Aaron Forde. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan will not be proceeding with the appointment of Aaron Forde as chair of Shannon Group. Earlier on Tuesday, Minister Ryan announced that he would be appointing Forde to chair the group. In a phone conversation on Tuesday evening, Minister Ryan indicated that Forde’s “use of social media was below the standard expected of the chairperson of a state board,” the Government said in a statement. “This is an important time for Shannon Group, which has to chart a way through the crisis caused by the pandemic and plan for recovery. “The Department of Transport will work to appoint a new chairperson as quickly as possible,” it said.