Clare TD to make official complaint over Oireachtas Committee’s Shannon Airport snub
A CLARE TD is to make an official complaint after he was denied access to an engagement involving the Oireachtas Transport Committee at Shannon Airport this week.
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Oireachtas Committee to increase efforts for fairer aviation spread as Shannon’s spare capacity lies idle
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis MORE INTENSE EFFORTS are to made to push for a review of the national aviation policy, the Chairperson of the Oireachtas Transport Committee has said while labelling the current chaos at Dublin while Shannon lies idle with free capacity as nonsensical.
Co Clare ‘failed by ragged ambulance service’
A TOTAL RETHINK is needed regarding the operation of the National Ambulance Service, a Kilrush representative has stated.
Rail spur to Shannon Airport & increased Ennis services among key aspects of revised strategy
*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).
Clare Government TDs confront Minister Ryan over proposed ban on sale of turf
RELATIONS BETWEEN Government parties are disintegrating over a proposed ban on the sale of turf.
Saying no to Ennis Data Centre means losing out on ‘significant number’ of IT jobs – Govt Minister
SAYING NO to a data centre in Ennis would see the county lose out on a “significant number” of jobs in the IT sector, a Government Minister has warned.
Public urged to have their input on Shannon Greenway routes
*The memorial garden in Tuamgraney. Photograph: Luke Fleming ROUTE OPTIONS are being assessed for the Shannon Greenway connecting Scariff to Limerick City.
‘I haven’t much confidence in our TDs or Oireachtas members’ says Breen
*Cllr Mary Howard (FG) and retired Cllr James Breen (IND) dissect tallies at the 2020 General Election count. Photograph: John Mangan CONFIDENCE in Clare’s Oireachtas members has taken a dent following the sudden resignation of Shannon Group Chairman, Pádraig Ó Céidigh according to a former Independent TD.
West Clare pub to be included in pilot programme for use as community space
A WEST CLARE PUB is to be selected for a national pilot programme encouraging rural publicans to diversify their facilities for community use as cinemas, digital hubs, book clubs, meeting spaces or arts and crafts workshops.
‘There must be something erratically wrong’ – disappointment as Ó Céidigh resigns from Shannon Group after six months
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’.