*David Brown, Derek Clune, Donna Marie O’Neill, Sam Stephen, Nick Condon. Front: Siobhan Boyd, Joanne Begley, Sue Corcoran and Geraldine Lambert. Photograph: Joe Buckley BUILDING Shannon’s reputation as a thriving and progressive town with a vibrant and interconnected community is the vision of a new community development and advocacy body.
A REPLACEMENT group to Love Shannon Community Council will be launched next week.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON needs to be treated as “the first step” and destination for constructing greenways in the county, a community representative has argued.
SHANNON’s future requires a rebellion when it comes to the local elections according to passionate pleas at a Community Council meeting.
*Love Shannon members, Darragh O’Connor, Elton Good, Brendan Wall & Derek Clune at the site of what could have been The Venue. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE County Council refused an offer of €10m to fund a community, civic, cultural and interpretative centre for Shannon, local business personnel have claimed.
*Shannon Town Park is one of the most recent investments in the town by Clare County Council. Photograph: Joe Buckley “Negativity from keyboard warriors” in Shannon is ignoring the opportunities available in the town, a local elected representative has remarked.
A “massive hangover” with regard to the public’s mental health will be experienced unless sufficient supports are put in place.
SkyCourt Shopping Centre is under new ownership.
A real community effort led to a spooktacular Halloween walk in Shannon last weekend.
Over 600 houses have signed up to Shannon’s largest ever stay at home bingo.
