Entries by Chamber Admin

CORE 2018 Kilkenny Carlow’s First Inter Firm Team Building Challenge has launched

    When: 28th June 2018 15.00 – 19.00 Where: Castlecomer Discovery Park Getting to the Core of Staff Engagement Join us for Kilkenny Carlow’s first inter firm team building challenge CORE 2018. This exciting event will see forty companies from across Kilkenny and Carlow battle it out to take the CORE 2018 Best Team accolade. This June 28th, Kilkenny & […]

Europe Day is a celebration and reminder of the importance of Ireland’s EU membership

Commenting on today’s (9 May 2018) Europe Day celebrations, Ian Talbot, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland said, “Europe Day is a celebration of the peace, unity and freedoms which Ireland shares and enjoys with its fellow member states of the European Union. Today’s anniversary of the 1950 ‘Schuman Declaration’, which proposed a vision for a […]

More than 6,000 County Carlow commuters to be surveyed in job creation drive

          County Carlow has an abundance of professional talent who have chosen to locate in County Carlow as a place to work, live, learn and play. From a business viewpoint County Carlow presents a unique opportunity as part of the South East and greater Dublin area with a range of superb […]

Chambers Ireland welcomes Brexit transition progress but highlights business concerns

  Chambers Ireland today (20 March 2018) says the Brexit transition deal represents important progress but points to last week’s survey of the Irish Chamber Network which revealed that over three quarters of Chambers believe a transition period should last longer than two years. Speaking after the announcement of the transition deal, Chambers Ireland Chief […]

Over 75% of Chambers believe post-Brexit transition must be longer than two years

Ahead of the EU Council meeting scheduled to take place next week on the 23-24 March, Chambers Ireland today (16 March 2018) published the results of a survey of the Irish Chamber Network, revealing that an overwhelming majority of Chambers (97%) believe a transition period following the UK’s exit from EU next March will be […]

Chambers Ireland welcomes the publication of the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 and the National Development Plan

  Chambers Ireland today (16 February 2018) welcomed the publication of the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 and the National Development Plan.   Responding to the publication, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot commented,   “Project Ireland 2040 has been years in the making and throughout this period of stakeholder consultation Chambers Ireland and our Network of […]

Employment Growth reflects need to reallocate funding to Up-Skilling

Chambers Ireland welcomes today’s (16 January 2018) CSO figures denoting continued employment growth of 2.2% in the Irish economy in the third quarter of 2017. Director of Policy and Communications Sarah Freeman said, “These figures are a further positive sign and with unemployment decreasing, it is crucial that Government continues to build on the economic recovery and […]

Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Southern Region – Submissions Requested

Following publication of the Draft National Planning Framework “Ireland Our Plan 2040”(NPF), the Southern Regional Assembly has commenced the formal process for the formulation of a Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) for the Southern Region as provided for under Section 21(1)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). The objective of the […]

Barrow Track project gets seal of approval from County Carlow Chamber

County Carlow Chamber has released the results of a survey that was conducted earlier this year among its own members in relation to the River Barrow Towpath project proposed by Waterways Ireland.  The Bluweay has divided opinion in the country, with opponents of the project fearing the environmental consequences if the plan goes ahead.  The […]