Shannon Foynes Port Company Invite Transition Students to Enter 'Shooting the Breeze' Short-Film Competition

12th December 2023

Transition year students from Counties, Clare, Limerick and Kerry are invited to enter the SFPC/Hunt Museum collaborative short-film project: ‘Shooting the Breeze’ on the theme of ‘Renewable Energy Solutions’. For much more information, prizes to the winner and runners up, check out the details below. Credit: SFPC-linkedin

Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC) in collaboration with The Hunt Museum, Limerick would like to invite Transition Year Students in counties lining the Shannon estuary to enter a short film competition.

The students invited from counties, Clare, Limerick and Kerry, can take part in this year’s “Shooting the Breeze” short film competition.

Shooting The Breeze is a short film competition aimed at TY students from these counties which line the 500km2 area of marine activities on the Shannon Estuary, stretching from Kerry to Loop Head to Limerick City with its dock basin port.

The region is where SPFC operate six terminals among them, Foynes Port, mid-way along Ireland’s deepest sheltered commercial harbour and largest bulk-port company.

The theme of the short film competition is ‘Renewable Energy Solutions’ as according to Mick Kennelly, Harbour Master, SFPC, said the film must focus on wind-power on the Shannon Estuary.

SFPC along with The Hunt Museum is also delighted to be working on this collaborative project which is linked to the museum exhibition: Night’s Candles Are Burnt Out: Climate, Culture, Change & Community.

The exhibition which runs until 29 February, 2024, is curated by The Hunt Museum, in collaboration with ESB and ESB Archives, Western Star Floating Wind, SFPC, Shannon Airport Group, and Gkinetic Energy Ltd.ve project.

For further information, check out SFPC’s Competition Trailer, by clicking here to watch.

In addition for information packs and entry application form, contact the port via this email: [email protected] or by tel: 069 73102

Entry forms to be returned by 31 January, 2024

Film clips submitted by 21 March of next year

TOP 5 Best Film will be announced on 8 April.

Following this, a Gala Awards Event is to take place in the apt venue of the Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum on 26 April, 2024.

As for the Competition Prizes!

€2,000 and the Compass Trophy for the winning school

iPad and Commemorative Medal to each member of the winning team

Runner up prizes of a Commemorative Medal and a Sailing Day at Foynes Yacht Club

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Shannon Foynes Port Information

Shannon Foynes Port (SFPC) are investing in an unprecedented expansion at its general cargo terminal, Foynes, adding over two-thirds the size of its existing area. In the latest phase of a €64 million investment programme, SFPC is investing over €20 million in enabling works alone to convert 83 acres on the east side of the existing port into a landbank for marine-related industry, port-centric logistics and associated infrastructure. The project, which will be developed on a phased basis over the next five years, will require the biggest infrastructure works programme ever undertaken at the port, with the entire 83 acre landbank having to be raised by 4.4 metres. The programme will also require the provision of new internal roads and multiple bridge access as well as roundabout access.