Former state sgency of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation overview | |
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Formed | 1959 |
Dissolved | 10 November 2014 |
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Headquarters | Shannon Town Centre, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland |
Website | Shannon 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.