Shannon

SHANNON company ABC Nutrition took the overall prize at last week’s National Enterprise Awards, which are organised by the County and City Enterprise Boards.

A NUMBER of members of the Shannon Unit of the Order of Malta recently travelled to Dublin to receive awards recognising 10 years of service.

THE latest volume of The Other Clare will be launched on Friday night at the Oakwood Arms.

SHANNON woman Margaret Long has come second in MyHome.ie’s “live rent free for a year” competition.

MORE than €3m has already been spent on the stalled Cluain Airne social housing scheme, this week’s meeting of Shannon Town Council heard.

VANDALS broke into Ss John and Paul Church in the early hours of last Friday morning, causing damage to locks, windows and shrines.

THE affordable housing scheme at the back of Cluain Airne has been thrown into disarray as Clare County Council has terminated its contract with Paddy Burke Builders for the construction of the first phase.It’s another debacle in a project that has caused a huge amount of local controversy and anger since it was first mooted, some years ago.While there has been no work at the site for some time, at a recent meeting of Shannon Town Council, town manager Bernadette Kinsella said that things were on course, although the deadline for the builders had been extended.In a report to the October meeting of the Town Council, she stated, “There have been delays in the completion of this contract arising from a number of factors, including the poor weather conditions last winter, the requirement to extinguish rights of way and general issues associated with the economic downturn. The council is cognisant of the impact of these issues on contract delivery and …

TWO Shannon companies, Zimmer and Bolgers, are using Lean processes to try and ensure business success. To encourage other companies to do likewise, Shannon Chamber has teamed up with Enterprise Ireland to deliver a half-day workshop on ‘Lean in Business’.It will take place at Zimmer’s premises at Shannon Free Zone East. Launching the event, Chamber president Damian Gleeson said, “This is the first Chamber event, focused on a distinct business area, that has been held in a company’s premises. Zimmer’s willingness to open its doors and share its experiences with other like-minded businesses, demonstrates a keen interest in increasing the robustness of Shannon Region-based companies.”“Zimmer’s adoption of Lean has been driven from within. This required a concerted effort across the entire organisation. Bolger’s achievements show that the principles are as applicable to the indigenous sector as they are to multinational organisations. That’s why Enterprise Ireland is encouraging its clients to develop and embed Lean business principles in their organisations. Typical …