Charities are off to a flyer

Ireland West Airport staff have selected their three charities – Cancer Care West, MS Ireland and Pieta House – for the inaugural Ireland West Airport Charity of The Year programme for 2016.

A number of events will take place during the course of the year which will engage passengers and staff with the aim of raising as much money as possible for the three charities.

Ireland West Airport Managing Director Joe Gilmore welcomied this new initiative.

“The airport has been closely involved for many years with a number of community projects and charitable causes across the region and we are delighted to be partnering with three fantastic charities for the inaugural charity of the year programme for 2016,” he said.

“The fantastic work that these charities all undertake really does make such a difference to the people that they support in our community.

“This new initiative is part of the on-going support and social responsibility activities that help the airport build bridges with the local community and we look forward to a successful year of fundraising with the three charities across a range of exciting events in 2016,” he added.

A series of charity events will be announced in the coming weeks and details will be published on www.irelandwestairport.com