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This year’s Ennis Chamber Golf Classic will be held on Friday, the 8^th of June in Woodstock Golf Club.  This annual event is one of the highlights of the business social calendar in Clare and an enjoyable and worthwhile day is guaranteed.

Chairperson of the Ennis Chamber Golf Sub-Committee Paddy Darmody said “This annual event is one of the highlights of the business social calendar in Clare and an enjoyable and worthwhile day is guaranteed.  It is also an ideal…

Ennis Chamber supports Chambers Ireland welcome for Retention of Sequential Planning Requirement as the revised planning guidelines were issued on Tuesday night.

Speaking yesterday Rita Mc Inerney, CEO of Ennis Chamber said, “Given the recent debate in Ennis regarding a proposed out-of-town development on the Clare Road, we welcome the re-emphasis on the sequential approach to determining a planning permission in the published Retail Planning Guidelines.  However we are still concerned at the decision to raise the cap on planning…

EmployAbility Clare Launched by Disability Campaigner Caroline Casey 

In line with a recent government announcement of a new national identity – “EmployAbility Service” – for the range of employment services for people with an illness, injury or disability, Clare Supported Employment Service  has formally announced and launched its new identity: EmployAbility Clare.

The new identity was unveiled by Caroline Casey, a well-known campaigner for people with disabilities, while addressing an audience of almost 190 people at Dromoland Castle, Co…

Ennis Chamber’s invites all retailers and associated businesses to the monthly Tuesday4Networking to help Retailers Boost the Bottom Line on Tuesday, the 24th of April, from 6.15pm-7.45pm in the Old Ground Hotel, O’Connell Street, Ennis.  

Cryptic Retail Ireland will give a presentation for retailers on how to assist business owners to protect and increase profit margins and to create awareness of areas where profit margin may be lost and increased through increasing sales, reduce expected and…

Since their inception, the Irish Restaurant Awards have cast a spotlight on Ireland’s hottest restaurants and chefs. They have become a byword for quality, class and achievement… The awards everyone wants to win. As a testament to their success, the entries have doubled since last year, with 5,000 nominations made for Ireland’s favourite Restaurants, Chefs, Gastro Pubs, Hotel Restaurants and Local Food Heroes throughout the Country.

The Ennis Chamber would like to congratulate two of it members that won the…

Described by the Wall Street Journal as the woman who redefined inspiration, Caroline Casey, founder of Kanchi and the O2 Ability Awards, is making a rare appearance in the Mid-West region on Wednesday, 25 April when she address a business gathering at Dromoland Castle Hotel’s Brian Boru Hall at 6.30pm. Better known across the globe than in the west of Ireland for her inspirational and motivational speeches, Caroline’s presence in Co Clare promises to be enlivening, entertaining and enlightening. To…

Chambers Ireland has said that the latest data from the CSO showing a monthly decrease of 0.3% in February when compared with January 2012 further highlights the negative impact of the Government’s hike in VAT to 23%. Ian Talbot, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive said, “The ongoing softness in the retail sector is having a detrimental effect on the recovery of the domestic economy. The effect of the rise in VAT is now clear for all to see with retail sales…

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Ennis Chamber is delighted to be a part of the launch of a new high-speed dedicated internet service for Ennis from Chamber Member BBnet Broadband.  As a leading Mid-West wireless broadband provider, BBnet, is launching its FibreAir dedicated internet service, which will enable businesses in Ennis to avail of a cost effective, uncontended, fully synchronous, internet connection from 10Mb up to 100Mb.  The extension of this high-speed FibreAir service to Ennis comes in the wake of BBnet’s successful introduction of…

The OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship is undertaking a project called“Fostering Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ (SMEs) Participation in Global Markets”. Given the importance of export led growth for Irish business and the particular relevance to Chamber members, they are seeking responses to a 4 minute survey at  online questionnaire for SMEs. The closing date is the end of March 2012.

Any queries, please contact Críona Brassill, Senior Policy Advisor – Tax and Finance, Forfás Tel:  +353 1 607 3182 criona.brassill@forfas.ie