Shannon Town to feature in Building Ireland TV series
THE unique development of Shannon town in the 1960s will feature in the hugely popular Building Ireland series next week.
Shannon Free Zone
Shannon Airport working with Fáilte Ireland to maximise Wild Atlantic Way brand
*Shannon Group CEO, Mary Considine. Photograph: Arthur Ellis Shannon Airport are “working closely” with Fáilte Ireland on maximising the Wild Atlantic Way brand to entice more passengers to fly into Clare.
Shannon Free Zone FMCI facility ‘can be leading centre in Europe’
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis A 13km private road testing facility for driverless vehicles is to be constructed in the Shannon Free Zone.
Ei Electronics given the go ahead for major expansion in Shannon
EI Electronics have been granted planning permission for a major two-storey expansion of their Shannon headquarters which is expected to double its production facility.
‘Shannon Airport so quiet at times you could play a hurling match there’
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis Shannon Airport’s economic importance to the Mid-West region was stressed on Friday last as a special meeting focused on jobs within Clare was held.
Joe Robbins reflects on 20 years of CareerWise
*Joe Robbins. Photograph: Eamon Ward As far as sporting administration is concerned, Joe Robbins is one of the county’s most colourful characters but he is also the founder of a business that has withstood three recessions and a tech bubble.
‘Brexit to bring further job losses to the Mid-West’ – Robbins
500 pending job losses in Shannon with next year’s closure of Molex may be just the beginning according to Joe Robbins who is of the view Brexit will hurt employment in the Mid-West.
Steering group set up to coordinate Molex job losses
A steering group has been established to coordinate jobs losses at Molex in Shannon over the next year.
Worries of Molex job losses mount
Management at Molex Shannon have called staff to a meeting this afternoon (Tuesday) with hundreds of jobs feared to be on the line.
Molex to close Shannon facility by 2020 with 500 employees affected
Molex has announced it will be closing its Shannon facility by the end of 2020, subject to an employee consultation process resulting in the loss of 500 jobs.
