Ministers welcome CSO figures showing overseas visits are up by 12.3%

Ministers welcome CSO figures showing overseas visits are up by 12.3%

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O’Donovan TD, today welcomed the latest official data on overseas travel from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which showed an increase of 12.3% in overseas visits to Ireland for the first eight months of 2016 compared to…

Report Shows Lack of Investment in Infrastructure Threatens Competitiveness

Shannon Chamber is delighted to note that the National Competitiveness Council Bulletin issued today (28 September 2016) reports Ireland’s improved ranking in the WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017. “The improvement in Ireland’s international competitiveness ranking by one place to 23rd, largely due to our improved macroeconomic environment and stable fiscal performance, is a welcome move….

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation announces additional financial resources for IDA Ireland in light of  UK/EU referendum result  22nd September

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation announces additional financial resources for IDA Ireland in light of UK/EU referendum result 22nd September

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., announced today that €500,000 is being made available by her Department to the IDA to support the Agency’s global communications in the wake of the  UK/EU referendum result. The Minister indicated that the resources will be used to help the IDA undertake additional promotional…

Shannon Airport wins second global title for ‘Best Marketing of Airports’ in three years

Shannon Airport wins second global title for ‘Best Marketing of Airports’ in three years

World Routes Marketing Awards win recognises hard work and innovation at Shannon Shannon Airport’s global standing as a leading international airport in its class has been reinforced with its selection as winner of the World Routes Marketing Awards 2016 for airports under 4 million passengers. For the second time in three years the airport claimed…

Germany – a Land of Opportunity for Irish Companies…Shannon Chamber Seminar Hears

Germany – a Land of Opportunity for Irish Companies…Shannon Chamber Seminar Hears

Celebrating Irish-German business connections at the Shannon Chamber seminar (front l-r): John Bowe, Mazars Ireland; Ronan Harbison, German-Irish Chamber of Industry; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Gerry Vahey, Mazars Ireland. Back (l-r): Michael Guinee, Ei Electronics, Kevin Thompstone, the Thompstone Group; Conor McCarthy, Padraig Nolan and Trevor Charsley, Afex Global Payments and Risk Management Solutions;…

Minister Ross hosts high level Chinese aviation visit

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. was delighted to meet a high level Chinese aviation delegation in Dublin today. The Chinese delegation was led by Mr. Feng Zhenglin, the Administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Minister Ross met with the delegation this morning and discussed a number of aviation…

Balanced regional development top of Helen’s agenda on her re-election to Chambers Ireland Board

Balanced regional development top of Helen’s agenda on her re-election to Chambers Ireland Board

  Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber and  re-elected to the Chambers Ireland Board pictured with Alan Shine, CEO, North Kildare Chamber (left) and John Hurley, CEO, Kilkenny Chamber, both newly elected members of Chambers Ireland Board.   Highlighting the Shannon Region’s role as a key driver of balanced regional development nationally is one of…

Kuwait Airways to extend Shannon service and double frequencies

Kuwait Airways to extend Shannon service and double frequencies

Monday 26 September 2016:   Shannon Airport is delighted to announce that Kuwait Airways is to extend its Kuwait to New York JFK transit service through Shannon into the 2017 and double frequencies in the interim. The service began operating three times weekly from the end of June for a planned four month period but the…

The search for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur gathers pace – as closing date of October 14th nears

23 September 2016 Minister for Jobs urges young entrepreneurs to apply for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) Previous young entrepreneur winners highlight the benefits of IBYE to Minister Mitchell O’Connor and urge young entrepreneurs to get involved Four previous IBYE winners met up with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’ Connor…