Chamber has briefing with National Transport Authority CEO and calls for strategy to be paused to take new government priorities and pandemic impact into account Monday, October 12, 2020: Limerick Chamber has today expressed its concern that the draft Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (LSMATS) in its current form does not support the goals set
23 September 2020 With 100 days until the end of the transition period, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD is urging businesses to be ready for the inevitable changes that Brexit will mean for their operations at the end of this year. From 1 January 2021, the UK will
Tuesday 15 September 2020: The joint chambers of Ennis, Galway, Limerick and Shannon have said they have been encouraged by Ministers Eamon Ryan and Hildegarde Naughton’s commitment to address aviation policy in line with the goals of Project Ireland 2040 following a meeting this week. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and Minister for
Tourism set to lose up to €500m while unemployment levels now almost three times what they were prior to pandemic. Tuesday 15 September 2020: An economic overview of the Mid-West by Limerick Chamber has found tourism in the region could lose up to €500m, while unemployment is still running at almost three times pre COVID-19
Tuesday 8 September 2020: Chambers representing businesses that directly support over 100,000 jobs across the Mid-Wet and West have united in one voice in a submission to government today for supports to help Shannon Airport navigate the current crisis and establish a new model for aviation in Ireland. The submission from Ennis, Galway, Limerick and
Friday 4th September 2020 Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar and the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris have today reported strong interest in the Government’s new Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme. On a visit to the Pfizer Grange Castle campus to meet with company representatives and apprentices
Limerick Chamber has called on Transport Minister Eamonn Ryan to use the current hiatus in aviation to develop new national aviation policy to address historical disparities that have deepened economic imbalance on the island of Ireland. The Chamber has today written to Minister Ryan to seek a meeting as a matter of urgency regarding concerns
Dear member, Yesterday the Government announced the July Job Stimulus package (view here) a broad range of measures to build on earlier supports. This morning I commenced dialog with the responsible government departments to press for operational detail of initiatives ASAP so that you can have certainty on what you will be eligible for and
The closure of Bunratty Castle and King John’s Castle from 31st August is a further blow to our Mid West tourism sector which is already reeling from the collapse of international tourist arrivals. King John’s Castle and Bunratty Castle are iconic visitor attractions not just for foreign travellers but also for domestic holidaymakers. As local tourism
Limerick Chamber has been a strong supporter of the Mobility Plans for Reopening Limerick which were drafted by our Local Authority, however we are disappointed that the first phase of the implementation of this living plan does not include much of the trial reallocation of space originally envisaged. The Chamber, representing 440 member organisations supporting
