Shannon based Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) have recently announced that they are accepting submissions for their 2018 Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship programme. The 4-year paid apprenticeship includes practical on-the-job training at the company hangar as well as off-site theory-based learning in Shannon and at Dublin Institute of Technology. Speaking about the company history of training…
Mark O’Connell W2 Consulting and Matthew Thomas CEO Shannon Group. Photo: Sean Curtin True Media Shannon Group accelerating investment plans to implement NPF and drive balanced regional development Wednesday 25 April 2018: Shannon Group’s role as a major driver of economic growth in Ireland has been revealed in a new report that shows…
Pictured L-R at the All-Star Accreditation Programme at the Fourth Annual All-Ireland Business Summit at Croke Park were, Master of Ceremonies Gavin Duffy, Chris Hanlon, CalQRisk and Sean Torpey, CalQRisk who were accredited with a Business All-Star MONDAY APRIL 23RD 2018: Leading lights in Irish Business descended on Croke Park last Thursday 19th April for…
(l-r): Robert Grimes, area manager Mid-West region, ESB Networks; Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber and Virgil Porter, divisional manager, Mid-West region, ESB Networks, at the briefing in Shannon. Photograph by Eamon Ward “The prompt restoration of power after the storms that battered Ireland in the past few months will have made us appreciate…
Following a visit to Ireland and Shannon by the China Daily News, Shannon and Ireland received very favourable commentary in the resulting articles published, as outlined below. New air routes could lift tourist numbers http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/16/WS5ad46f4da3105cdcf65188cf.html A small town with a big global impact http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/16/WS5ad46b52a3105cdcf65188c6.html Minister predicts strong future for Chinese-Irish links http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/16/WS5ad4661ca3105cdcf65188b4.html Why aviation has Chinese companies flocking to Ireland http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/16/WS5ad46370a3105cdcf65188a9.html
Opening Remarks by Minister Ross at the Select Committee – Revised Estimates General opening Thank you for the opportunity to present the 2018 Estimate for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport today. 2018 provides an overall gross allocation to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport of €2.03 billion. This is used to…
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, has today announced details of a new tolling incentive regime for electric vehicles (EVs). The scheme, which will begin this summer, will be available to the first 50,000 electric vehicles equipped with an electronic toll tag and will initially run up until the year 2022….
Minister Humphreys announces second call for proposals under €60 million Regional Enterprise Development Fund 16th April 2018 The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, today announced that she would be making a further €30 million available through a Second Call for Proposals under the Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF). As announced at…
ATT expect to double workforce in two years Aerospace Asset Trading (ATT), a US based company, has opened a new European hub at Shannon Free Zone in Co. Clare. With headquarters in Florida, the company has taken possession of an 18,750 sq. ft. premises at Bay 127, Shannon Free Zone, from Shannon Commercial Properties. Strategically…
12th April, 2018 3,290 jobs created or maintained in the lifetime of the Credit Guarantee Scheme Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Pat Breen, T.D., today welcomed the latest Quarterly Report (Q4 of 2017) from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) on its operation, on behalf of the…
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