Ei Electronics expansion to result in 200 new jobs over 12 months
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Ei Electronics’ opening of a state of the art extension is to result in the addition of 200 jobs for the Shannon employer.
Shannon Free Zone
100 construction created in €4m Shannon refurbishment
A €4 refurbishment of Bays 135 and 137 is now underway in the Shannon Free Zone.
Flynn clashes with senior Council officials on pace of progress of key Shannon projects
*Cllr Gerry Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward A Shannon councillor has clashed with senior officials in Clare County Council on the pace at which two key projects for the town are moving at.
Marvellous Molly wins competition to design biodiversity garden in Shannon
*Molly McPhillips. Photograph: Arthur Ellis Nine-year-old Molly McPhillips, a 3rd class student at St Senan’s Primary School in Shannon has won a competition to design a new biodiversity garden in the town.
STS to add 80 workers by the end of 2022
Shannon Technical Services have announced plans to increase its workforce by 80 within the space of two years.
AerCap acquisition of Gecas leaves uncertainty for Shannon operations
AerCap is to buy its rival Gecas in a €25bn deal that will create the largest aircraft lessor in the world.
DB Schenker commence work on €10m development in Shannon Free Zone
DB Schenker have started their €10m development at Shannon Free Zone East echoing further confidence in the Mid-West region.
Jobs boost for Shannon with 150 additional jobs projected at former Molex facility & tenant identified for Avara site
150 additional jobs for the former Molex facility in Shannon have been projected while a tenant for what was previously the Avara site is to be announced in the second half of this year.
‘Devastating impact’ of COVID-19 leads to 79% drop in passengers at Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport recorded a 79 percent decrease in passengers last year following the “devastating impact” of COVID-19 on the aviation sector.
Molex closure marks end of an era in Shannon
Molex will close its doors in Shannon this Friday ending its forty years of operation in Co Clare.