{"id":210808,"date":"2025-12-25T21:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T21:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/210808\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T21:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T21:09:10","slug":"ambassador-of-italy-to-ireland-meets-shannon-chamber-member-companies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/210808\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador of Italy to Ireland meets Shannon Chamber member companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarelive.ie\/section\/1123\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shannon Chamber<\/a>\u00a0welcomed Ambassador of Italy to Ireland, H.E. Nicola Faganello\u00a0to County Clare earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The visit, hosted at\u00a0Shannon Airport,\u00a0included a diverse group of member companies from both the\u00a0industry and tourism sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Faganello was accompanied by\u00a0Honorary Consul Maria Gabriella Caponi,\u00a0who represents the Italian Embassy in the Munster region.<\/p>\n<p>Read next:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarelive.ie\/news\/local-news\/1958658\/key-upgrades-works-to-two-east-clare-communities-completed-by-uisce-eireann.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Key upgrades works to two east Clare communities completed by Uisce \u00c9ireann<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The meeting began with introductions from representatives from\u00a0Shannon Chamber,\u00a0The Shannon Airport Group,\u00a0Jaguar Land Rover,\u00a0Ei Electronics,\u00a0BBNet,\u00a0F\u00e1ilte Ireland,\u00a0Trump International Hotel Doonbeg,\u00a0Clare County Council,\u00a0and\u00a0Dromoland Castle Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>A comprehensive briefing on the activities of\u00a0The Shannon Airport Group\u00a0was delivered by the Group\u2019s deputy CEO and chief commercial officer,\u00a0Ray O\u2019Driscoll.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the airport\u2019s strong performance in welcoming\u00a02.3 million passengers this year, the highest figure in sixteen years, and operating\u00a040 routes, the most in over two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Mr O&#8217;Driscoll further showcased developments within the\u00a0600-acre Shannon Airport Business Park,\u00a0where\u00a01.2 million sq. ft.\u00a0of commercial property has been built or refurbished in the past decade, along with ongoing infrastructure upgrades and sustainability initiatives at both the airport and the business park.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador also received an overview of the region\u2019s growing tourism strengths, particularly in\u00a0hospitality, leisure, and golf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With major international golf events scheduled over the next two years, including the Irish Open in Doonbeg in 2026, boosted visibility is expected to drive significant growth in golf tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Collaborative golf packages are being developed to\u00a0extend visitor stays\u00a0and enhance the visitor experience.<\/p>\n<p>Presentations on the day also showcased County Clare\u2019s rich cultural offering, vibrant music scene, and community events.<\/p>\n<p>The slogan\u00a0\u201cClare is Cool\u201d\u00a0resonated as a unique tourism message, especially for central European visitors seeking a cooler climate during increasingly hot summers.<\/p>\n<p>Also highlighted was County Clare\u2019s achievement in becoming the\u00a0only county in Ireland to secure Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) certification.<\/p>\n<p>Participants expressed a strong interest in building business links with Italian counterparts; an initiative Shannon Chamber intends to advance in partnership with the\u00a0Italian-Irish Chamber of Commerce.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the event,\u00a0Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cThe key takeaways from the meeting were the importance of building relationships between Shannon, the wider region, and Italy; leveraging enhanced connectivity to boost tourism; and promoting GSTC certification as a unique selling point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to strengthening Shannon\u2013Italian relations following Ambassador Faganello\u2019s visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Faganello thanked all contributors and expressed his enthusiasm for future collaboration, noting the\u00a0significant opportunities created by the growing connectivity between Shannon and Italy,\u00a0via Rome, Naples and Turin.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shannon Chamber\u00a0welcomed Ambassador of Italy to Ireland, H.E. 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