Chambers Ireland today (4 April 2019) opens applications for this year’s Excellence in Local Government Awards. The Excellence in Local Government Awards are held annually in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and today’s launch invites Local Authorities to submit projects for consideration across sixteen different categories, in what will…
Dublin, Ireland, April 03 The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, has stressed the urgent need for businesses to take a few minutes to register online with Revenue in order to get a customs identification number. This number, referred to as an Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number will be needed…
Two Lean initiatives promoted by Shannon Chamber are in the running for top national accolades next week, having been shortlisted for Chambers Ireland Awards to be announced on April 10. The Mid-West Lean Network, the first Lean network initiated and run by a Chamber in Ireland, is one of the Shannon Chamber entries to make…
St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School will be hosting a Careers Fair on Wednesday 3rd of April 2019 from 4-7pm. The Comp Careers Fair will include leading institutions of further education, established national and international businesses and leaders in the delivery of apprentice programmes. Together we will give our students, past and present, and the…
Announces pilot Government scheme to help SMEs access finance for banking digitalisation 7 March 2019 – Mr Pat Breen, T.D., Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data today formally accepted a report entitled The Digitalisation of small and medium enterprises in Ireland from Andrew McDowell, Vice President of the European Investment…
Airport looking for Government to establish a connectivity fund and for regional tourism targets to be set Shannon, Tuesday 13 November 2018: Shannon Group, which operates Shannon Airport, is calling on Government to support it in safeguarding EU connectivity for the Mid-West and Western regions in a post Brexit environment. Shannon Airport currently has UK…
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Mr Shane Ross TD, has announced the signing of new regulations which will make it easier for returning emigrants and others to obtain an Irish driving licence. People taking up residence in Ireland, including returning emigrants, who have a driving licence from another EU jurisdiction, or from a…
Tuesday, 13 November 2018: The awards keep coming for Shannon Group companies – fresh after Shannon Airport claimed the Airport of the Year Award from the European Regions Airline Association, its sister company Shannon Commercial Properties has landed major recognition itself. The company claimed the Regional Excellence Award at the Property Industry Excellence Awards announced…
Chambers Ireland will be preparing a submission in relation to Revenue’s proposals to modernise the PAYE system, as announced by Minister Noonan in his Budget statement. The consultation paper is available here and calls for the views of employers, employees, payroll providers, tax practitioners, bookkeepers etc on PAYE modernisation. At its core, PAYE Modernisation means…
Reformed workplace dispute resolution bodies of the state now under one roof – Dublin, 21st of November 2016: Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell-O’Connor T.D., today (Monday), officially opened the new offices of the WRC and Labour Court. Today the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation officially opened the new Headquarters of the…
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