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SHANNON Airport was the place to be as students, parents, and teachers from across the region turned out to meet with over 60 engineering companies, organisations, and educational institutions at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase.
The aim of the annual expo is to increase the quality and quantity of engineering talent – from apprentices to technicians to engineers – across the Mid West.
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Hannah Ryan and Cain Woods at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Cora Brennan, Edwards Life Sciences, Maria Keane, and Izzy Murphy, Edwards Life Sciences at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Paula Donnelllan and Edmond Finn, Limerick and Clare ETB, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Tinotenda Matare with Lauren Penny, Lufthansa Technik, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Sumana Biswas, IDEAM Cluster, Hannah Ryan, and David Downey, IDEAM Cluster at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Jakub Heba, UL, Stephen Penny and Ethan Penny at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Kevin Stuart Trainer, Bicycle Engineering Academy, and Jack Sexton at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Robyn O’Neill, Croom Medical, with James Rafferty at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
David Hennessy, Aughinish Alumina, and Jonah Wickham at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Conall Ryan, Johnson & Johnson and Dennis Nolan at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Maggie Costello and Jay Looney, UL, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Orla Ryan and Yekatbrina Kravtsova with Stephen Murphy, BD, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Tommy Whelan, Oisin Delaney and Brian McCabe with Katie Shaw, Cook Medical, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Professor Kenneth Stanton, UL, and Hugo Healy at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Hannah O’Gorman and Maria Wozniak with Ciaran O’Loughlin at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Shandanaa Ramakrishnan, BD, with Naomi Ladit-Akinyemi, Prisca Afolabi, and Liam Afolabi, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Tinotenda Matare with Lauren Penny, Lufthansa Technik, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Professor Vincent Cunnane, President TUS, Hannah O’Gorman, Maria Wozniak and Chloe O’Gorman, and Ciaran O’Loughlin, TUS, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Paula Donnelllan and Edmond Finn, Limerick and Clare ETB, at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Shandanaa Ramakrishnan, BD, with Prisca Afolabi at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.
Robyn O’Neill, Croom Medical, with James Rafferty at the 2026 Explore Engineering showcase at Shannon Airport. Photo: Alan Place.


