In response to anticipated commencement of easing of restrictive measures on 18th of May, the CEO of Limerick Chamber, Dee Ryan this evening stated “While Government continues to work  tomorrow on plans at national level to restart the economy we must prepare now for a Mid West reopening for business. I acknowledge the work our

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COVID-19 Aftermath: Addressing the Protection Gap   So far in this economic series we have examined the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on ‘unemployment’, debated the potential economic impact across industries, and discussed the short-term stimulus that will be needed to support businesses as they exit lockdown. We will now turn our attention to considering

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Supporting Business After Lockdown: The Case for ‘Defib’ Stimulus 24th April 2020: Last Friday I participated in the Irish COVID-19 Crisis Response On-line Conference organised by the Geary Institute in UCD. The session “Exiting Lockdown – the view from the city” included Alice Charles from the World Economic Forum and Dr Philip Lawton from Trinity

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Limerick Chamber has partnered with the Limerick Local Enterprise Office and Limerick City and County Council in a nationwide first, to develop a portal for Limerick retailers to profile their offerings in one online location.  Launched this week the initiative to compile a full ‘Shop Limerick’ online listing of business trading in this period of

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