A ROUND-UP OF ALL THE NEWS AND EVENTS FROM THE CHAMBER NETWORK NATIONWIDE
CHAMBERS NEWS
Billy Walsh, Head Coach of USA Boxing (centre) with Lorcan Kinsella, Vice President, and Emma Dunphy, acting CEO, County Wexford Chamber
Boxing clever in Wexford World-champion boxing coach Billy Walsh was guest speaker at the Wexford County Chamber President’s Lunch, which was attended by business leaders from across the county in November. The theme of newly appointed Chamber President Brendan Crowley’s message was team spirit and Walsh spoke about five key lessons in relation to Olympic boxing success, one of which was about the need to get the culture right. “By fostering that pro-Wexford team spirit where agencies, businesses and individuals work to support each other, we can become a leading light as a sustainable, vibrant and productive economic area that supports business growth and employment,” said Crowley, who is Managing Director of Wexford Bus.
Budget briefing success in Dundalk
CHAMBER COMMENT
“A more appropriate and effective system of supporting businesses in the longer term will need to be devised early in the New Year. The rolling threat of a cliff-edge cut-off to supports in place for employers must end in 2022.” Ian Talbot, Chief Executive, Chambers Ireland on Covid-19 supports to businesses
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Sean Farrell, President, Dundalk Chamber
Dundalk Chamber held its annual Budget Breakfast on Zoom on 13 October. Sponsored by PayPal, the event was a huge success with over 140 local businesses logged on to the event. Attendees from financial and professional services and the wider business community came out early to hear speaker Nathan Doherty, Director, Tax & Law at Ernst & Young, unravel the complexities of Budget 2022. According to Sean Farrell, President, Dundalk Chamber, Doherty gave an excellent overview of the submissions made by organisations and the actual Budget itself.
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