The Northern Ireland Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie, visited Limerick in the past few days on a fact-finding mission to examine housing and urban regeneration.

Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development, Margaret Ritchie, with Dr Vincent Cunnane, Shannon Development’s new Chief Executive, Dr Vincent Cunnane, during a recent Shannon Development briefing at the company’s head office in Shannon, County Clare.

During her trip to the city this week, the Northern Ireland Minister met with Shannon Development and the Limerick Regeneration Agencies.

Ms Ritchie was given a comprehensive briefing by a Shannon Development team, led by the company’s new CEO, Dr Vincent Cunnane, on the benefits of Regional Development, and the company’s approach to broad based, comprehensive regeneration.

Shannon Development’s Regional Marketing Manager, Paul Ryan, briefed the Minister on Shannon Development’s pioneering E-Towns initiatives designed to regenerate smaller communities in the Shannon Region. He also briefed the Minister on company’s Knowledge Network of five world-class business parks spread across the Shannon region, which are developed specifically to attract and support knowledge-intense enterprises.

Eoghan Prendergast, Regional Development Manager for Limerick City, spoke to the Minister of Shannon Development’s role and initiatives in Limerick regeneration.

Among the Shannon Development executives to brief the Minister were; Eugene Brennan, Executive Director Development and Marketing; Michael Foley, Marketing Manager of the Shannon Free Zone, Ireland’s largest multi-sectoral business park outside of Dublin which employs over 7,000 people.

Ms Ritchie also met with Limerick Regeneration Agency CEOs to discuss plans for
the Moyross Housing Estate and other estates on the Southside of the city.

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