Parents fuming over school bus plans
*Sixmilebridge parents. PARENTS OF secondary school students in Shannon are fuming with Bus Éireann and the Department of Education at the dawn of a new school year.
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Johnston family ‘profoundly disappointed’ with report into Aoife’s death & UHL boss faces disciplinary action
*Aoife Johnston. DISCIPLINARY proceedings await three senior officials at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) following a report into the death of Shannon teenager Aoife Johnston.
Maria’s Burnpark Jaytee has terrific tenth win
BURNPARK JAYTEE took his career stats to ten wins from sixteen outings.
Pilot school bus service will have sufficient capacity – Bus Éireann
*Bus Éireann. BUS ÉIREANN have said the safety of children travelling to school on their services is of “paramount importance” while stressing that there will be “sufficient capacity” on the buses.
Heritage event for Hastings Cottage
How a dwelling house would have been constructed in centuries gone by will be explained at a Heritage Week event jointly organised by Dúchas na Sionna and the Shannon Archaeological and Historical Society this Sunday (August 25th).
Over 200 people protest in Sixmilebridge as pressure mounts on school bus plans
*Photograph: Joe Buckley OVER 200 people protested in Sixmilebridge on Thursday morning as pressure continues to mount on Bus Éireann and the Department of Education to scrap a pilot bus scheme and revert back to dedicated school bus transport.
Protest to be held in Sixmilebridge over pilot school bus system
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A PROTEST is to be held on Thursday morning in Sixmilebridge as parents, students and locals react to plans for the pilot school transport system for secondary school pupils heading to Shannon.
Wolfe Tones, Naomh Eoin & Kilrush Shamrocks secure quarter-final spots in Clare IFC
*Wolfe Tones captain Dean Devanney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill WOLFE TONES, Naomh Eoin and Kilrush Shamrocks have qualified for the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare intermediate football championship.
Shannon Airport shortlisted for digital media awards
SHANNON AIRPORT has been shortlisted for two awards at the Digital Media Awards 2024.
Changes to school bus system for Shannon students prompt concern
*Bus Éireann. A CLARE TD has said the wrong part of the county has been chosen for inclusion in a pilot school bus transport scheme while the manner of communication from Bus Éireann has been slammed as “very poor”.
