Public urged to consider alternatives to pesticides to protect their local river catchments – and drinking water sources Tuesday, 16 March 2021 – Exceedances for the pesticide MCPA has been detected in the water supplies for Ennis and Shannon/Sixmilebridge during 2019 and 2020. MCPA is an active substance present in many commonly used herbicide products used…
Nine-year-old Molly McPhillips, a 3rd class student at St Senan’s Primary School in Shannon, has won a competition launched by Shannon Group to design a new biodiversity garden in Shannon. The competition enlisted students to get creative and help design a biodiversity garden for residents of Shannon and visitors to the area to enjoy. Over…
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. There was focus on the topic of maternity leave again last week as the Government rushed…
With research showing that eighty-four per cent of employees regard the reputation of an employer as an important consideration when deciding to apply for a job, it is not surprising that an increasing number of companies are paying more attention to employer branding and involving employees in projecting the company’s activities. This benefits and positivity…
To mark World Water Day on Monday, March 22, Irish Water and Green-Schools Ireland are inviting students and their families throughout Ireland to celebrate the value of water by doing their own Mini Walk for Water at home. World Water Day is an annual event celebrating the value of fresh water in our lives and…
Photo Caption: Pictured at Takumi facility in Limerick (L-R) are Gerry Reynolds and Donal Galligan. Monday 15th March 2021: Takumi, the Limerick based precision engineering firm set up by Gerry Reynolds in 1998, has announced a new management structure as it prepares for a positive and sustainable return to growth having weathered the 2020 COVID…
Applications open today for businesses ineligible for CRSS and other sector specific grants Businesses down 75% or more in turnover among those expected to benefit The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD today (Thursday, 11 March) opened applications for the €60m Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid (SBASC). This scheme is…
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 Data Protection Commission published its Annual Report for 2020 in late February, which highlighted an…
Being listed as a preferred supplier to an Irish or multinational company is the ideal for the smaller company seeking to grow its client base. Knowing how to do so and what is required is oftentimes the initial stumbling block. To explain how procurement is managed, Shannon Chamber, in conjunction with LEO Clare, invited two…
Chambers Ireland this morning (10 March 2021) launched the Sustainable Business Impact Awards, inviting companies to enter projects that make valuable contributions to sustainability and inclusion across the economy. Speaking this morning, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot noted that it was critically important that sustainability was at the heart of the post-pandemic recovery. “We’re…
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