Remembrance ceremony held for men & women who died on UN service
MEN and women who died in past wars and on service with the United Nations were remembered in the Galway Ceremony for the National Day of Commemoration.
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Dowling says Shannon Heritage risk will pay off for Clare & ‘legal loopholes’ to blame for slowing down projects
*Pat Dowling. Photograph: Eamon Ward DEPARTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling said the risk in acquiring the Shannon Heritage tourism sites is paying off for the county and criticised “legal loopholes” for slowing down works on projects such as Blake’s Corner.
O’Briensbridge teen Saoirse appointed by UN Secretary-General to climate change advisory group
*Saoirse Exton. Photograph: John Mangan O’BRIENSBRIDGE TEENAGER, Saoirse Exton has been appointed by the UN Secretary-General to a special advisory group on climate change.
EOIN NEYLON: We cannot be neutral in the face of tyranny
*Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney (FG) with European counterparts. The past week has been nothing short of extraordinary. World events are hard to keep up with at the best of times, but the largest attack by one sovereign state on another in Europe since the second World War.
Ryan family get ‘sense of relief’ as hero Micheál is buried
*Micheál Ryan’s remains return home. Photograph: Virgin Media News There was “a sense of relief” for the Ryan family of Lahinch as they buried Micheál, seven months on from his tragic death in Ethiopia.
Shannon set the example for China’s economic development
*LI Yong and Michael Guinee. Photograph: Eamon Ward China’s economic development was inspired by the innovation and enterprise witnessed by delegations visiting Shannon, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, LI Yong stated during his visit to Co Clare this week.