Rail spur is ‘biggest prospect’ for Shannon Airport
*Photograph: John Mangan DELIVERING A RAIL LINK can provide Shannon Airport with a unique selling point that competitors in the country will not be able to match.
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Return of Spancil Hill Fair celebrates 400 years of history
*Photograph: Chris Copley SPANCIL HILL’s “once a year traffic jams” returned as the famed Horse Fair brought with crowds in excess of 4,000 in attendance.
Begley breaks ground again becoming Shannon MD Chair
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND). Photograph: Eamon Ward HAVING BECOME the first Mayor of Clare from Clonlara, Cllr Michael Begley (IND) has repeated the same feat but this time as the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District.
Emergency training exercise to cause slight disruptions on N18
AN EMERGENCY SERVICES exercise is to cause disruption on the N18 over a ten hour period commencing on Wednesday night.
Shannon Group Chair against addition of Council Chief Exec to its Board
Members of the Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group pictured with Shannon Group CEO, Mary Considine and Chairperson Conal Henry. SHANNON GROUP’s newly appointed Chairperson does not believe there is a need for the Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling to join its Board.
PhD scholarship programme at Cliffs of Moher sponsored by Council & UL
Pictured with PhD student Ernesto Sanchez (third from left) is Geraldine Enright, Director of Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Bobby Kerry, Chair of the Board of Cliffs of Moher; Jim Deegan, Professor of Tourism Policy and Director of the National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies (UL); Leonard Cleary, Director of Rural Development, Clare County Council; …
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Planning row over Cluainin Apartments aggravates Shannon councillors
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A SOUTH CLARE representative has warned that the closure of the entrance to Cluainin Apartments in Shannon “could end up causing a death”.
Transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Council a key priority for O’Callaghan as he becomes Killaloe MD Chair
PROGRESSING the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites has been earmarked as a key goal of the new Cathaoirleach of the Killaloe Municipal District.
‘Great day for Killaloe’ with Tony O’Brien unanimously elected Clare’s first citizen
KILLALOE IS NOW home to the Mayor of Clare following Cllr Tony O’Brien’s (FF) election as the county’s first citizen.
Púca unveiling urges public to ‘make up their own mind’ on controversial artwork
*Artist Aidan Harte standing behind the Púca in Carron. Photograph: Arthur Ellis AFTER MUCH CONTROVERSY, the Púca has finally been unveiled in its new home of Co Clare.