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Shannon loses routes to Cork

WHILE Shannon is facing a major drop in service and passenger numbers, Cork Airport is about to gain an advantage as Ryanair and Aer Lingus have announced a combined total of 15 new routes from there.

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Non-golfer swings into record books

IN a frenetic 12-hour spell in Orlando last Wednesday week, Spanish Point man Nigel Mangan hit 8,910 golf balls, 7,721 of which were deemed sufficiently well struck, to help the 34-year-old business man set a Guinness World Record.

Nigel Mangan demonstrates how he set his Guinness World Record. Photograph by Declan Monaghan

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Clare measles victims hospitalised

THE Mid-West Health Service Executive (HSE) has urged Clare parents to ensure their children have been vaccinated with the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) jab after two confirmed cases in Clare required hospital admission.

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Nagle brands €4.8m roads allocation ‘inadequate’

The Department of Transport allocation of more than €4.8 million for the improvement and maintenance of roads in Clare for the coming year has been branded “inadequate” by a Fianna Fáil county councillor.

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Proposed new hospital a threat to Cahercalla says Fr Bohan

THE provision of a proposed 140-bed five-storey private hospital on the outskirts of Ennis costing an estimated €60 million, would threaten the long-term viability of Cahercalla Community Hospital and Hospice, it has been claimed.

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Lease looks set to be signed on new playground

A LONG-awaited playground for North Clare seems a step closer this week after an appropriate site was identified by Clare County Council in Lahinch.

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A timely new stream of revenue for the airport

When the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) pre-inspection station at Shannon became operational in last August, the facilities involved were only made available to passengers on scheduled airlines. 

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Sculpture too expensive for Ennis Town council

ENNIS Town Council doesn’t have the resources to fund an expensive piece of sculpture in honour of victims of abuse but efforts will be made to source funding elsewhere.

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State tourism agencies to be grilled

Stunned hoteliers and other tourism interests will be demanding explanations rather than excuses for the unprecedented 2009 slump in overseas tourism to the West of Ireland when they come face-to-face with the responsible State agencies.

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