Pat Flynn

Fresh from presenting her credentials to President Michael D. Higgins and taking up her position as Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Ambassador Nancy Smyth officially opened a recent Shannon Chamber webinar focused on exploring new avenues for increasing the trade links between companies in the Shannon region and Canada, particularly in the industrial and manufacturing sectors.

Ryanair has launched a recruitment drive for 2,000 new pilots to crew aircraft deliveries over the next 3 years as Ryanair recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Daniel Butler has called on the government to appoint a new chairperson of the Shannon Group immediately. 

Celebrating themes of Openness, Discovery, Celebration & Belonging Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir 2021 will take place on Friday, 17th September.

A teenager has been airlifted to hospital after getting into difficulty while swimming in Co Clare this afternoon.

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the world’s largest celebration of Irish music, language, song and dance however, with no Fleadh Cheoil this year, TG4 has commissioned Fleadhfest ’21 a series of programmes celebrating the 70th anniversary of one of Ireland’s most significant cultural events. 

Clare Youth Service is offering a new Transition to 1st Year programme for 6th Class pupils in Shannon and Ennis which aims to address many of the concerns and issues experienced by those making the move to secondary school.  

LIT’s Information and Compliance Officer and Ennis native Garrett Greene, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Ireland’s Social Finance Foundation (SFF) from July 2021.