News Release -
Board Appointments at Shannon Development
Mr Michael Martin TD, Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, has today (4th May 2008) appointed Cllr John Brassil as Chairman of Shannon Development. Cllr Brassil, from Ballyheigue, County Kerry, is a qualified civil engineer and pharmacist. He has been an elected member of Kerry County Council since 1999, and a member of the Shannon Development Board since 2004.
Minister Martin also reappointed Ms Noreen Foran, Thurles, County Tipperary, and appointed Mr John Ferriter, Fermoy, County Cork, to the Board of Shannon Development.
Speaking after his appointment, Cllr Brassil, said “I am delighted to have been appointed Chairman of Shannon Development by Minister Martin TD. I look forward to working with the board members, management, and staff, of Shannon Development in driving forward the regional development agenda in the Shannon Region over the coming years”.
Mr Brassil continued, “Achieving balanced regional development is one of the most critical issues that we face in Ireland today, and I hope that my experience in construction and project management, and in local government, will enable me lead Shannon Development in developing the Shannon Region at the centre of an emerging Atlantic Economic Corridor”.
Mr Brassil concluded, “I would like to begin my term of office by thanking my predecessor, Liam McElligott, for his eleven years of dedicated service as Chairman of Shannon Development, and I wish him well following his decision to retire”.
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