Atlantic Aviation Group working with world-class performance coach

Atlantic Aviation Group working with world-class performance coach

Atlantic Aviation Group COO Shane O’Neill, Caroline Currid and Caoimhe O’Donnell Training and HR Director at Atlantic Aviation Group   Atlantic Aviation Group are delighted to have partnered with performance coach Caroline Currid to work on the development of their staff. As CEO and founder of Unica Performance Ltd, Caroline has worked with a number…

Free event for Mid-West SMEs interested in maximising their potential for growth in 2017

Free event for Mid-West SMEs interested in maximising their potential for growth in 2017

Pictured at the launch of ‘Up-Skilling the Mid-West’ (l-r) :Grainne Walsh, Network Manager, Business Excellence Skillnet, Sue Davies, Technical Coordinator, ulearning Skillnet, Gerard Murray, Network Manager, ulearning Skillnet, Cillian Griffey, Network Manager, Shannon Chamber Skillnet, Linda Barron, Network Manager, Aviation & Aerospace Skillnet and Aviation Finance Finuas Skillnet, and Anne Morris, Network Manager, Limerick Chamber…

Shannon Chamber Welcomes Access to new US destinations offered by arrival of Norwegian Air International

Shannon Chamber Welcomes Access to new US destinations offered by arrival of Norwegian Air International

  Gerard O’Callaghan, general manager, Shelter Harbor Golf Club, Charlestown, Rhode Ireland.   The choice of destinations now available to outbound users of Shannon Airport travelling to the US has risen to 7 with the announcement today that Norwegian Air International is to commence two new services from July 2017. This also translates into new…

Technological Transformation the Future for SMEs

Technological Transformation the Future for SMEs

Technological transformation in manufacturing was the topic of the day at a recent workshop entitled ‘Industry 4.0 – Digital Transformation in Manufacturing’, held in Element Six in Shannon and organised by Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) and IS4PROD, a European Hub for Digital Innovation in Manufacturing based in LIT. The purpose of the workshop was…

Biggest year for over a decade for breaks as thousands attend Holiday Show

Biggest year for over a decade for breaks as thousands attend Holiday Show

Attending this year’s show in the UL Arena at the weekend were Ciara O’Brien from American Holidays sitting in a Formula 1 simulator car promoting the event with Declan Power, FlyShannon.ie. Photograph Liam Burke, Press 22     The US is set to be one of the strong growth markets in 2017 for Irish holiday…

Shannon Chamber Seminar Series to Address Succession Planning

Succession planning is a much-avoided but necessary undertaking which everyone faces at some stage in their lives yet it is something that many people steer clear of until it is too late. That’s why Shannon Chamber has chosen to link up with solicitors Holmes O’Malley Sexton (HOM) to host a series of three seminars, each…

Significant Benefits to Irish Companies from EU – Canada Free Trade Agreement – Mary Mitchell O’Connor

Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., has warmly welcomed the positive vote of the European Parliament today to approve the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiated with Canada.  CETA will boost goods and services trade and investment flows between the EU and Canada, as it removes almost all tariffs on trade between the two parties,…

Shannon’s Most Established Hotel Gets €1.8 Makeover in Time for New Season

Shannon’s Most Established Hotel Gets €1.8 Makeover in Time for New Season

Louise O’Hara (from right), general manager, the Park Inn by Radisson Shannon, in celebratory mood with staff members: Front row: Emer Mulcahy, operations manager. Middle row: Judy Kelly, front office manager; Aidan McCarthy, head chef and Lovepreet Gill, hotel controller. Back row: Jackie Breene, assistant operations manager and Steven Routley, duty manager. Photograph by Eamon…

Huge achievement and future potential of Shannon Estuary illustrated brilliantly by students from local counties

Huge achievement and future potential of Shannon Estuary illustrated brilliantly by students from local counties

The winning team from Salesian College, Pallaskenry pictured with Pat Keating, CEO, SFPC, MEP Sean Kelly and Davy Fitzgerald. Photo: True Media Salesian College, Pallaskenry claim top honours in Shannon Foynes Port Company’s (SFPC) Compass Transition Year Schools Competition     The Shannon Estuary’s current significance and future potential as shipping corridor of international importance…

Lufthansa Technik seeks new Opposition for its Vets’ (over 35s) team

Lufthansa Technik seeks new Opposition for its Vets’ (over 35s) team

Lufthansa Technik AG Shannon has a very active ‘veterans’ (over 35s!!!) rugby team who play a few times a year and often travel to Europe for some of their matches. However, with so many companies in Shannon and no doubt many have active sports and social clubs, the current Captain of Lufthansa Technik’s rugby team,…