If such a shutdown takes place, exceptions will need to be made for organisations that are critical to the medical, pharmaceutical and food supply chains.

An Bord Pleanála has approved the project, which includes a 14-storey building at Bank Place, featuring some 13,000 sq m of office space.

The agri-tourism potential of west Limerick and north Kerry is huge, according to Limerick Chamber, which has outlined the opportunities at a seminar in Newcastle West.

Both Limerick and Cork Chambers have long argued that a motorway linking the two cities is vital for the economy in the south of the country.

Because of plans to increase investment in national infrastructure by €500m each year, between 2019 and 2021, the M20 motorway, between Cork and Limerick, is a step closer to happening, the two city’s business leaders said last night.

Battle lines have been drawn in Limerick over a decision by the City and County Council to give the go-ahead for a roadway linking Annacotty in the eastern suburbs to Parteen on the western side of the city.

It is hard to argue with the contention that we should have a balanced economy. It means an economy that not only has a broad mix of industries where we are highly effective and competitive but an economy that enhances the potential of the whole country.

Allowing domination by Dublin Airport is not in the national interest, according to a business organisation in Limerick.

Business leaders in Cork and Limerick have united to secure the construction of a motorway between the two cities.

Many companies planning to move from the UK in the aftermath of Brexit will be making decisions on new locations within weeks, according to IDA chief executive Martin Shanahan.

Chambers of Commerce in Cork and Limerick have firmly quashed rumours they are in favour of routing a motorway between the two cities via Mitchelstown.

Galway has been awarded the title of European Capital of Culture for 2020, beating off Limerick and the Three Sisters cities of Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford.

Limerick is destined to become the country’s most advanced city, but it must keep “the shoulder to the wheel” to get there, former Kerry Group chief Denis Brosnan said yesterday.

The battle for the hearts and minds of Limerick shoppers began in earnest back in 2011, when the local authority devised a scheme to entice new retailers into the city centre

Employers’ lobby group Ibec has said a sale of Aer Lingus could benefit the State by providing extra funds to invest in essential public infrastructure projects.

The Government has been accused of flip-flopping on the sale of Aer Lingus.

Opposition to IAG’s potential takeover of Aer Lingus is growing, with a host of business, political, and academic commentators calling on the Government to use its stake in the carrier to block the advances.

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Almost 1,500 graduates have applied for just 300 hi-tech jobs at Regeneron in Limerick.

Five hundred jobs are expected to be created in Europe's first third-level centre of excellence for franchise development, in Limerick.

Limerick President of Limerick Chamber Kieran Mac Sweeney announced that five new directors will serve on the Chamber Board in 2011.

SIGNIFICANT savings can be made on hands-free mobile phone sets in Limerick this month, thanks to a campaign by the gardaí and Limerick Chamber to reduce road accidents and carnage.

Limerick: Chairman of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) David Dilger will address the Limerick Chamber Christmas lunch at the Carlton Castletroy Park on Friday.

LIMERICK will stagnate and face prolonged decline if the recommendations of Denis Brosnan’s report on the future running of the city are not implemented, Limerick Chamber of Commerce has warned.

LIMERICK’S business community has fully backed proposals for the revamp of local government.

LIMERICK City Council last night deferred a vote on a motion to block the development of a €4.9 million bus corridor in the city.

FAILURE to introduce controversial new bus routes in Limerick would have a negative impact on the future economic competitiveness of the city and region, the local Chamber of Commerce has warned.

THE three main business organisations in the mid-west region, Limerick Chamber, IBEC, and the American Chamber of Commerce, yesterday called for an extension of the boundary of Limerick city.

LIMERICK, both club and city, are continuing to pile on the pressure in a bid to get the FAI to sanction the proposed friendly game against Barcelona at Thomond Park on July 31.

LIMERICK’S publicans were last night accused of “megaphone diplomacy” which may have disrupted efforts to get garda approval to open on Good Friday so as to cater for fans who will throng the city for the Munster and Leinster rugby game at Thomond Park.

THE mayor of Limerick last night expressed his “sadness” that a full meeting of the city council could not agree to award the Freedom of the City to a man described as one of the finest Limerick men of his time.

ONE in five businesses in Limerick are not aware of their internet connection speed, according to a survey conducted by Limerick Chamber.

LIMERICK CHAMBER,in association with Peninsula Business Services, is to host an employment law evening on Thursday in South Court Hotel from 6.15pm to 8pm, focusing on employment legislation in the workplace, specifically aimed at owners and managers in the area.

SUPERMARKETS have many two-for-one offers to entice buyers. Anything from bacon to biscuits is used to get the tills ringing.

SEAN LALLY, managing partner of the Clarion in Limerick, has been elected president of Limerick Chamber.

THREE new directors have been elected to the board of Limerick Chamber.

BUSINESS interests in the Shannon region have said they will put their full weight behind the Cityjet service to Paris and prove Aer Lingus was wrong to pull its Shannon to Heathrow flights.

LIMERICK chamber of commerce has received government backing for a skills training initiative.

WHEN the Cabinet meets today, Defence Minister Willie O’Dea intends to raise the Irish Examiner revelation that Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) kept Shannon in the dark over the Aer Lingus move on Shannon/Heathrow slots.