The Chambers Ireland and Chamber network SDG Pledge In September 2019, on the fourth anniversary in of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), all affiliated Chambers across Ireland announced that they have pledged their commitment to the SDGs. This involved all our Chambers, including Chambers Ireland, making a commitment to uphold, promote and implement the SDGs
Michaela Reilly, Policy & Research Executive at Chambers Ireland, reviews the OECD’s “Road Map for SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland” and outlines the steps we should take to build a comprehensive strategy for SMEs Ireland’s SMEs and entrepreneurs operate in what is broadly regarded by the OECD as a favourable business environment with a
Siobhan Kinsella, Chambers Ireland President, and Director at Noel Recruitment gives her review of the National Training Fund supports available for upskilling employees. In recent years there has been improvements in the way that state training schemes have engaged with Irish labour market skills deficits. There has been a tighter focus on those
Pauline Lowe, Policy and Research Executive, writes about the need for swift action and implementation from the forthcoming EU Commission under President-elect Von der Leyen for a Europe-wide transition to a Low Carbon Economy Last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change and land use was timely. It was published just
Following the 2019 Chamber Awards, Leona Murphy from Chambers Ireland caught up with South Dublin Chamber who won the Local Authority Collaboration award category, for their project Sustainable Business Partnership Programme with South Dublin County Council, South Dublin LEO and South Dublin Chamber Could you tell us a bit about your winning project/initiative? In 2011,
Following the 2019 Chamber Awards, Leona Murphy from Chambers Ireland caught up with County Kildare Chamber who were the overall winners, winning the title of Chamber of the Year Could you tell us a bit about the two projects that were shortlisted for the Awards? Our award entry was for the Event of the Year category
Shane Conneely, Senior Policy & Research Executive at Chambers Ireland, outlines how the Parliament arithmetic of the European Elections will impact the make up of incoming Commission. For the 2019 European elections Chambers Ireland was tasked by our member chambers with promoting election awareness and supporting them with voter-registration and “Get out the Vote” activities. At
Shane Conneely, Senior Policy & Research Executive at Chambers Ireland, outlines the the impact Local Election results will have on the National Development Plan. For the 2019 Local elections Chambers Ireland was tasked by our member chambers with promoting election awareness and supporting them with voter-registration and “Get out the Vote” activities. We worked with
Following last month’s Chamber Awards, Leona Murphy from Chambers Ireland caught up with Northern Ireland Chamber who won the Most Innovative Project category for Learn Grow Excel – Business Support Initiative Could you tell us a bit about your winning project? In 2016, NI Chamber launched Learn Grow Excel – a suite of business support
In their blog post, Peninsula, the professional services organisation for small businesses, provides an overview of how employers can facilitate employee requests to cast their vote in tomorrow’s elections. Handling employees on EU polling day This Friday’s European Parliament elections come at a time of great uncertainty across many EU member states. With the EU
Shane Conneely, Senior Policy & Research Executive at Chambers Ireland, highlights the business critical policies in our election manifestos. May 24 sees voters in Ireland decide on who represents them at both the Local and the European level for the next five years. To help our members focus the attention of their candidates on the
Following last month’s Chamber Awards, Leona Murphy from Chambers Ireland caught up with Cork Chamber who won the Most Successful Policy Campaign award category for their campaign with Limerick Chamber Gearing up for the M20 Cork – Limerick Motorway Could you tell us a bit about your winning campaign? Our campaign in partnership with Limerick