*Chairperson of the Shannon Residents Group. Photograph: Joe Buckley ANGER has been voiced by the largest residents association in Shannon over the establishment of a new group in the town which has spoken out against the arrival of refugees.
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, Eamon Ryan (GP) has committed that the cost dispute delaying the transfer of Shannon Heritage sites to Clare County Council “will be agreed very shortly” but insisted the local authority can’t ‘give figures and walk away’.
*Fairgreen Celtic players celebrate. Photograph: Natasha Barton PREMIER DIVISION sides Kilrush Rangers and Mountshannon Celtic were the big casualties in the second round of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup.
*Deputy Joe Carey (FG). Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE TD Joe Carey (FG) has confirmed he will be standing in the next General Election despite Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (FG) once again overlooking him for a Junior Ministry.
SHANNON HAD reason to celebrate on the double with two awards claimed at the Swimdustry awards.
*Newmarket Celtic coach Eoin O’Brien and manager Paddy Purcell. Photograph: Joe Buckley HOMEWORK and a physical approach was key to Newmarket Celtic advancing to the quarter-finals of the FAI Junior Cup, their manager has said.
*Bunratty Castle Hotel is among the hotels in Clare where Ukraine refugees are residing. MOVEMENT to use accommodation other than hotels to house refugees has been done too slow in Ireland, a Government TD has said.
DRONE SIGHTINGS at Dublin Airport resulted in the diversions of seven flights to Shannon Airport across the February bank holiday weekend.
*Paudie Hayes. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS referee Paudie Hayes took charge of his first FAI Youth Inter-League Cup on Sunday.
*Lily Murphy Shannon Heritage Worker. Photograph: Natasha Barton SEVEN MONTHS AFTER a due diligence report was completed by Clare County Council on the Shannon Heritage sites, their future ownership remains in limbo.
