Zimmer Biomet Supports the Safe Reopening of Local Primary Schools with Advice and Back to School COVID-19 Safety Pack

Local school principals at Zimmer Biomet’s recent information and discussion event to support the safe reopening of primary schools in the Mid-West. The event featured a plant tour, presentation and practical advice. Each principal was provided with a Back to School COVID-19 Safety Pack, containing hand sanitiser dispensers, safety stickers, signage, gloves and disinfectant wipes….

With COVID-19 causing so many unanticipated changes at both personal and work levels, Shannon Chamber is encouraging companies to enhance their employees’ skillsets through availing of a comprehensive suite of training programmes, which the Chamber has significant funding to support. Shannon Chamber, which operates a Skillnet learning network, is funded via Skillnet Ireland to deliver…

In a submission to An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Chambers Ireland today (30 July 2020) calls for the establishment of an inter-departmental National Town Centre Taskforce to revive urban centres, address the issues of vacancies, incentivise brownfield development and ensure that our cities and towns across the country are supported through the post-COVID recovery. The Programme…

Businesses can hold AGMs, general meetings and creditors’ meetings by electronic means Examinership increased to 150 days Threshold at which company is deemed unable to pay its debts increased to €50,000   30th July 2020 Today the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020 was passed by the Dáil. The Bill makes temporary amendments to the…

30 July 2020 The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D. the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe T.D and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dara Calleary T.D. today (Thursday the 30th of July) launched a €500 million expansion to the Future Growth Loan Scheme, the government’s scheme to…

While there has been much debate on the production of a ‘Green List’ of countries and territories where individuals can travel from and enter Ireland without having to restrict their movements, the Government published the ‘green list’. Fifteen countries and territories feature on the list, which is intended to be updated every two weeks. Notwithstanding…

An Invitation from Margaret O’Shaughnessy, Director, Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum   A tribute to a Hollywood icon and our friend, Maureen O’Hara, on the centenary of her birth Monday 17th August 2020. WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US? Champagne reception with entertainment with Liam O’Brien. Lunch served using the best of local produce…

Chambers Ireland has welcomed the July Stimulus from Government. The measures include: Expansion of grant aid for business impacted by COVID-19 Extension and reform of the Wage Subsidy Scheme beyond August, to March next year Extension of Commercial Rates Waiver Stimulus measures to support sectors vulnerable to pandemic social-distancing, including retail, hospitality and tourism Additional…

Over €200 million in Education and Employment Supports Over 80,000 new places Measures to reskill and retrain people for new opportunities in growing sectors Enhanced incentives for employers to recruit apprentices and the unemployed Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, TD and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD…

The micro-credential movement is gaining momentum across the globe. A consortium of five Skillnet networks and the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) in DCU are conducting the first national survey of employer and employee perceptions of micro-credentials in Ireland. We would like to invite you to complete this survey on behalf of your company…