The Irish SME Association (ISME) has launched its ‘Shop Local’ summer campaign for consumers and businesses.

Fresh from presenting her credentials to President Michael D. Higgins and taking up her position as Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Ambassador Nancy Smyth officially opened a recent Shannon Chamber webinar focused on exploring new avenues for increasing the trade links between companies in the Shannon region and Canada, particularly in the industrial and manufacturing sectors.

LIT and Local Authorities in the Mid West sign MoU that will pave the way for European Higher Education Institutions to work with Regional Governments in driving Innovation in the Region.

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of Further Education and Training, Hospitality Campus, has  launched a new leadership programme, Developing Leaders for Hospitality and Tourism, funded through the Skills to Advance initiative and aimed at providing targeted training for the hospitality industry at this challenging time.

The launch. of new club Ennistymon Macra has taken place  online via Zoom, attracting a sizeable attendance

Clare County Council has been presented with a piece of marble screen by the People’s Government of Yunnan Province, the local authority’s twinning partner in China.

The call is now open for applicants for a free initiative to help returned emigrants to Clare start and develop businesses in Ireland.

The Limerick branch of Network Ireland, an organisation supporting the professional and personal development of women, has elected Clare woman Caragh O’Shea as President for 2021.