*St Caimin’s Community School in Shannon closed on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Joe Buckley AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA have confirmed that the security threat which resulted in the closures of schools in Shannon, Sixmilebridge and Ennis on Tuesday morning “is not credible”.
SCHOOLS ACROSS Clare have closed until lunch time on Tuesday after an apparent bomb threat was made.
GARDAÍ swooped on a 55 year old man while home in Ireland for a family funeral and charged him with the indecent assault of a sister 40 years ago, a court heard.
*Vincent O’Rourke and Karl Fogarty. Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON Leisure Centre kicked off celebrations for their fiftieth year by marking a milestone achievement for its longest and most loyal member Vincent (Vinny) O’Rourke.
John Maher (far left) and Mary Gleeson of The Old Ground Hotel with Vincent Delaney and Tim Crowe of the Sixmilebridge Historical Society. A BRONZE bust in memory of Brendan O’Regan has been unveiled at The Old Ground Hotel.
RYANAIR have announced a new Madeira service and increased frequencies on eight routes as part of its summer schedule at Shannon Airport.
CLARE TD, Donna McGettigan (SF) has been added to Sinn Féin’s front-bench.
EX CEO of Enterprise Ireland, Leo Clancy has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Ei Electronics.
*Previous flooding in Shannon Town. SHANNON TOWN could be waiting a further five to seven years for construction to commence on its flood defence scheme.
*Daithi Mac An Bhaird (extreme left) with a number of supporters outside Ennis courthouse after he escaped a conviction arising from a protest he attended against the war in Gaza at Shannon airport last November. A 46-year old Irish and history teacher protesting at Shannon Airport over the war in Gaza has escaped a conviction.
