Chambers Ireland Calls For Bold Achievable Reforms To Address Critical Issues Facing Ireland’s Future Competitiveness And Quality Of Life

Chambers Ireland Calls For Bold Achievable Reforms To Address Critical Issues Facing Ireland’s Future Competitiveness And Quality Of Life

Zoning in on the Shannon region, Shannon Chamber calls for: A continuation of URDF funding to enable the implementation of the Shannon Town Centre Masterplan A Review of National Aviation Policy, and the permanent inclusion of Shannon Airport in the Regional Airports Programme Commitment to capitalising on the potential that Ireland’s west coast offers for…

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HR Planning for 2025: Key Trends and Strategic Priorities

One of the key HR priorities to emerge from Adare’s most recent HR Barometer Series 8.2 was Employee engagement and experience. Persistently tight labour market conditions go a long way to explaining HR’s recent focus on Employee engagement. With the unemployment rate expected to hover around 4% into 2025, HR teams look set to continue…

Trade opportunities between Ireland and Germany explored at Shannon Chamber event

Trade opportunities between Ireland and Germany explored at Shannon Chamber event

Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber pictured at the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce event with Mick Guinee, chairman and chief executive, Ei Electronics and (back l-r): Patrick Bamming, head of tax and legal, German-Irish Chamber; Joe Walsh, director, Siemens Ltd; David Parkmann, head of DEInternational, market entry and sales of the German-Irish Chamber of…

Western Development Commission and Shannon Chamber Successfully Host ‘Lunch & Learn’ Event to Highlight Funding Opportunities for Clare Businesses and Community Groups

Western Development Commission and Shannon Chamber Successfully Host ‘Lunch & Learn’ Event to Highlight Funding Opportunities for Clare Businesses and Community Groups

From left to right: Gillian Buckley, Investment Manager, Western Development Commission (WDC); Ian Barrett, Director, Shannon Chamber; Peter Murphy, Marketing, Business Development & CSR, Ei Electronics; Allan Mulrooney, CEO, Western Development Commission, pictured at the ‘Lunch & Learn’ event in Shannon. The Western Development Commission (WDC), in partnership with Shannon Chamber, hosted a highly informative…

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The Wider Impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive on Irish Employers

The EU’s Pay Transparency Directive came into effect in 2023 and Ireland, like other EU countries, will be required to implement a range of new pay transparency measures by 2026. The key aims of the Directive are to reduce gender pay gaps and to make pay information more accessible to more stakeholders. While the Directive…

Shannon Chamber Skillnet delivering a new cohort of business leaders

Shannon Chamber Skillnet delivering a new cohort of business leaders

Alan Kelly, manager, Shannon Chamber Skillnet, Noelle Foley Coughlan and Derek McGourty, Career Decisions, programme tutors (front centre), pictured with participants: Diane Hassett, Aerogen; Monika Zimonyi, Corporate Catering Services Ltd; Emma Griffin, Oshima; John Vaughan, Corporate Catering Services Ltd; Stuart Carey, Careline Moving & Storage; Kim Collopy, Northern Trust; Brendan McGann, AMQ Accountants & Auditors;…

Shannon Airport punches well above its weight and will live on its own merits… Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson tells Shannon Chamber members

Shannon Airport punches well above its weight and will live on its own merits… Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson tells Shannon Chamber members

Eddie Wilson, CEO, Ryanair pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel with Eoin Gavin, president and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber, and Mary Considine, CEO, The Shannon Airport Group. Photograph by Eamon Ward   Guest of honour at a Shannon Chamber luncheon held in Dromoland Castle yesterday (Tuesday, 22 October), Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair said that…

Shannon Airport joins the global Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

Shannon Airport joins the global Hidden Disabilities Sunflower

Shannon Airport first in Ireland to introduce tapitags to help raise awareness of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower programme Monday 21st October 2024: Shannon Airport has proudly joined the global Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative to support more than half a million people in Ireland living with non-visible disabilities. Passengers travelling through Shannon Airport can now avail…

New photographic archive exhibition at UL celebrates Shannon’s ‘rich history’

New photographic archive exhibition at UL celebrates Shannon’s ‘rich history’

A new photographic archive that celebrates the rich heritage of Shannon showcases ‘a remarkable journey captured through the lens of history’. That’s according to Acting University of Limerick President Professor Shane Kilcommins, who launched the new public exhibition Developing Shannon – Exposing Narratives from Negatives at UL’s Glucksman Library. The exhibition is based on the…