Shannon Airport flying high with inclusion in €45m Regional Airports Programme
SHANNON AIRPORT has been included in the new Regional Airports Programme which will split a €45m capital investment between four airports.
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Threefold increase in roads funding for Co Clare
*€750,000 has been allocated for works at Blake’s Corner. Photograph: Bob Singer CO CLARE has received a threefold increase in its national roads funding for 2026.
Dooley says Ireland should fulfill fixtures against Israel & backs call for game to be held in Dublin
*Junior Minister Timmy Dooley (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLARE TD and Junior Minister, Timmy Dooley (FF) has said the Republic of Ireland’s UEFA Nations League game against Israel should go ahead in Dublin.
‘Significant’ offshore opportunities for Shannon Estuary says Dooley
CLARE TD and Junior Minister, Timmy Dooley (FF) has said the Shannon Estuary will have “significant” opportunities for offshore wind amid the energy transition.
Three special classes announced for Ennis
*St Flannan’s College, Ennis THREE additional special needs class will come to Ennis. Of the classes, one will be allocated to Ennis National School and two will be introduced to St Flannan’s College. Fianna Fáil Minister for Special Education, Michael Moynihan, announced this week that 168 classes have been assigned to 159 schools. The announcement …
Mountshannon, Scariff & Miltown Malbay projects to share €824k in funding
THREE CLARE projects have been awarded a total of €824,480 to revitalise town and village centres by repurposing vacant or derelict buildings for community use.
Mick Guinee honoured as Shannon Chamber celebrates 30 years
*Marty Morrissey and Mick Guinee. Photograph: Eamon Ward. THREE DECADES of success for Shannon Chamber has been celebrated and lauded.
Mid-West Oireachtas members take united stance following HIQA review
*Mid-West Oireachtas members at a meeting in Leinster House. A UNITED front has been mounted by politicians in the Mid-West in views expressed to the Minister for Health on future emergency healthcare services in the region.
Inagh’s Mary Crawford elected first female chair of Fianna Fáil’s Clare branch
*File pic: Mary Crawford with Billy Kelleher MEP and Gerry Reidy. INAGH’s Mary Crawford has been elected as the first female Chair of Fianna Fáil’s Clare branch with the party’s AGM hearing if any apologies have been sent by Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) to the county following the Presidential election.
Mid-West Oireachtas members back three-tier hospital expansion plan for region
OIREACHTAS members from Clare and Limerick have given their backing to a three-tier plan to expand hospital capacity in the Mid-West, following publication of HIQA’s review of urgent and emergency care services in the region.