Member News: Summit Helps Businesses Prepare for Change

Member News: Summit Helps Businesses Prepare for Change

Harmonics recently hosted a Mid-West Region Global Summit on Future Proofing Organisations at the Strand Hotel.  Over 80 Local Senior Business Leaders from some of the largest employers in the Mid-West Region met Change, Leadership and Coaching Practitioners from the USA, South America, Canada, UK, Europe and Australia to share their diverse insights on Change,…

Facts about Shannon Airport, a Shannon Group company

Facts about Shannon Airport, a Shannon Group company

Shannon Airport, Europe’s most westerly airport is 80 years old this year and is an integral part of the economy and wider community of the Shannon region. From humble beginnings with three simple grass runways in 1930’s Ireland, the County Clare based airport has grown to become one of Europe’s most unique transatlantic airports, a…

Minister Humphreys opens Review of the Employment Permits System

Minister Humphreys opens Review of the Employment Permits System

31st May Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD today announced the commencement of a mid-year Review of the Occupation Lists for employment permits for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). The lists are reviewed twice a year.   Minister Humphreys said:   “Today I am opening a public consultation on…

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SEAI – Lighting Scheme Grant 2019 for Small & Medium Sized Businesses

A new grant open to all small and medium sized businesses administered by the SEAI, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland,  was announced last week by Minister for Communications, Climate Action & Environment, Richard Bruton TD. The new lighting grant will cover 30% of the cost of upgrade work and can help save up to 60%…

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Congrats to Shannon Springs Hotel on All-Ireland award

Shannon Chamber congratulates the Shannon Springs Hotel on winning an All-Ireland award at the recent Irish Hotel Awards 2019 ceremony held in Galway, when it was declared as the ‘Airport Hotel of the Year’. A member of the hotel’s kitchen team, Mark Amoah, also won a ‘Star Award’ for ‘Kitchen Porter of the Year’ in…

ELFC move ‘highly significant’ for Shannon – Chamber CEO

ELFC move ‘highly significant’ for Shannon – Chamber CEO

“Engine Lease Finance Corporation’s occupation of its newly refurbished, €4m headquarters on the Shannon Free Zone, which was completed by the landlord, Shannon Commercial Properties, is highly significant for Shannon for a number of reasons,” said Helen Downes, Shannon Chamber CEO. “The fact that ELFC, a subsidiary of a leading global company, Mitsubishi UFJ Lease…

Minister McHugh calls on schools to take the ‘Mile a Day’ Challenge for Active School Week 2019

The Minister for Education and Skills has today (Friday 5 April) launched Active School Week 2019 in Letterkenny Educate Together National School. Active School Week is a Department of Education and Skills’ initiative, supported by Healthy Ireland and co-ordinated from Mayo Education Centre.  The week is part of the Active School Flag programme, which aims…

ELG Awards open for 2019

ELG Awards open for 2019

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…

Minister Humphreys stresses the urgency for businesses to register with Revenue for an EORI number in order to continue trading with the UK

Minister Humphreys stresses the urgency for businesses to register with Revenue for an EORI number in order to continue trading with the UK

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…