Following last month’s Chamber Awards, Leona Murphy from Chambers Ireland caught up with Waterford Chamber who won the Event of the Year category for their Toys4Engineers Conference & Expo Could you tell us a bit about your winning event? Waterford Chamber is dedicated to presenting events of the highest standard to our membership. We are
Pauline Lowe, Policy & Research Executive at Chambers Ireland, outlines how Chambers Ireland’s local & European election manifestos are focusing on facilitating businesses to adapt to a low carbon economy This has been an eventful week for climate action, which is set to rapidly change policy across all sectors in Ireland and abroad. Last night, the decision was made, by both the Government and the opposition parties after
Emma Kerins, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Chambers Ireland, outlines why this year’s Europe Day is more important than in previous years, with European Elections to be held at the end of this month & today’s Sibiu Summit of EU leaders marking the end of a two year dialogue on the ‘Future of
Shane Conneely, Senior Policy & Research Executive at Chambers Ireland, outlines the long-term, sustainable policies which our network thinks Local Authority candidates should be focusing on. Chambers Ireland has published our Local Election Manifesto as a resource to inform the prospective local authority members about the policy concerns of the Chambers network that relate to
(Image: www.weforum.org) Pauline Lowe, Policy & Research Executive at Chambers Ireland, provides an overview of the headline issues in the spotlight at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and their local economic impact for Irish business Over the past week, world leaders gathered at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos.
One year on from the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, Gabriel Doran attended a briefing on Ireland-Canada trade relations organized by the Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA) and held at the office of law firm William Fry in Dublin on Friday 28 September The Ireland
The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016 and since then, Chambers Ireland has been engaging with the Network to gauge their views on what they see as the biggest challenges of the UK’s departure and what they propose to mitigate any negative impact. Chambers continue to be concerned with the lack of clarity
The tourism sector is a significant source of employment across every region of Ireland. The UK is the single largest source market for the tourism industry and provides a high percentage of the regional tourism business in Ireland, with 41% of UK visitors staying outside of Dublin in 2016. The tourism industry is particularly vulnerable
By Emma Kerins, EU & International Affairs Manager Entrepreneurs are the innovators and change-makers of industry and small businesses are the lifeblood of the Irish economy. In Budget 2019, Government must do more to encourage and support the self-employed and small businesses to grow and ensure that we are celebrating and encouraging job creators. More
In the first of a new Chambers Ireland series looking at various overseas markets and the opportunities they pose for Irish business, Emma Kerins, EU and International Affairs Manager, assesses the potential of the Mercosur region. With Brexit on the horizon, Chambers Ireland has been focused on encouraging Irish companies to diversify the markets they
By Emma Kerins, EU & International Affairs Manager Today’s January briefing on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU was again hosted by European Movement Ireland in the Government Buildings. Addressing a full house, the Bulgarian Ambassador, Branimir Zaimov spoke of his country’s objectives and intentions as part of their Presidency, their very
By Emma Kerins, EU & International Affairs Manager Last week, Chambers Ireland was invited to address a symposium on the gender pay gap, hosted by the Department of Justice and Equality in Iveagh House. Speaking on a panel that included Emily Logan of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Senator Ivan Bacik, representatives of