LIT has confirmed that the institute’s president, Dr. Maria Hinfelaar, is to step down from her role in LIT next year, to take up the position of Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Glyndwr University in Wales. Dr. Hinfelaar steps down on 31st March 2016 and assumes her new role on April 1st 2016. An independent selection…
The Christmas cheer from returning emigrants is set to be louder this year at Shannon with the airport set for an increase in passenger numbers for the festive season. An estimated 4% more passengers will make the journey home through Shannon for Christmas as 57,000 use the airport, starting at the weekend just gone. This…
Monday, 14 December 2015: Leading Irish jockey Nina Carberry was on hand to launch what is one of the most eagerly awaited fixtures of the national hunt calendar, the Shannon Airport Christmas Racing Festival at Limerick Racecourse. The 2015 renewal will this year boast a staggering prize fund in excess of €450,000, with 28 races…
Sunday, 13 December 2015: Christmas cheer was deafening in the skies over the West of Ireland at the weekend as over 2,200 children and adults got their golden tickets from Shannon Airport to meet Santa 15,000ft above sea level. In what kicks off a frantic week of festive fun at the airport, the annual two-day…
Garda Paul Clancy with Shannon Chamber chief executive Helen Downes Shannon Chamber is pleased to inform its members, most particularly those located at Shannon Free Zone, that the Business Watch scheme, first introduced in 2010 for the Shannon Free Zone area of Shannon as part of the Community Policing initiative in the Shannon area…
CareerWise delegates: Mike Morrissey (director), Gillian Murphy (brand & content specialist), Gavin Duffy (Awards’ MC), Kathy Austin (finance), Brian Flynn (executive search), Brendan Long (head of accounting & finance division) and Fearghal Keane (senior recruitment consultant), pictured at the awards ceremony. Shannon Chamber member, CareerWise Recruitment, has won the Best Agency Online…
Operating profit exceeds 30% for the third year in a row 2014 annual report confirms status as Ireland’s largest bulk port company Shannon Foynes Port Company, Ireland’s largest bulk port company, achieved its highest profitability levels ever last year, the company’s 2014 annual report shows. The company, which operates six ports on the Shannon Estuary…
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world. Next year Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will take place in Ennis, from 14 August to 22 August. The Fleadh will bring huge economic benefits to the entire area, with an estimated €38million flowing into the county as a result…
Shannon Airport has enjoyed another month of passenger throughput in November, with 4% more passengers using the airport compared to the same month last year, enabling it break the 100,000 mark for the month. In all, over 101,000 passengers flew in and out of Shannon during the past month, up from over 97,000 November 2014….
We are delighted to launch our new magazine – iZone – the latest new initiative that Shannon Chamber has introduced in 2015. iZone will be issued quarterly as a platform for sharing news and views from both the Chamber and its members. Its purpose is to showcase what’s great about the Shannon area, the…
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