Crowe warns of future drone attack at Shannon
Cllr Cathal Crowe has warned of a potential drone attack at Shannon Airport.
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John determined Crowe’s will soar over coming months
*Cllr Tom McNamara & Cllr John Crowe. Photograph: Eamon Ward It’s shaping up to a busy year for the Crowe family from Sixmilebridge in sport and politics, over the coming months John wants to see them soar.
14 year old entrepreneur lights up Shannon Duty Free
*Darren Smyth, Head of Commercial at Shannon Airport and Evan Quaid. Photograph: Arthur Ellis A fourteen year old Limerick student is the youngest entrepreneur to have his product placed in Shannon Duty Free.
Shannon adds second weekly service to Frankfurt
*Declan Power, Head of Aviation Development, Shannon Airport takes a picture of Liesellette Schmidt, Captain Torsten Adams, Tanja Bartl, Sahar Roos, Shannon Group Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Murphy and Isabel Harrison for the inaugural Shannon Frankfurt service by Lufthansa on Saturday 29th April 2017. Picture Sean Curtin True Media. A second weekly service from Shannon …
Tourist incentive proposed to attract more Shannon flyers
Clare County Council have been encouraged to partner with Shannon Heritage to make it more attractive for tourists to fly into Shannon Airport. Independent councillor, PJ Ryan proposed at last Monday’s meeting of the local authority that it team up with Shannon Heritage to tempt passengers to use Shannon Airport by giving “entry to their …
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Minister Ross wants Shannon “to provide increased competition” to Dublin
Minister for Transport, Shane Ross has indicated he wants Shannon Airport to “provide increased competition” to Dublin Airport according to a Fine Gael Senator. Shannon Airport management have been asked to submit a detailed plan on a possible connection to a major European hub. The move comes following a meeting between Shannon Group management and …
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Tourists not staying in Clare due to “third world connectivity”
“Third world connectivity” to Co Clare is putting tourists off staying in the county, Cllr Pat Daly has claimed. Tourism was listed as a key asset to the Mid West in the draft regional spatial and economic strategy (RSES) produced by the Southern Regional Assembly. The document referred to the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient …
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Wild Atlantic Way rebranding of Airport won’t take off
A Wild Atlantic Way rebranding of Shannon Airport has failed to make a splash with airport management. In response to motions raised by Cllr Paul Murphy and Cllr Pat McMahon at the January meeting of Clare County Council, Shannon Group plc Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Thomas issued a formal reply to the local authority having …
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Shannon’s best interests require tackling Dublin Airport’s monopoly
*Photograph: Shauna Kennedy Dublin Airport’s monopoly should be tackled in the best interest of Shannon, the wider region it serves and other regions outside the capital, economists have stated. Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick Stephen Kinsella and Limerick Chamber economist Dr. Catriona Cahill entered the debate on Dublin Airport’s unhealthy dominance …
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€90,000 worth of cannabis seized in Shannon
A routine operation at Shannon Airport on Friday discovered herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €90,000. Revenue officers seized the drugs which were found in a parcel that arrived from Spain and labelled as ‘clothing’. The cannabis was addressed to Co Carlow. Investigations are currently ongoing anyone with information in relation to drug …