Avara’s short-term future has been guaranteed as a buyer of the site has been secured which will keep workers in employment in Shannon until July while efforts are continuing to put long-term arrangements in place.
Extra footfall was visible in stores across Clare for Christmas 2019 but didn’t necessarily lead to increased sales with some stores recording marginal gains and others a slight dip on last year.
*Ollie Hester, Racing Manager, presents the winning trophy to David Ryan, who accepts on behalf of the Buttsys-Buskos-Syndicate Ballycasey, after Buttsys Blackie won The Finals Night Novice 350 Final at the Galway Greyhound Stadium. Also in photo are, Ryan Hodge and Eoin Collins. Of the ten race programme at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, there …
A petition calling for the new Shannon Town Park to be renamed in honour of the late Sinn Féin councillor Mike McKee is gathering momentum.
Long-term outages at the Shannon Airport Rainfall Radar have been attributed to overheating, positioning and power failures.
Shannon company Get The Shifts, has won ‘New Business of the Year’ at The European Business Awards.
Discussions are ongoing about the possibility of the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls League (CSSL) acquiring the former home of Newtown FC to use as their own grounds.
Shannon’s Adam Moloney remains rightly optimistic about his musical future having narrowly missed out on a place in Simon Cowell’s newest band.
*Daniel McAvinue is welcomed home from Boston by his nieces Jessica and Emily Cleary, Shannon Co Clare, at Shannon Airport on Friday morning. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. Shannon Airport has been witnessing emotional scenes this morning (Friday) as friends and family complete the journey home in time for Christmas.
*The entrance to the new Shannon Omniplex. Photograph: Joe Buckley Omniplex Cinemas say they are “overwhelmed” with the reaction to their newest facility which officially opened in Shannon just after midnight.
