The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has announced an allocation of €2.5m to independent commercial radio stations across the country supporting public awareness and understanding of COVID-19.

Having committed to address Shannon Chamber members at a luncheon sponsored by Fine Grain Property in Dromoland Castle Hotel, in pre-COVID-19 times, Enterprise Ireland’s CEO Julie Sinnamon is skipping lunch but honouring this commitment to Shannon Chamber by partaking in a Webinar on Wednesday, 3 June for a live interview with Chamber CEO Helen Downes.

An innovative new online food programme, from the Local Enterprise Offices, which is open to entrepreneurs across Co. Clare is set to boost the number of Irish food start-ups.

Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau has reported a record year in 2019 with a jump from €7.5m worth of business tourism in 2018 to a whopping €11.6m in 2019.

Businesses from Clare were part of the nearly 200 tourism professionals from around Ireland who attended the first national tourism event of the year in Limerick’s Thomond Park recently.

Clare and the Mid-West offer tech and biotech workers careers and salaries that are at least on a par with those available in Dublin, the organisers of a forthcoming recruitment event at Thomond Park have said.

A County Clare businesswoman is to host a major new national tourism event in Limerick’s Thomond Park next week.

Shannon Group plc has announced the appointments of Paul MacNamara as Group Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Rachael Leahy as Company Secretary and Head of Legal for the Group.