Limerick Chamber

Limerick Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1805 and was formally constituted by Charter on 2 June 1815. It was one of the five oldest chambers of commerce in Ireland and the UK at the time of its foundation.[1]

Limerick Chamber is a business representative and lobbying organisation that is in business for its 450+ members.[2]

The CEO since 2015 is Dr James Ring. Presidents are elected annually.[3] Past Presidents included businessmen Alexander William Shaw, Thomas Cleeve, Irish politician Ted Russell, Irish Conservative politician James Spaight and his father Francis Spaight.[4]

In 2015: Limerick Chamber has published a book entitled ‘Limerick’s Merchants, Traders & Shakers – Celebrating two centuries of enterprise’ by Matthew Potter and Sharon Slater to mark its 200th Anniversary.[5]

References
  1. "About Us | Limerick Chamber". limerickchamber.ie. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  2. "Limerick Chamber | Limerick.ie". www.limerick.ie. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. "CEO of Limerick Chamber departs in order to take up new role". Limerick Post Newspaper. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. "Presidents | Limerick Chamber". limerickchamber.ie. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. Potter, Matthew; Slater, Sharon (2015). Limerick's Merchants, Traders and Shakers. Limerick: Limerick Chamber. ISBN 9780953835416.
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