Consultation on Granting Market Economy Status to China

The EC has launched this week a public consultation on the impact of the granting/or not of Market Economy Status (MES) to China. This results from certain provisions in China’s accession protocol to the WTO expiring at the end of this year, raising a series of legal...

National Broadband Plan Update

Informative update on the National Broadband Plan from Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. On 22nd December 2015, formal procurement commenced for the State Intervention under the National Broadband Plan.  The Department also published the updated National...

Chamber Welcomes MSD Jobs Announcement

15:2:15: County Carlow Chamber welcomes this morning’s (15.2.16) announcement by MSD that an additional 110 jobs are to be created at its Carlow facility. The announcement is part of a wider announcement across three MSD sites in Ireland which will create a total of...

Advice to Carlow Businesses From An Garda Siochana

December 2015: Peter McConnon, Crime Prevention Officer with An Garda Siochana has been in touch with County Carlow Chamber in relation to prevention advices for shop owners and businesses on the run up to Christmas. Please see links below: Preventing Customer Theft...

SuperValu Closure Timely Reminder to Shop Local

7.12.2015: County Carlow Chamber is reminding people of the importance of shopping local this Christmas. Speaking following the announcement that SuperValu is to close its store in Kennedy Avenue, Carlow Town on January 22nd 2016 Chamber President Derek Shannon said,...