Green Cavanagh puts Shannon Airport rail link at top of agenda
*Fursa Kavanagh. PROVIDING a rail link to Shannon Airport has been flagged as a key issue for Fursa Cavanagh (GP) in his bid to get elected to Clare County Council.
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Hundreds to walk from Darkness into Light for ‘most important sunrise of the year’
*Clare hurler, Shane O’Donnell, pictured at the launch of Darkness Into Light 2024, proudly supported by Electric Ireland. Photograph: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan HUNDREDS of Clare people will be up for sunrise this Saturday for Darkness into Light.
80 year old former Scout Leader jailed for 16 months for molesting five boys
*Jim Harmon. A JUDGE has jailed an 80-year old former Scout Leader to six years and eight months in prison for molesting five young boys, all scouts in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Shannon man tells court he stored gun for drug dealers over €12k drug debt
*The man’s previous convictions are for public order and simple drugs possession A FATHER of three found with a M16 machine gun used in war zones in Shannon has stated that getting caught was for the best as it prevented the gun being ever used.
Air traffic controllers at Shannon share in €4.1m once-off payout in compensation for COVID-19 cuts
*AirNav CEO Peter Kearney was among those to benefit from the €4.1m pay-out. AIR traffic controllers based at Shannon and other staff tasked with keeping our skies safe, who sustained wage cuts during Covid-19, shared a €4.1 million once off compensation payout for the cuts last year.
Big busk raises €400 in Shannon
L-R: Kacper Zybert, Manager Shannon Town Centre, Paul O’Halloran, Maura McMahon, Focus Ireland, Damian O’Rourke, Cuppa Tea TV, Amy Houlihan, St. Caimin’s Community School and Ray Fean. SHANNON MUSICIANS were among those to participate in Focus Ireland’s Big Busk.
Ballycasey Park ‘a swamp & safety hazard’
CONDITIONS in Ballycasey Park have been labelled as “a swamp” and “a safety hazard”.
Shannon Airport set to welcome over 46,000 passengers for May Bank Holiday weekend
OVER 46,000 passengers are expected to pass through Shannon Airport for the May Bank Holiday weekend.
Murray making the most of unusual path to Munster final
*Gavin Murray. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NEVER in his wildest dreams did Gavin Murray expect to be representing Clare in a Munster senior football final.
€3.1m airbridge enhancement programme completed at Shannon Airport
Pictured are Niall Kearns (right), Airport Director, Shannon Airport and John O’Leary, Capital & Engineering Projects Manager, Shannon Airport. Photograph: Arthur Ellis A €3.1m upgrade of six airbridges at Shannon Airport has been completed.