*Paddy Powell secretary Shannon Lions club presenting cheque for five hundred Euros to Maria Jean Geary, children cancer awareness also in the picture Councillor PJ Ryan, Tony McMahon, Cathy Colgan & Tony Walsh SHANNON LIONS CLUB held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week where officers were elected to key positions.
*Brian Rudd, Mark Hayes, David Coote, Mitch Nevin. Photograph: John Mangan. CLARE’S FIRE SERVICE is facing a potential shutdown as retained firefighters threaten an all-out strike from Tuesday.
*Shane O’Neill, CEO, AAG, Patrick Jordan Executive Chairman, AAG, and Eva O’Keeffe Chief Aviation Services Officer, AAG, at the launch of the Atlantic Aviation Group Training Academy in Shannon. Picture: Eamon Ward. TWO SHANNON aviation training schools have integrated to form a new training academy.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A NEW CLIMATE ACTION arts and education programme has been launched by Clare Libraries consisting of an exhibition and a series of workshops for children.
*Aideen Walsh tees off at the tenth hole in Dromoland. Photograph: Brian Arthur SHANNON AIRPORT has partnered with the KPMG Women’s Irish Open for a second consecutive year.
*Clare manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHOOTING EFFICIENCY was the big let down for Clare in their Munster final defeat to Limerick, manager Brian Lohan has said.
*Senator Victor Boyhan and Cllr Gerry Flynn. CLARE COUNCILLORS need to step up and not relinquish control to the Ennis 2040 DAC, a Dublin Senator has said while pledging to raise matters relating to the 2040 Strategy with the Minister for Housing.
*Limerick manager, John Kiely. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill LIMERICK MANAGER, John Kiely expects Sunday’s Munster hurling final will “bring its own bit of magic”.
*Minister Norma Foley with staff and students from St John’s NS. Photograph: Joe Buckley MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, Norma Foley (FF) was quizzed by Shannon students during a recent visit to the county.
*Drivers in Clare have been dealing with backlogs for some time. WEST CLARE REPRESENTATIVES have contacted Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP) to try “put the wheels in motion” to open an NCT centre in Kilrush.
