Shannon student Cliodhna points the way with new app
SHANNON STUDENT, Clíodhna Forrestal has been recognised for her innovative app to help visually and hearing impaired people navigate buildings.
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‘Completely unacceptable’ wait times for driving tests in Clare
DRIVING TEST APPLICANTS in Clare are waiting more than eight months for an appointment.
‘Unfounded concerns’ on Killarney refugees cited in Shannon arguments
*David Byrne (right) with The Clare Echo’s Páraic McMahon. Photograph: Joe Buckley MISINFORMATION regarding refugee accommodation in Killarney has been used in arguments concerning plans to use a State owned property for emergency accommodation in Shannon.
Up to 300 asylum seekers will be accommodated in Shannon Industrial Estate
*Photograph: Joe Buckley AN APPROXIMATE 300 asylum seekers will be accommodated at a State owned property in the Shannon Industrial Estate.
Shannon’s Ryan makes it two from two in professional boxing ranks
SHANNON’S DAVID RYAN has made it two wins from two in his professional boxing career.
Shannon company InflightFlix signs new promotional deal with Aer Lingus
InflightFlix chief operations officer Paul Buckley; Ireland manager Claire Clarkson and managing Director Martin O’Regan. Photograph: Liam Burke A SHANNON COMPANY has signed a new deal with Aer Lingus which will see It provide 500 Irish tourism videos on all of the airline’s flights to North America.
‘Residents Group must represent entire population of Shannon on asylum seekers’
*Dominic Haugh speaking at Saturday’s public meeting. Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON TOWN faces the risk of becoming divided even further as persons on either side of the debate on whether asylum seekers should be housed in emergency accommodation in the Industrial Estate air their views.
Lohan conscious of need to try new players as Clare begin League campaign
*Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare will be “going as strong as we can” according to manager Brian Lohan when he and his management team sits down to name the side which will line out against Westmeath in the opening round of the Allianz National Hurling League.
‘I won’t be bandied a racist’ – Chair of Shannon Residents Group says town hasn’t services for more refugees
*Chairperson of the Shannon Residents Group, Elaine Kingston Durbin. Photograph: Joe Buckley PERSONS OPPOSED TO the arrival of asylum seekers to the Shannon Industrial Estate should not be brandished as racist, the Chairperson of the newly formed Shannon Residents Group has argued.
Asylum seekers need to get ‘fair chance’ from people of Shannon
*Malcolm Moran (left) at the public meeting in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley HAVING LIVED IN ENGLAND as an Irish immigrant for over two decades, Shannon based Malcolm Moran said asylum seekers should be given “a fair chance” in the Clare town.
