Shannon Leisure Centre celebrates fifty years
*Manager of Shannon Leisure Centre Karl Fogarty with Damien O’Rourke. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON LEISURE CENTRE celebrates fifty years in business today (Saturday).
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Judge jails four family members including one who slashed mother of five with a stanley knife
A JUDGE has jailed a Shannon man for 22 months for slashing a mother of five with a Stanley knife and smashing glass in a caravan close to where her two week old baby lay during a violent disorder incident.
Ryanair add new Shannon winter routes to Madrid, Lapland & Madeira & another aircraft
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis RYANAIR’s growth at Shannon Airport continues with the addition of new winter routes to Madrid, Lapland and Madeira.
Fitzgerald receives suspended sentence after stealing €35k from former employer Bank of Ireland to feed gambling addiction
*Colm Fitzgerald. A son of controversial Antrim hurling manger, and Clare hurling legend, Davy Fitzgerald, was given a fully suspended 12-month prison sentence after he admitted stealing €35,000 from his then employer, Bank of Ireland, to feed his “out-of-control gambling addiction”.
Éire Óg qualify for Cusack Cup final & O’Currys relegated from Garry Cup
*Éire Óg’s Luke Pyne takes on Charlie Hannan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are through to the finals of the Cusack Cup while O’Currys have been relegated from the Garry Cup for the first time in over a decade.
Cruinniú na nÓg celebrates free creativity in Clare
*Photograph: Liam Burke. This year’s Clare Cruinniú na nÓg promises an exciting array of experiences across 22 locations in the county, featuring over 35 workshops and performances that aim to spark imagination and self-expression.
Clare Mela returns to Shannon Town Park
Mela, a free arts and culture celebration, is coming to Shannon Town Park this June Bank Holiday Monday.
9% increase in June Bank Holiday traffic for Shannon Airport
SHANNON AIRPORT will experience one of its busiest June Bank Holiday weekends.
Shannon nears historic sunshine record
*Photograph: Joe Buckley Shannon Airport is on track to challenge its all-time monthly sunshine record, set in June 1957 with 261.2 hours.
Volume 49 of The Other Clare celebrates county’s rich heritage
*Rosemary Power with a copy of The Other Clare. SHANNON Archaeological and Historical Society will launch the 49th volume of its annual journal, The Other Clare, this Sunday (May 25th), at Carrygerry Country House, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
