The Shannon Airport Group Earns Three New Industry Award Nominations and Wins National Sustainability Award

The Shannon Airport Group Earns Three New Industry Award Nominations and Wins National Sustainability Award

Tuesday 7th October 2025: The Shannon Airport Group has today announced that it has received further national recognition for its commitment to sustainability, operations, and customer service. The Group won the Chambers Ireland Environment & Biodiversity Award for its Thady’s Hill conservation grazing project, which forms part of its 5-year Biodiversity Action Plan. In addition,…

Impact of Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Deadline Fast Approaches

Impact of Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Deadline Fast Approaches

In 2025, the Employee threshold triggering the requirement to publish a gender pay gap report moves from Organisations with 150 or more Employees to those with 50 or more Employees. According to Department of Children, Disability and Equality estimates, the reduced Employee threshold will bring as many as 6,000 Organisations within the scope of the…

Uisce Éireann crews working to restore water supply to customers in Shannon

Uisce Éireann crews working to restore water supply to customers in Shannon

Tuesday, 30 September 2025:  Uisce Éireann crews are working to restore water supply to customers in Shannon town, Sixmilebridge, Cratloe, Kilkishen, Quin, Kilmurry and surrounding areas in Co Clare.    Following operational issues at Castlelake Water Treatment Plant, some customer may experience a loss of pressure and disruptions to their water supply.     Customers may also…

Workplace Investigations and Mitigating the Risk of a WRC Claim

Workplace Investigations and Mitigating the Risk of a WRC Claim

A workplace investigation is an independent and unbiased inquiry into a situation involving Employees. Adare’s most recent HR Barometer Series 9.1 revealed that two in five Organisations carried out investigation processes during the 2024 calendar year. The survey data highlights the need for Employers to have the capability to carry out a fair, timely, and…

Domino’s Corporate Offer

Domino’s Corporate Offer

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Analytics That Act: How Irish Business Leaders Can Unlock ROI from People Data

Analytics That Act: How Irish Business Leaders Can Unlock ROI from People Data

Ireland’s labour market is shifting fast. Employment among 15–64-year-olds has surged to 74.7%, while unemployment increased to 4.9% in July according to the CSO’s latest data with the latter likely driven by economic pressures in certain sectors. On the other hand, the skills shortages persist across technology, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing. For Irish employers,…

GOAL Jersey Day 2025

GOAL Jersey Day 2025

The Irish international humanitarian agency GOAL has reached out to share that GOAL Jersey Day, now proudly supported by Premier Sports, is back and they have invited you to support this fantastic cause. The official date is Friday, 10th October, though each company is welcome to choose any day in October that suits best. Taking…

Metrics That Matter: Driving Productivity and High Performance – HR Barometer

Metrics That Matter: Driving Productivity and High Performance – HR Barometer

In today’s hyper-competitive business environment, productivity and high performance are no longer nice-to-have ambitions they are critical factors in any business. Yet, as leaders, we cannot simply declare a desire for better performance and hope it materialises. It must be measured, tracked and managed with the same rigor applied to financial performance. The challenge is…