World-renowned guru on scaling up a business, Verne Harnish (3rd right), pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel with (from left): Leo Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Ireland; Helen Downes, CEO, and Eoin Gavin, President, Shannon Chamber. Photograph by Eamon Ward Attendees at a recent scaling up workshop organised by Shannon Chamber, in association with Enterprise Ireland and supported…
15% Employee Turnover in Shannon Region last year – slightly below national average of 18% Expected employee turnover for 2022 is 16.5% Higher salaries top reason for employee turnover Employee turnover more than doubled nationally last year to 18% from 8% in 2020 and it is expected to increase further this year to 18.2%, according…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has today announced 76 grants valued at €53.7 million to support frontiers research across ten Higher Education Institutions through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The research supported will investigate areas such as childhood ADHD, future coastal sea levels, new generation batteries, antiviral…
Eoin Gavin (right), managing director of Eoin Gavin Transport and president of Shannon Chamber pictured with outgoing Chamber president Stephen Keogh, managing partner of Sellors LLP, and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photograph by Eamon Ward Shannon Chamber announces the appointment of Eoin Gavin, managing director of Eoin Gavin Transport as its new president. Mr…
New Conservation Calculator for households to Track & Improve Water Usage Monday, 9 May 2022: Research commissioned by Irish Water shows that over half of Irish households (53%) admit to wasting water, even though some eight in ten (78%) know it is important to take steps to conserve it. The research released today coincides…
Graduates of the Diploma in High Performance Leadership delivered by Shannon Chamber Skillnet pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel (from left): Theresa Kenny, Marie-Therese Kilmartin, Alan Tully, Damian Hawkins, Suzanne Kelly, and Caroline O’Connor. Photograph by Eamon Ward. Nine executives from Shannon Chamber member companies have been conferred with a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Level…
Speaking this morning, 5 May 2022, at the announcement of the Chambers Ireland “Chamber of the Year Award” shortlist, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive, Ian Talbot, said: “Each year, Chambers Ireland awards our member chambers who have delivered best-practice projects that have supported their members and their communities in a variety of ways. “While the local…
Tuesday 3rd May 2022: The summer season has gotten off to a sizzling start today with the inaugural service to Barcelona-Girona taking off from Shannon Airport. The new service will operate twice weekly, each Tuesday and Saturday until the end of October 2022. There was a holiday buzz in the departures lounge of the airport this…
Public urged to continue to consider the environment and alternatives to pesticides when gardening, farming and maintaining sports grounds Thursday 28 April, 2022 – There were no exceedances for pesticides in the public drinking water supplies in Co Clare in 2021, Irish Water has confirmed. However, the utility is urging domestic gardeners, farmers, grounds keepers…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (April 28th) awarded Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship to 60 students from across the world. The scholarship is awarded to high calibre students from non-EU/EEA countries allowing them to study in Ireland full-time for a period of one year….
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