*Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP) flanked by Shannon Group CEO Mary Considine and former Shannon Group Chair, Pádraig Ó Céidigh. FRESH INFORMATION has emerged surrounding Pádraig Ó Céidigh’s sudden resignation as Chairman of Shannon Group.
“CONTRACTUAL DIFFICULTIES” means the proposed NCT centre for Shannon will not proceed.
*Photograph: John Mangan MORE FREQUENT TRAIN SERVICES on the Ennis line and a rail spur to Shannon Airport are among the aspects taking prominence in the revised draft Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (LSMATS).
RELATIONS BETWEEN Government parties are disintegrating over a proposed ban on the sale of turf.
*Photograph: Natasha Barton PHASE 2 of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) is not included in the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; a plan that extends from now until 2040.
*Minister Roderic O’Gorman (GP) with Senator Roisin Garvey (GP), Cllr Liam Grant (GP) and Jacqueline Sheehan. A GREEN PARTY MINISTER has expressed confidence that their work in Government will be remembered when it comes to polling day.
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton A CLARE SENATOR was embroiled in ‘a turf war’ while appearing on one of the country’s most listened to radio shows.
*Traffic has increased at Shannon Airport over the past month with the resumption of transatlantic services. Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON AIRPORT can help lift the entire Mid-West region by building year-round access to a major European hub, a county councillor has argued.
PÁDRAIG Ó CÉIDIGH’S shock resignation as Shannon Group Chairman has prompted Shannon Chamber to seek an emergency meeting with the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP).
QUESTION MARKS surrounding the sudden resignation of Pádraig Ó Céidigh from Shannon Group must be answered before the campaign to appoint his successor begins, a Clare TD has argued while his exit has been described as ‘a huge setback’.