People from the west don’t appreciate this, but Shannon Airport has a special place in our industry

Matthew Thomas is keen to demonstrate that there’s much more to his company, Shannon Group, than its well-known association with the west of Ireland’s airport

Matthew Thomas Pic: Eamon Ward

CV: Matthew Thomas

Role: chief executive, Shannon Group

Lives: Clonlara, Co Clare

Age: 45

Family: married with a three-year-old son

Favourite book: A Tale of Two Cities

Favorite film: The Godfather

Hobbies: football, rugby, and learning hurling

Matthew Thomas brought his three-year-old son to the cinema for the first time last weekend. But it was no ordinary cinema – instead, it was an outdoor LED screen on campus at Shannon Airport in Co ...