Entries by Chamber Admin

Carlow Business Awards 2018 – Launch

The 2018 Business Awards will be launched by County Carlow Chamber at a reception on Thursday 19th July 2018, in Swan Electrical, Carlow.  Sean Swan was recognised at the 2017 Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award, for his continued contribution to business and the community in Carlow over many years. The awards are designed to […]

South East Relocation Survey

Quality of life, short commutes and more disposable income are reasons top talent is being drawn to the sunny South East according to the South East Relocation Survey which has just been published. The Survey carried out by Collins McNicholas in partnership with IDA Ireland, was designed to gain an insight into the specific motivations of the […]

Chambers Ireland welcomes green-light for EU-Japan Trade Deal

Chambers Ireland today (6 July 2018) welcomes the news that the EU and Japan have been authorised to formally ratify a new trade deal, negotiations for which first began in 2013. Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot commented, “Exactly one year to the day when the deal was approved by the European Commission, today’s approval of […]

Chamber presents to delegation from Guizhou Province

County Carlow Chamber and Carlow County Council Local Enterprise Office met with a delegation from Guizhou Province in China on Friday 29th June 2018. The meeting looked at ways both the Chamber and the Council work to support and grow businesses across the county, while also investigating the potential for collaboration between the regions in […]

Business voice must be heard as Brexit deadlines come and go

  Ahead of this week’s meeting of the EU Council and in light of the snail’s pace in negotiations between the UK and EU, Chambers Ireland today (26 June 2018) calls on the EU27 and the UK government to provide clarity to business on what the future trade relationship post March 2019 will be. Speaking […]

Joint report raises questions on adequacy of proposed Brexit transition timeframes

Commenting on today’s (13 June 2018) joint report ‘Findings and Insights of the firm-level impact of Brexit on Most Exposed Sectors’ from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Deloitte, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “Today’s joint report highlights the enormous depth and breadth of the potential impact of Brexit on exposed companies […]

Global Ireland 2025 Plans an ambitious step in Ireland’s future path

Commenting on today’s (11 June 2018) launch of the Global Ireland 2025 plans, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “We welcome today’s launch of the Global Ireland 2025 plans and the scale of the ambitions they aim to achieve over the coming years. Chambers Ireland has previously called for various initiatives to safeguard and […]