The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing is Not an Acceptable Policy Position Limerick Chamber has today (15/04/14) called on the Government to make immediate changes to the public procurement process to facilitate SME involvement and benefit the economy as a whole. Speaking today, Limerick Chamber Economist Dr. Órlaith Borthwick said
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Limerick Chamber has welcomed the announcement that Ethicon Biosurgery Ireland is set to invest €80 million in a manufacturing facility in Limerick with the creation of 270 jobs and another 150 temporary construction jobs. Speaking at the announcement today, Limerick Chamber CEO Maria Kelly said, “This significant jobs announcement underpins the excellence of this region
3,500 Jobs Created Through Retrofitting With Potential for More The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Ireland has today (10/04/14) released a new policy statement, Enabling Framework to Scale up Investments in Energy Efficiency, which outlines the barriers to global energy efficiency investments and how we can combat these. Speaking this morning, Ian Talbot,
€800 Million Worth of Public Contracts Leave Ireland Every Year Limerick Chamber has today (10/04/14) launched a Chamber report ‘A Strategic Procurement Policy for Ireland’ which puts forward a number of recommendations on how to make public procurement benefit the economy as a whole rather than simply acting as a cost saving exercise.
Limerick Chamber has welcomed today’s (02/04/14) Exchequer Returns which indicate that tax revenues are up 4.7% year on year, but cautioned that now is not the time for complacency. Speaking this afternoon, Limerick Chamber Economist Dr. Órlaith Borthwick said “An increase in tax revenue and a reduction in Government spending are figures to be
LCBA @ the Chamber teams up with An Garda Siochana for new city centre pilot project A pilot project within the Limerick city centre has been introduced seeing four dedicated Gardai employed on a full time basis during key retail working hours. Working in collaboration with Limerick City Business Association at Limerick Chamber and
Limerick Chamber has today (18/03/14) called on local election candidates to commit to improved connectivity as part of their pre-election campaigns and prioritise the delivery of a reinstated interchange at Roxboro. The Southern ring road in Limerick, which is part of the national road network of inter-urban connectivity, has no direct access to the
6 March 2014: Cathal Treacy, an Audit Partner with Deloitte, was confirmed as the new President of Limerick Chamber at a board meeting this morning. He was presented with the chain of office by outgoing president Dr Fergal Barry. Catherine Duffy, Northern Trust, was confirmed as Vice President of Limerick Chamber. Speaking about his
Companies that actively engage in Limerick Chamber see huge benefits Limerick Chamber has launched a campaign to highlight the value of membership with the organisation. It has put an estimated minimum value of €3,000 annually on the benefits of membership. Maria Kelly, Limerick Chamber CEO, explained, “Membership of Limerick Chamber is a solid investment for
Chambers Ireland has announced that nominations for the 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards are open. Now in their eleventh year, the Awards were launched by Mallen Baker, renowned UK-based speaker, writer and strategic advisor on CSR. The awards are run in association with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, partnered by Business
