Tuesday 18th May ’21: Commenting on today’s announcement by Aer Lingus of their decision to permanently close its cabin crew base at Shannon Airport, Mary Considine, CEO of Shannon Group said: “Our thoughts are with the Shannon based Aer Lingus employees impacted by this decision. It is extremely disappointing news for them. “This announcement highlights…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for Education Norma Foley TD have today (Tuesday) announced details of a new partnership between Science Foundation Ireland and the Department of Education to support education and public engagement projects in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) across the country. …
Businesses operating from a non-rateable premises such as a home office or hot-desk now eligible for help with fixed costs Self-employed working from home, wedding planners, on-course bookmakers, travel counsellors & photographers among those expected to benefit Micro Enterprise Assistance Scheme also reopened to help smallest businesses The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and…
Reacting to the announcement by Aer Lingus that it is to permanently close its cabin crew base at Shannon, Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes: “This is very disappointing news for the Aer Lingus staff and their families and indeed for the airport, particularly against the background that, in February 2020, Aer Lingus had plans to…
Monday 17h May 2021: A Shannon Group property located on the Shannon Campus at Shannon Free Zone has been shortlisted for a major national award devised to select the 2021 Building of the Year. The 33,000 sq ft two storey building has been shortlisted in the national Building and Architect of the Year Awards 2021…
Shannon Chamber would advise all member and non-member companies in Shannon and throughout the Mid-West region to familiarise themselves with the updated Work Safely Protocol published by An Tánaiste. The updated Work Safely Protocol contains guidance on ventilation, vaccinations and antigen testing to protect workers and help people get back to work, and reflects the most…
Shannon Chamber congratulates CEO of member company, Sustainable Innovation Technology Services (SiTes), Mr Leonardo Piccinetti on his appointment as an Ambassador by the European Climate Pact Secretariat. “This is a wonderful development given the strides being made by businesses in this region to attain greater levels of sustainability. This was demonstrated at a recent event organised…
Photo caption: To mark the planned reopening of King John’s Castle on the 20th May, an exciting new series of medieval games have been added to the castle courtyard. (L-R) King John’s Castle animator, Ocean McCormack, is pictured giving an archery demonstration to sister Orla and Belle Downes, both aged 8 from Kilmihil, Co. Clare….
Shannon Chamber is delighted with the announcement that member company PBC Biomed will lead a consortium comprised of Biodesign Europe and SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (I-Form) at Dublin City University and Dolmen Design & Innovation, a Dublin-based product design company, in developing a bone adhesive for the treatment of osteoporotic fractures. This partnership…
Shannon Chamber HR is a dedicated HR and Employment Law Support Service for members of Shannon Chamber provided in partnership with Adare Human Resource Management, experts in Employment Law, Industrial Relations, Human Resources and Health & Safety at preferential rates. When the future of work is mentioned, most people tend to think about robotics or artificial…
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