GALWAY CHAMBER has warned that the Government risks entrenching regional imbalance by pressing ahead with the Dublin Airport Passenger Capacity Bill 2026 without first assessing the national and regional consequences.
KAREN RONAN is to step down as General Manager of the Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau following her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Galway Chamber.
SENIOR OFFICIALS and Elected Members from Galway City and County Councils and Galway Chamber of Commerce met at The Galmont Hotel on Wednesday morning to discuss opportunities for leveraging government support for key strategic priorities for Galway and the wider North-Western Region.
Shannon Airport securing funding under the Regional State Airports Programme needs to become a multi-annual occurrence, Chambers of Commerce in the Mid-West and the Irish Hotel Federation have said.
*CEO of Ennis Chamber, Margaret O’Brien, CEO of Galway Chamber Kenneth Deery, Dee Ryan CEO of Limerick Chamber, Stephen Keogh President of Shannon Chamber with CEO of Shannon Group, Mary Considine. Photograph: Arthur Ellis A new initiative has been launched to promote air services at Shannon Airport and hotel bookings across the Mid-West.
Chambers of Commerce in the Mid-West have expressed their confidence that the Minister for Transport is committed to improving connectivity into Shannon Airport following a one hour meeting this week.
A joint submission from Chambers of Commerce in the West of Ireland has been submitted to the Transport Minister seeking urgent intervention from the Government regarding Shannon Airport.