*Cllr Pat McMahon supporting Newmarket Celtic with the Ryan brothers. Photograph: Joe Buckley A STANDING OVATION was given to Cllr Pat McMahon (FF) when he attended his final selection convention as a nominated candidate.
*Timmy Dooley takes a selfie with Cathal Crowe, Pat O’Gorman, Rachel Hartigan and David Griffin. FIANNA FÁIL MEMBERS are keen that a third candidate will be added to their ticket in the Shannon Municipal District.
*Cllr Pat O’Gorman and David Griffin. FIANNA FÁIL have selected Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF) and David Griffin (FF) as their candidates in the Shannon Municipal District for next June’s local elections.
Cllr Pat McMahon. Photograph: Eamon Ward CLARE’S second longest serving politician is to call time on his political career.
David Griffin. Photograph: Joe Buckley FIANNA Fáil are to finalise their ticket for the Shannon Municipal District this week.
*The new radar system in Shannon Airport. MET ÉIREANN’s new weather radar system at Shannon Airport is now operational, the Irish National Meteorological Service has confirmed, one month later than initially announced.
*Shannon Airport. FARMERS IN CLARE “have been held to ransom” over the uncertainty on whether a rail link to Shannon Airport will come to fruition while the economics of the spur have been questioned.
*Shannon Airport. TO FURTHER BOOST Shannon Airport’s status as the gateway for the Ryder Cup, Clare County Council have been encouraged to introduce travel discounts at local authority owned tourism sites for passengers that fly into the International Airport.
FUEL PRICES across the country are “going out of control”, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) has said.
*Bunratty Castle & Folk Park has come under the Council’s ownership with the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites. SUPPLIERS IN CLARE need to be supported by the local authority by making them the first choice when it comes to services at tourism sites under their operation.