Pictured (L-R): Alex Furey, Gavin Shiels, Ahmed Ibrahim, Damian Woros and Najib Haq. STUDENTS from St Flannan’s College have flown from Shannon Airport to Orlando after winning a prestigious space design competition founded by NASA.
*Elected Members and local authority staff of Shannon MD pictured with Councillor Pat O’Gorman, Cathaoirleach of Shannon MD at the unveiling of tree sculptures at Shannon Town Park, County Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward IN A first for a public park in Clare, the remains of felled trees have been transformed into sculptures.
*Mick Guinee. Photograph: Alan Place FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO of Ei Electronics, Mick Guinee has been honoured with an honorary doctorate of engineering by the University of Limerick.
*CCO with Ryanair, Jason McGuinness in Shannon Airport RYANAIR have accused the Irish Government of hindering balanced regional development and Shannon Airport’s continued growth.
*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).
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.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis RYANAIR’s growth at Shannon Airport continues with the addition of new winter routes to Madrid, Lapland and Madeira.
*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’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.
*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.
