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Chambers Ireland welcomes approval of Withdrawal Agreement text

Chambers Ireland today (14 November 2018) welcomes the approval of the Withdrawal Agreement text by the UK Cabinet.   Speaking this evening, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said,   “We welcome today’s approval of the Withdrawal Agreement text by the UK Cabinet, recognizing the huge effort by the respective negotiating teams.   This is […]

Implementation of EU Free Trade Agreements must improve to bring clear benefits to SMEs

Ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council Taking Place today in Brussels (9 November 2018), Chambers Ireland, in collaboration with our colleagues in Eurochambres, urges Member States and the European Commission to increase their efforts to improve the implementation of EU Free Trade Agreements so that they are more accessible, particularly to SMEs.   Speaking […]

No-deal Brexit will impact business across the EU, says Chambers Ireland and its counterpart Chambers in the Northern European Coastal Chamber Alliance

At a meeting today (Thursday 25 October 2018) with Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, Chambers Ireland joined with our colleagues from the Northern European Coastal Chamber Alliance, including the British Chambers of Commerce, to urge negotiators to avoid a messy, no-deal. In a landmark meeting, the seven Chambers – based in the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, […]

Singapore Free Trade Agreement signing is great opportunity for Irish export growth

Commenting on the signing of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Singapore at the ASEM Summit in Brussels (19 October 2018) Ian Talbot, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland commented,   “We welcome today’s signing of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement at the Asia Europe Meeting taking place in Brussels.   […]

MSD to create 170 new jobs in Carlow

MSD, known as Merck & Co., Inc. of Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the U.S. and Canada, has announced that it will construct a second manufacturing facility at its existing site in Carlow with the creation of 170 new jobs.   The new facility will focus on the production of vaccines and biologics and there […]