*Helga Himmelsbach at the location in Ballyvaughan where her husband Jerry O’Connor was killed on his motorbike. Photograph: John Mangan OVER TWO YEARS on from the death of her husband, a North Clare widow has walked from Kilrush to Kinvara to highlight the lack of road safety in the area and has committed to continue …
*Doolin Coast Guard. TENSIONS have eased within Doolin Coast Guard with senior officials insisting they have no concerns on the atmosphere there while the Junior Minister responsible for the Coast Guard has yet to visit the Unit.
*Shannon Airport. A RAIL SPUR for Shannon Airport “can be done and it is a matter of getting it done,” the Junior Minister in the Department of Transport has said.
*Photograph: Liam Burke A NEW aviation service for the Irish Coast Guard has been launched at Shannon Airport.
AN OLD apple store has been renovated at Coole Park to protect the Lesser Horseshoe Bat while a limited edition book signed by WB Yeats will be retained as part of a collection on-site.
Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports, Seán Canney (IND) with CEO of the Shannon Airport Group, Mary Considine. JUNIOR MINISTER, Seán Canney (IND) made his first visit to Shannon Airport since taking on the role at the beginning of this year.
*Pictured left to right at Áras an Chontae: Deputy John Connolly, Deputy Mairead Farrell, Minister of State Noel Grealish, Minister of State Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, Minister of State Sean Canney TD, Cllr. David Collins (Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway), Brendan McDonagh (Executive Engineer, Galway County Council), Enda Gallagher (Senior Executive Engineer, Galway County Council), …
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*Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Councillor Martina Kinane with ( left) Liam Conneally, CEO of Galway County Council, Donal Garry and Connor Daly of Tower Civil Engineering (Standing l-r) Liam Goggins, Executive Engineer Galway County Council, Minister Sean Canney TD and Richard Dowling, Dept of Transport at Áras an Chontae for the contract signing for …
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Clare has been selected as one of eight counties in the country to receive funding for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) services under the Dormant Accounts Fund.
*The current home of the Citizen Information Bureau & Community Office in Shannon. Shannon’s Citizens Information Bureau will remain open but question marks still remain over the future of the town’s Community Office.