JP McManus viewed as key figure to maximise Shannon Airport’s use for Ryder Cup
SHANNON AIRPORT needs to now be identifying itself as the gateway for the 2027 Ryder Cup with JP McManus identified as a key player in making this a reality.
Shannon Estuary
‘Huge increase in traffic’ prompts calls for improvements leading to Kilkerrin Battery
EFFORTS to widen the road leading to the Kilkerrin Napoleonic Battery have met a large stumbling block.
Scattery Tours in thick of Kilrush Marina revival
Irene Hamilton has just finished a day of Zoom meetings, when speaking to The Clare Echo this week. What you might assume to be downtime for the Scattery Island Tours’ owner, is in fact a busy period of marketing the business to the international market for the year ahead, and preparing and licensing the vessels …
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Senior & intermediate football semi-final draw held
*Daniel Walsh in action against Matt O’Shea in last year’s semi-final. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Semi-final pairings are now known for the penultimate stages of the Clare senior and intermediate football championships.
Taskforce for Shannon Airport & Industrial Estate likely to come under Shannon Estuary umbrella
Ex Minister for Finance and former Fine Gael TD for Limerick City, Michael Noonan is expected to head up a new Shannon taskforce.
52 pupils from 12 Clare schools contribute to Ocean of Stories
The Marine Institute is expanding its ocean literary programme in primary schools in Clare with the release of a brand-new ocean anthology book.
Cohesive plan needed to protect and maximise potential of Shannon Estuary
Leadership is needed to maximise the potential investment for West Clare from the Shannon Estuary.
West Clare can cash in on cruise industry post COVID-19
West Clare has the capability to pounce on what is expected to be a dramatically altered cruise industry.
Quick action needed to maximise potential of maritime centre of excellence in Kilrush
Swift movement is needed to maximise on the full potential of the maritime infrastructure along the Shannon Estuary by establishing a maritime training centre of excellence in Kilrush.
Moneypoint plans ‘heighten necessity’ for Shannon Estuary shipping port
Plans to develop an offshore wind farm off Moneypoint and the construction of a green hydrogen production, storage and generation facility heighten “the necessity” to explore its potential as an international shipping port.