| Date |
Title |
| 05/03/2010 |
South East Region must remain competitive
Mr. Dan Hoey, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce South East Region said "The challenge for the Region, as for the rest of the country, is to create a climate which allows us to retain and grow this strong investment base." |
| 24/02/2010 |
Chamber President calls for focus on future opportunities
Speaking at the Annual President's Lunch of the American Chamber of Commerce in Dublin today Mr. Alexander said; "We still do have a very real crisis which still presents here and around the world both great challenges and real dangers that threatens the viability of everything we aim for as companies and absolutely require as a country. |
| 24/02/2010 |
Speech by Lionel Alexander
Lionel Alexander, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland Annual President's Lunch, 25 February 2010. |
| 10/02/2010 |
West Region Must Leverage its Unique Position
With adversity comes opportunity and the West Region should grasp the challenges facing the broader economy and leverage its unique offering to market itself as a competitive location for foreign direct investment. That is the view of the Chairman of the American Chamber West Region, Mr. Gerard P. Kilcommins. Mr. Kilcommins is Medtronic’s Vice President of Global Vascular Operations and General Manager of its Galway Site. Medtronic is one of the largest employers in the West of Ireland. |
| 08/02/2010 |
Mid Western Region - Government Investment Agencies must protect existing base of multinationals to drive future jobs growth
New jobs in the Mid West will come from the existing base of multinational companies in the region. The focus of agencies such as Shannon Development and IDA Ireland and local government should be on creating the environment which will allow companies in the region to flourish, according to Bill Doherty, Chairman of the American Chamber Mid West region and Executive Vice President of Cook Group Europe. |
| 04/02/2010 |
Transfer Pricing Rules in 2010 Finance Bill Welcomed
Thursday 4 February 2010 The American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland which represents the 600 US companies employing in the region of 100,000 people in Ireland today gave a broad welcome to the measures in the Finance Bill 2010. |
| 18/01/2010 |
Lionel Alexander appointed President of American Chamber
The newly appointed President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland, Mr. Lionel Alexander, Vice President and Managing Director, Hewlett Packard (Manufacturing) Ltd, has said that the Government must lead Ireland in a process of reinvention and transformation in order to secure economic recovery. |
| 14/01/2010 |
National Competitiveness Council Report
The American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland welcomed today''s report from the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) Report which has focused on the actions required to support export growth and job creation. |
| 21/12/2009 |
American Chamber of Commerce Welcomes IDA End of Year Statement
The American Chamber of Commerce has given a broad welcome to IDA Irelands End of Year Statement today, which states that Ireland continues to attract foreign direct investment, despite unstable economic conditions. |
| 17/12/2009 |
AmCham Welcomes Maxim Investment
Thursday 17 December 2009 The American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland today welcomed the announcement by Maxim Integrated Products that it is to establish operations in Ireland with the creation of up to 100 jobs. |
| 10/12/2009 |
American Chamber Budget Response
The American Chamber of Commerce gave a broad welcome to the Minister''s decision not to increase personal taxes in Budget 2010. |
| 26/11/2009 |
Annual Thanksgiving Lunch
The American Chamber of Commerce today said that the Governments budgetary policy must be biased towards cost controls and productivity improvement measures to enhance competitiveness. |
| 26/11/2009 |
Thanksgiving Speech
Speech by American Chamber President Dr. Paul Duffy, at the American Chamber Thanksgiving Business Lunch. |
| 16/11/2009 |
Dan Hoey appointed Chairman of American Chamber South East Region
Friday 13 November 2009 Mr. Dan Hoey, General Manager, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Ballydine, Clonmel has been appointed Chairman of the American Chamber South East Region. |
| 03/10/2009 |
Yes vote a boost to Foreign Direct Investment
Welcoming the Yes vote on behalf of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland, Dr Paul Duffy, President, said "at a time when competition for foreign direct investment is very intense, voting yes to Lisbon removes a shadow which has been hanging over our international reputation and will strengthen Ireland''s potential for future foreign direct investment. |
| 01/10/2009 |
Tax not a valid reason to reject the Lisbon Treaty
85% of US multinationals in Ireland believe that the Lisbon Treaty, if ratified, will have no impact on Irelands corporation tax rate, the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland said today. 100 CEOs of US companies in Ireland offered this viewpoint in a survey of conducted by the Chamber. |
| 28/09/2009 |
Lisbon Treaty Impact Survey
Investment and Jobs will be lost to Ireland if we vote No in the forthcoming Lisbon Referendum. That is the stark view of 100 CEOs of US Multinational Companies in Ireland who were surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce. |
| 24/09/2009 |
300,000 Reasons to Vote Yes
There are 300,000 very good reasons to Vote Yes to Lisbon'' the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland stated today. 300,000 jobs are supported by almost 600 US companies in Ireland and a Yes Vote will help protect these jobs and secure future investment according to the Chamber. |
| 21/09/2009 |
No Vote will cause jobs and investment to be lost - American Chamber Mid West
Monday 21 September 2009 Any suggestion that the Lisbon Treaty has nothing to do with our economy or our future economic success is wrong. It is also wrong to say that Foreign Direct Investment will not be impacted by a second rejection of the Treaty. That was the strong warning sounded today by Bill Doherty, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce mid west region. Mr. Doherty is head of Cook Medical which employs over 500 people in Limerick. |
| 21/09/2009 |
No Vote will cause jobs and investment to be lost - American Chamber- South East
Monday 21 September 2009 Any suggestion that the Lisbon Treaty has nothing to do with our economy or our future economic success is wrong. It is also wrong to say that Foreign Direct Investment will not be impacted by a second rejection of the Treaty. That was the strong warning sounded today by Dominic Carolan, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce south east region. Mr. Carolan is head of Genzyme which employs over 400 people in Waterford. |
| 21/09/2009 |
Lisbon Treaty integral to future jobs and investment
Monday 21 September 2009 Dr. Paul Duffy, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland, responding to Mr. Justice Frank Clarkes statement- that claims that ratifying the treaty would affect job levels were political statements about which people might have different views, stated the following: |
| 07/09/2009 |
Commision on Taxation Recommendations
The American Chamber welcomes Commission on Taxation''s endorsement of Ireland''s low tax policy, but urges Minister to refer Taxation Commission Report Recommendations to National Competitiveness Council |
| 12/08/2009 |
Response to the 2009 Leaving Cert. Results
The reduction in the number of students opting to sit the higher level Leaving Cert papers in maths and science is a barrier to Ireland fulfilling its potential as a knowledge economy, according to the American Chamber of Commerce. |
| 05/08/2009 |
July Trade and Investment Report
This report summaries the key news stories relevant to FDI in Ireland during July |
| 07/07/2009 |
American Chamber Calls for Yes Vote in Lisbon Referendum
Friday 3 July 2009 The President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland, which represents the interests of US multinational companies in Ireland, spoke strongly today in favour of a Yes vote in the forthcoming referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. |