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Clare nurse & doctor served at Normandy in 1945 – calls for their stories to be retold

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*The Irish Red Cross at Ennis’ St Patrick’s Day Parade in 2024 FAMILIES and communities across Ireland are being invited to help recover and share the stories of Irish men and women who served with the Irish Red Cross Hospital in St Lô, Normandy, between December 1945 and January 1947. In the aftermath of the Second …

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Sinn Féin to host public meeting on emergency healthcare services in the Mid-West

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*University Hospital Limerick CLARE TD Donna McGettigan will chair a public meeting on the delivery of emergency healthcare services in the Mid-West. The recent report outlined three options: the increasing of capacity at UHL, the expansion of UHL to another adjacent site, and the provision of a new Model Three hospital in the Mid-West. Donna …

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Shannon Airport receives level 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation

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*Shannon receives a level 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation. Photograph: Stephen O’Malley THE Shannon Airport Group has announced that Shannon Airport has achieved Level 3 Airport Carbon Accreditation. Airport Carbon Accreditation is a globally recognised programme which independently assesses the efforts of airports to manage and reduce their carbon emissions. Since 2018, Shannon Airport has reduced its carbon emissions by 43%. Energy efficiency measures including LED …

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World’s largest passenger aircraft touches down at Shannon

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*A380 comes in for repainting. Photograph: Joe Buckley THE world’s largest passenger aircraft made a spectacular landing on Ireland’s longest runway today as the Lufthansa Airbus A380 touched down at Shannon Airport. The double‑decker “superjumbo,” which can carry more than 500 passengers, landed at 11am this morning showcasing its extraordinary scale at 73 metres in length …

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