*Photograph: Joe Buckley Local politicians in Clare have disputed the views of their national counterparts when it comes to filling a high-profile vacancy at Shannon Group.
A new manufacturing site is to open in Shannon creating between 50-60 jobs early next year.
Molex will close its doors in Shannon this Friday ending its forty years of operation in Co Clare.
Senior officials in Clare County Council have confirmed there has been “considerable interest” to an application to construct a biomass plant in Stonehall.
A Shannon public representative has expressed his frustration with a likely delay to repair works at bus shelters in the town.
Shannon company, CW Applied Technology have donated one of its room UV sterilisers to the Children’s National Ambulance Service.
Friday week will see the last of employees leave the Avara pharmaceutical plant in Shannon after talks between the IDA and United Metals to find a buyer failed.
A Shannon company has delivered what they maintain will allow companies to return to work safely.
Tailbacks on the one of the main roads serving the town of Shannon need to be addressed, local representatives have stressed.
*2014 flooding at Shannon Golf Club. Photograph: Joe Buckley A necessary flood relief scheme for Shannon that will protect an estimated 30,000 people is expected to take two to three years to complete.