Shannon’s Rachael honoured to present Marian Finucane tribute show
*Rachael English. Photograph: Joe Buckley Getting to present a tribute programme to Marian Finucane was “an honour”, Shannon broadcaster Rachael English has said.
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Short-term buyer secured for Avara as workers continue to fight for their future
Avara’s short-term future has been guaranteed as a buyer of the site has been secured which will keep workers in employment in Shannon until July while efforts are continuing to put long-term arrangements in place.
Extra footfall but little difference on Christmas sales for Clare shops
Extra footfall was visible in stores across Clare for Christmas 2019 but didn’t necessarily lead to increased sales with some stores recording marginal gains and others a slight dip on last year.
Christmas cracker for Banner Greyhounds
*Ollie Hester, Racing Manager, presents the winning trophy to David Ryan, who accepts on behalf of the Buttsys-Buskos-Syndicate Ballycasey, after Buttsys Blackie won The Finals Night Novice 350 Final at the Galway Greyhound Stadium. Also in photo are, Ryan Hodge and Eoin Collins. Of the ten race programme at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, there …
Over 1,000 call for Shannon Park to be renamed in memory of Mike McKee
A petition calling for the new Shannon Town Park to be renamed in honour of the late Sinn Féin councillor Mike McKee is gathering momentum.
Turbulent year for the Shannon Airport Rainfall Radar
Long-term outages at the Shannon Airport Rainfall Radar have been attributed to overheating, positioning and power failures.
Shannon company wins New Business of the Year at European awards
Shannon company Get The Shifts, has won ‘New Business of the Year’ at The European Business Awards.
CSSL mulling over possibility of purchasing grounds at Ballycasey
Discussions are ongoing about the possibility of the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls League (CSSL) acquiring the former home of Newtown FC to use as their own grounds.
‘I had the best time of my life’ – Moloney on X Factor experience
Shannon’s Adam Moloney remains rightly optimistic about his musical future having narrowly missed out on a place in Simon Cowell’s newest band.
‘A magical time to work in an Airport’ – special welcome for Shannon’s festive flyers
*Daniel McAvinue is welcomed home from Boston by his nieces Jessica and Emily Cleary, Shannon Co Clare, at Shannon Airport on Friday morning. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. Shannon Airport has been witnessing emotional scenes this morning (Friday) as friends and family complete the journey home in time for Christmas.
