Councillors suggest ‘Luas on Wheels’ as alternative to Shannon Airport rail spur
ELECTED members of the Shannon Municipal District are to examine the merits of a rapid bus system versus the potential of a rail spur for Shannon Airport.
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Heathrow shutdown shows dangers of over-reliance on airports like Dublin
*Airline crew after getting off a bus in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley HEATHROW’s shutdown which affected more than 270,000 passengers demonstrates the need to rethink Ireland’s aviation policy.
Shannon Airport successfully manages six diversions following Heathrow fire
*Airline crews after getting off a bus in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley SIX FLIGHTS have been diverted to Shannon Airport following the temporary closure of London Heathrow this Friday.
‘Huge potential’ for ‘high-end & well-paid jobs’ by making Shannon Airport national tech testing hub
*Shannon Airport. MAKING SHANNON AIRPORT a national technology testing hub “presents huge potential” for both the Airport and Mid-West region, a Clare councillor has said.
Delta flight makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport due to ‘technical issue’
A TECHNICAL ISSUE forced an emergency landing of a transatlantic passenger jet at Shannon Airport on Tuesday night.
Mary Lou insists Gardaí & Defence Forces would feel Sinn Féin have their back
*Clare TD, Donna McGettigan & Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald (SF) with The Clare Echo’s Páraic McMahon. Photograph: Joe Buckley MARY LOU MCDONALD (SF) believes she is still the person to lead Sinn Féin into Government and says her recent praise of a senior IRA figure linked to the killing of a Garda and …
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Councillors shoot down plans for fighter jets at Shannon Airport
CLARE COUNCILLORS have criticised plans to base fighter jets at Shannon Airport.
38k passengers for Shannon Airport over St Patrick’s Day period
*Pictured at Shannon Airport are departing passengers Mike Coughlan from Cork and Denis O’Connor from Tipperary, both travelling to New York for St. Patrick’s weekend. 38,000 passengers are to travel via Shannon Airport for the St Patrick’s Day holiday period.
Landmark women in aviation event to take place at Shannon Airport
*From left to right: Rita Meehan J&C AERO, and WIA MWR founding member; Donna Marie O’Neill, Airborne Capital, and founding member WIA MWR; Lynne Embleton CEO of Aer Lingus who was keynote speaker at the 2024 event; Mary Considine CEO of The Shannon Airport Group, and Caroline Moore, Specialist Aviation Ireland, also founding member WIA …
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Plans afoot to base fighter jets at Shannon Airport
EIGHT FIGHTER jets are to be based at Shannon Airport as part of the Government’s plans to increase the capabilities of the Defence Forces.