Pictured L:R Niall Kearns, Airport Director, Shannon Airport, Charlie Daniels, Monaleen N.S. Clara Reidy, Milford N.S. | Beibhinn Curran, Knockanean N.S James Fitzpatrick, St. Finnachtas N.S., Sixmilebridge, Aoibhí McCarthy, Ennis N.S. and Angela Reidy, Milford NS. Photograph: Don Moloney
SHANNON AIRPORT was ringing out with music with over 200 primary school pupils from Clare and Limerick filling the terminal with song.
Students from Ennis NS, St. Finnachta’s NS in Sixmilebridge and Knockanean N.S together with pupils from Monaleen NS and Mungret NS in Limerick showcased a mix of lively traditional tunes and contemporary pieces as part of the School Bands Spectacular. They transformed Shannon Airport’s check-in area to a mini-concert arena filled with music, song and dance.
Last year the School Band Spectacular returned having been paused for five years. The event had ran for seven years prior to this.
Passengers departing on early afternoon flights to New York, Boston and Krakow together with those landing from Heathrow and Paris enjoyed the lively show as they passed through the terminal.
Welcoming the students, Airport Director of Shannon Airport, Niall Kearns commented, “The School Bands Spectacular is a highlight of the year for us. To have so many talented young musicians from across the region performing right here in the airport is a real treat – not just for passengers arriving and departing, but for our entire team. Shannon Airport thrives because of the incredible community around us, and events like this bring us all even closer together. The children are fantastic, and I hope they enjoy playing here every bit as much as we enjoy hosting them”.
Event organiser Angela Reidy, teacher at Milford National School said: “There has been such excitement among the children as they rehearsed and practiced for today. Many have travelled through Shannon Airport with their families but getting to entertain passengers and staff here is a whole new adventure – and a wonderful opportunity that they’ll always remember”.
