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…
Shannon Airport has today welcomed the announcement that Aer Lingus Regional is to restore flights to one of the UK’s most popular tourist cities, Edinburgh, from March next year as a major boost for the airport and region. The new service, which will be operated for Aer Lingus Regional by Stobart Air, will see six…
Slow European recovery continues despite fragile business confidence Having contributed to EUROCHAMBRES’, the European Chamber of Commerce, Economic Survey for 2016, via members’ input, Shannon Chamber is delighted to note that the overall results are encouraging and point to an improvement in sales and employment. “This shows that post-crisis reform measures are having…
64 photos of some of the world’s best known political leaders and stars of screen and stage unveiled Every US President since JFK; Nelson Mandela, President Gorbachev, Pope John Paul II, Bob Hope, Gene Kelly, Bruce Springsteen, et al The proud story of Ireland’s most historic airport has been evoked in a special photographic exhibition…
Keynote speakers at the ‘Lean in Business’ seminar (from left): Alan Keogh, plant manager, Molex Ireland; Gene Leonard, managing director, LBS Partners; Richard Keegan, manager, competitiveness department, Enterprise Ireland; Peter Willmott, Willmott Solutions Ltd; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber; Breda O’Toole, head of departments, business development and client networking, IDA; Elaine Daly, partner and…
The Pendulum Summit, organised by Frankie Sheahan, is a business and self-empowerment summit and will take place in Dublin, Ireland on January 8th 2016. The summit will bring together up to 3,000 aspiring and motivated individuals from Ireland and abroad, and witness some of the world’s leading speakers from business, leadership, personal development and mindfulness….
A risk management software solution developed in Co. Clare, Ireland has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious awards in its field. CalQRisk, a browser-based application created by Shannon-based SME LinkResQ, has been nominated in the “Risk Management Solution of the Year” category, at the Global Risk Awards. The awards, which are organised by…
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