Thursday, May 05, 2016: A decommissioned Boeing 767 became one of the most unique cargo shipments ever to sail on Irish waters yesterday as a 36 hour journey by sea from Shannon Airport to Co. Sligo got underway. The aircraft was transferred from the runway at the weekend to Knockbeg Point on the periphery of…
Daily flights throughout the summer season. SHANNON, Wednesday, 04 May 2016 – Summer was very much in the air today at Shannon as Delta Air Lines’ flights to New York resumed with champagne corks popping to celebrate 30 years of the service. The flight departure gates hosted an early morning party as the new service…
Shannon Chamber has welcomed today’s announcement of a new Chief Executive appointment by the Shannon Group plc. Speaking in Shannon, chamber president Julie Dickerson said: “Following last week’s news of record achievements by the Group and its expansive future plans, the appointment of a new chief executive with an accomplished background in airport strategic development…
The Board of the Shannon Group plc has today announced the appointment of Matthew Thomas as the company’s new Chief Executive. With 20 years’ experience in the industry, Matthew (43) joins the Shannon Group from the Vantage Airport Group, where he is currently Chief Commercial Officer. Vantage is a leading global operator, developer and investor…
Major group-wide capital programme underway and greater cost efficiencies required Balanced Regional Development must be a national priority to address current imbalances – Chairman Shannon Group plc, which includes Shannon Airport, Shannon Commercial Properties and Shannon Heritage, in its first full year of trading recorded total turnover of €65.6m in 2015 with post-tax profits of…
Martin Noonan strengthens international expertise of growing team. Leading business consultancy firm, member company of Shannon Chamber, LBSPartners, announced today that Martin Noonan has joined the company in a move to further expand its expert panel of consultants offering exceptional business improvement advice. Martin brings a wealth of experience from more than 25 years working…
CSO data released this week shows that the number of overseas visits to Ireland between January – March 2016 increased by 16.6% compared to the corresponding period in 2015. Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, welcomed the positive data saying: ‘Today’s data for the first quarter of 2016 shows continued…
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD and the Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash today published the report of the two experts appointed to examine and review employee protection legislation in the context of ensuring that limited liability or restructuring are not used to avoid a company’s obligations to its…
Shannon Airport is today delighted to announce that it will be main sponsor for the world’s largest Irish traditional music festival – Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Inis 2016. In what will be the biggest ‘homecoming’ of 2016, some 400,000, including thousands from abroad, will gather as traditional Irish music, song and dance returns to Clare. The…
Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber (centre) pictured with Fiona Fennell, director, CREGG Recruitment and Sinéad Mullins, industrial relations and human resources executive, IBEC, at the breakfast seminar in Zimmer Biomet. Photo: Eamon Ward. An increasing number of companies are looking towards a contingency workforce model as a means of managing their talent flow and…
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