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What does Chambers Ireland do ?
Last Updated: 26 Aug 2010
What does Chambers Ireland do?
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Chambers Ireland is Ireland’s largest business network with 60 member chambers representing more than 13,000 businesses on the island of Ireland. A social partnership organisation, Chambers Ireland is limited by guarantee and owned by its subscribing member chambers.
What is a Chamber?
A chamber consists of local business representatives who join together to promote the economic and social development of their community in order to make it a better place in which to live, work and do business. All chambers have an elected president but not all have a chief executive. Volunteer chambers are run by an honourary council.
What Does Chambers Ireland Do?
Chambers Ireland’s mission is to represent the interests of member companies; to promote business competitiveness in Ireland and to enable the development of the chamber movement throughout the island. It has five main areas of activity:
• Representing Business Interests;
• Supporting SMEs;
• Training and Development;
• Facilitating International Business; and
• Strengthening the Chamber Network.
€12 billion investment in infrastructure development welcomed
Last Updated: 26 Aug 2010
€12 Billion Investment in Infrastructure Development Welcomed |
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| Published: Monday July 26, 2010 |
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Chambers Ireland’s Transport Users Council has today (26/07/10) welcomed the commitment by Government to invest in excess of €12 billion in enhancing the accessibility, capacity, sustainability and quality of the transport network in Ireland. Eugene Finnegan, Transport Users Council Chair said, “This commitment to major infrastructure projects such as Metro North, DART Underground, the major interurban routes between Dublin and the regional cities, and key strategic routes linking Dublin and Cork to Rosslare Port, and linking Galway to Cork is good news.” “The fact that over 90% of all goods in Ireland are transported by road underlines the importance of an effective road network. Key to this will be maintaining our roads so that the investment does not depreciate prematurely.” “Infrastructure is a long-term investment that can yield a certain inflation indexed return. As we move into the next phase of Transport 21, additional key strategic decisions and investments must continue to be taken and delivered upon that will benefit all users of our transport networks,” Finnegan concluded. |
Chambers Ireland welcomes announcement on Property Price Register
Last Updated: 26 Aug 2010
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Chambers Ireland Welcomes Announcement on Property Price Register |
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| Published: Tuesday August 10, 2010 |
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Chambers Ireland today (10/08/10) welcomed the announcement of a new property price database by Minister Ahern. Seán Murphy, Chambers Ireland Deputy Chief Executive said, "This is a positive step forward, until now a lack of market information has deterred buyers from taking part in the housing market.” “Timely market data is vital if we are to encourage potential buyers to enter the property market. These buyers are prerequisites to enable other sellers to trade up and thereby stimulate property market activity. New house purchases and house moves are a crucial stimulus to the hard pressed building sector and to small construction firms specialising in repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) in particular.” |
Rose of Tralee 2010
Last Updated: 26 Aug 2010
Last year, our own Athy native beauty,Charmiane Kenny, was crowned Rose Tralee 2009 and again this year an Athy girl won the crown of Rose of Tralee 2010.
