Gleeson Goldsmiths Named Clare Business of the Year

Gleeson Goldsmiths Named Clare Business of the Year

Shannon Chamber extends congratulations to Brian Gleeson and his team at Gleeson Goldsmiths in Ballycasey on being nominated Clare Business of the Year in the FBD Clare Business Excellence Awards organised by Ennis Chamber. Well-renowned at home and abroad for producing outstanding and timeless handcrafted jewellery, Gleeson Goldsmiths is a hidden gem in Shannon and the region’s…

Ministers invite stakeholders to have their say in new National Sports Policy Framework

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, today launched a public consultation process on the development of a new National Sports Policy Framework. The aim of the consultation process is to give all stakeholders the opportunity to feed into the…

Nominations Sought for 2017 Irish Tourism Industry Awards

Nominations Sought for 2017 Irish Tourism Industry Awards

  The 2017 Irish Tourism Industry Awards, which celebrate all that is excellent and innovative within Irish tourism, will take place on Friday, February 3rd in the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin. The Awards, which are organised biannually by the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC), Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and industry sponsors. Nominations for…

Open Day Invitation from Shannon ABC @ LIT

Open Day Invitation from Shannon ABC @ LIT

Shannon ABC is a commercially focussed, state of the art, research centre. It evolved from a merger between the Natural Products Research Centre (NPRC) based at the Institute of Technology, Tralee and the Nutraceuticals Research Centre (NRC) at the Limerick Institute of Technology. The merger between these two centres was facilitated through the development of…

Shannon Airport welcomes new Lufthansa Frankfurt-Shannon service

Shannon Airport welcomes new Lufthansa Frankfurt-Shannon service

Shannon Chamber congratulates Shannon Airport on today’s announcement, which marks new departure for Shannon Airport   Wednesday 16th November 2016: Shannon Airport is set to get its first ever scheduled Lufthansa air service next summer when the airline introduces a new Shannon to Frankfurt route.   The service will operate weekly on Saturday’s from the…

Emerald VIP Services extends Board and ownership base

Emerald VIP Services extends Board and ownership base

Shannon Chamber is delighted to note that member company, Emerald VIP Services (Holdings) Ltd, the Irish based concierge, executive transportation, travel and aviation services provider, has added Keith Wood to  its leadership Board as a co-owner/ investor. A former competitor in our annual golf Classic, Keith has worked with a number of large global brands…

Perfect fit as region’s top styles set for Shannon Airport ‘Fashion on the Runway’ show

Perfect fit as region’s top styles set for Shannon Airport ‘Fashion on the Runway’ show

Leading outlets from across the region present in top-to-toe guide for Christmas season Top prize of flights for new Shannon-Stockholm service, plus much more, up for grabs on the night Tuesday 15th November 2016:  Shannon will have a very stylish best foot forward on Tuesday December 6th next when some of the region’s top fashion…

National Hospitality Award for Gallagher’s Seafood Restaurant, Bunratty.

National Hospitality Award for Gallagher’s Seafood Restaurant, Bunratty.

Gallagher’s Seafood Restaurant, Bunratty are pleased to announce that they are one of three winners of ‘Best Seafood Restaurant’ in The National Hospitality Awards 2016. The winners were announced at the Hospitality Ireland Conference and Gala Lunch on the 7th of November at the InterContinental Hotel Dublin. Gallagher’s Seafood Restaurant, Bunratty were one of three…

Shannon Chamber Launches New Mid-West Lean Network

Shannon Chamber Launches New Mid-West Lean Network

Launching the new Mid-West Lean Network (from left): Gene Leonard, managing director, LBSPartners; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Alan Keogh, plant manager and Neil Enright, GLSS site development leader, Molex Shannon. Photo: Eamon Ward.   A new business network, aimed at encouraging companies to adopt Lean practices, has been set up in the Shannon…