Shannon Development

Shannon Development
Former state sgency of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation overview
Formed1959
Dissolved10 November 2014
JurisdictionIreland
HeadquartersShannon Town Centre, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland
WebsiteShannon Development website

Shannon Development (legally the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited[1] formerly known as SFADCO) was an important regional development body for the Shannon Region of Ireland. Its area in the lower River Shannon basin comprised all of counties Clare, Limerick, and the former North Tipperary, as well as north Kerry and west Offaly. Its key founder was Brendan O'Regan.[2]

Shannon Development worked with, but was not an agency of, Forfás.

  1. ^ "Legal Entity - Shannon Development". Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Brendan O'Regan A quite extraordinary and innovative businessman whose legacy will live on in the success of the Shannon region". Irish Independent. 10 February 2008.