hall, Merchants Quay, Limerick Wednesday 27th May 7- 9pm More than 400 Limerick people to secure well-paid, cutting edge jobs, from Mechatronics to 3-D Printing, via the HEA’s Springboard+ programme of free part-time and conversion…
As the countdown continues to The Underwriting Exchange “Jumping In The City” at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Friday June 5th, Cork June 12th and Shelbourne Park June 26th, the Big Red Puissance Wall which horses and riders will jump at all three venues, has been erected in the heart of Limerick City today (Friday) to…
With Ireland now ranked as number 5 in the world for tourism marketing and branding, as announced by the World Economic Forum is its 2015 global ‘Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index’, Shannon Chamber has invited two industry leaders to outline why Ireland works for tourism and to share their views on the future for the…
Prince Charles departed Shannon Airport this morning following his and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles’ visit to the West of Ireland expressing his delight with the two days. Boarding the jet for Belfast at Shannon, Prince Charles uttered three words that summed up his experience: “special, very special,” he stated. On hand to…
Shannon Airport’s resurgence got another boost today with the announcement by Aer Lingus that it is to increase capacity on Heathrow by 20%. The airline will restore the Airbus 320 to the service, replacing the A319, which will add 25,000 seats for the winter season alone. Welcoming the announcement, Shannon Group plc CEO Neil Pakey…
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