Due to COVID-19, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has today (24th February 2021) agreed with the Commissioner of Valuation that the Commissioner will defer the revaluation of rateable properties in the following local authority areas until 2022: Clare County Council, Donegal County Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Galway City Council, Galway County…
Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy T.D., today held a roundtable discussion about the forthcoming National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy. The virtual event, held by video conference, brought together key stakeholders from business representative groups, Government agencies and academia. Following extensive consultation with stakeholders and the wider public during the development…
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. The topic of retirement age raised its head again last week when it was announced that…
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage have introduced a new rates waiver scheme for the first quarter of 2021 (25% of the annual rate bill). The rates waiver, where applicable, will take the form of a credit in lieu of commercial rates on the rate payer’s accounts. This is a standalone 3-month waiver…
Social media campaign launched to select winning Biodiversity garden design Monday 15th February 2021: Over 70 primary school children from Shannon, Co. Clare, have taken part in a competition launched by Shannon Group to design a new community biodiversity garden for the residents of Shannon to enjoy into the future. Shannon Group has identified an…
In response to requests from members for an overview of the Employment Permits System, Shannon Chamber linked up with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of Justice to present, via webinar, an overview of why employment permits are required and in what circumstances, and how entry to the State by non-nationals…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins TD have today (February 15th) confirmed Brexit customs supports will be extended to businesses for the first quarter of the year. Since the beginning of this year, businesses, trading either…
Irish Water working in partnership with Local Authorities, suppliers and contractors have played a critical role in keeping water services running for homes and businesses through COVID-19 and in delivering works that support job creation, further development and growth now and into the future. Recognising the unique importance of water services in ensuring growth and…
Stress is not all bad. It’s a question of how much stress each of us can deal with, how we react to it and our ability to adapt to significant sources of stress. This was the message delivered by Christine Berg, manager FS Consulting in Grant Thornton when she addressed a Shannon Chamber webinar on…
-€400m investment across three sites revealed – 400 new jobs for Limerick to be created over the next 3-5 years during construction and when operational -World renowned University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) proposes establishing new facility in Limerick Media Release, Thursday, 11 February 2021: Limerick City and County Council has announced a major…
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