6th March, 2023 Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Education Norma Foley TD have today announced an investment of more than €6 million in 40 projects to empower diversity and inclusion in STEM. SFI Discover Programme awardees will be encouraged to use the funding to…
Press Release 6 March 2023 Department of Education confirms 14,931 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools The Department of Education can confirm that as of 1 March, 14,931 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 9,650 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 5,281 pupils…
BioTouch™, a leading provider of outsourced medical supplies, kitting, and logistics services to the healthcare industry and portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital (“ASC”), announced today that it has acquired Titan Solutions, a leading provider of logistics, kitting, and life sciences supply chain management solutions based in Shannon, Ireland. This acquisition will significantly expand the…
Welcome to Adare Human Resource Management’s March 2023 edition of their monthly HR and Employment Law Newsletter. Please click the following link which will take you through to the newsletter: https://www.adarehrm.ie/newsletter/mar-2023
As the first major company in Ireland to eliminate the gender pay gap, the first postal service in the world to attain zero emission delivery status in all major cities in its home country, and the first company in Ireland to trial the use of HVO (Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil) for fleet fuel, An post is ticking a lot of boxes…
The U.S Embassy in Ireland is beginning its preparations for the 2023 SelectUSA Summit, an annual event hosted by the U.S. Government and focused on supporting international companies looking to set up or expand across the United States. The year’s Summit will see the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Claire D. Cronin, lead a delegation of Irish companies to Washington D.C. from May…
The Western Development Commission (WDC) launches a report titled ‘A Sustainable Mobility Index for Rural Towns in Ireland’s Western Region’ which provides a baseline of sustainable mobility in 35 rural towns in the Western Region. Download A Sustainable Mobility Index for Rural Towns in Ireland’s Western Region 35 rural towns (population 1,500-10,000) in…
Minister of State for the Department of Transport Jack Chambers TD pictured at Shannon Airport House with Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes and (from left): Russell Vickers, CEO, Future Mobility Campus Ireland; Cathal Crowe TD; Joe Carey TD; Senator Timmy Dooley; Ray O’ Driscoll and Ian Barrett, Shannon Chamber directors. Photograph by Eamon Ward Shannon…
Shannon Chamber president Eoin Gavin and CEO Helen Downes (centre) pictured with Chamber board directors at the launch of the Chamber’s Strategic Plan 2023 -2026 in Dromoland Castle (from left): Ray O’Driscoll, The Shannon Airport Group; David Brown; Stephen Keogh, MHP Sellors; Siobhan Roche, PTG (Precision Tool Group); Mark Nolan, Dromoland Castle Hotel; Kevin Thompstone,…
As of December 16th, 2022, the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions was transposed into legislation amending a number of pieces of employment legislation and introducing new legal obligations for employers that require immediate attention. Set out below are details of the new obligations for employers and best practice guidance for implementation. Terms…
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