Christmas exploded excitedly and noisily over Shannon Airport at the weekend as over 2,000 lucky children and their parents got to meet the special one 15,000ft  trip as the annual Santa Flights took to the skies.

Shannon Airport can confirm that a special VIP from the North Pole is set to take to the skies with over 2,000 children and their parents for the Shannon Airport Santa Flights.

Shannon Group, in conjunction with Shannon Chamber, has raised more than €8,000 from an inaugural 5K event through the Shannon Free Zone last Thursday for this year’s Shannon Group designated charities, the Irish Cancer Society and Limerick Suicide Watch

Four staff from Shannon Group are set to embark on a 787km cycle in the hope of raising €20,000 for the Group's designated charity programme. 

Shannon Group, in conjunction with Shannon Chamber, is encouraging people throughout the Shannon region to come out in force to partake in a Charity 5k run/walk to raise funds for Shannon Group’s Charity Partners, Irish Cancer Society and Limerick Suicide Watch.

Shannon Group staff have come up trumps once again for local charities by presenting a cheque for a total of €47,400 from their fundraising endeavours last year to two organisations that support children in a special way in the region.

Shannon-based supplier of synthetic diamond, Element Six, delivered a new year boost to life-saving volunteer organisation Limerick Suicide Watch (LSW). 

One year on from inaugural charity cycle, staff from Element Six in Shannon were back in the saddle undeterred by blustery and damp conditions.