Shannon Technical Services, an Irish-owned aviation company based in Shannon, Co. Clare, has announced that it will create 80 new jobs by the end of 2023. 57 of the new jobs are supported by Enterprise Ireland.

Major change can always be subject to glitches, and the current delays being experienced by hauliers and freight forwarders in transporting goods from Ireland to the United Kingdom, while linked to issues with technology, can also be partly laid at the doors of some exporters and importers who don’t have the systems in place for trading with the UK as a third country.

Shannon Chamber announced today (Thursday, 10 December 2020) that three new appointments have been made to its Board of Directors.

Shannon Chamber has submitted constructive suggestions to the National Transport Authority (NTA) on how the current draft of the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Network (LSMATS) 2040 could be further refined to deliver tangible benefits to Shannon.

exida, a world leader in functional safety, industrial cybersecurity, and alarm management, has announced that it has chosen Shannon as the location of a European Centre of Excellence, creating 25 roles over the next five years.

The joint chambers of Limerick, Ennis, Shannon and Galway have urged all stakeholders to engage to ensure that a plan for strategic route connectivity is put in place and actioned as soon as demand returns to the market.

Shannon Chamber has been awarded additional funding by Skillnet Ireland to deliver a suite of training programmes to rapidly upskill workers that have been impacted by COVID-19 and to support businesses that are seeking to rebuild for survival, sustainability and success.

Skillnet Ireland has launched the second phase of the ‘Clear Customs’ programme as part of the Government Brexit Readiness Action Plan.

Chambers representing businesses that directly support over 100,000 jobs across the Mid-Wet and West have united in one voice in a submission to government for supports to help Shannon Airport navigate the current crisis and establish a new model for aviation in Ireland.