EU backs Shannon port plan with €3m funding

Shannon Foynes Port Company was awarded €3 million last month in EU funding for two projects.

The grant will go towards delivering the Vision 2041 plan for the port, which will upgrade it and its infrastructure

Company: Shannon Foynes Port Company

Done deal:€3 million project funding

The clincher:“Securing this funding is clear acknowledgment by the EU authorities that the development of Foynes and the wider Shannon estuary is not just in the national interest, but of strategic interest at EU level.” –Pat Keating, chief executive, Shannon Foynes Port Company

Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) was awarded €3 million last month in EU funding for two projects that form part ...