Opening a third terminal at Dublin airport would further concentrate tourism and economic development in the overheating greater Dublin area, damaging prospects for balanced regional development and harming growth at Shannon airport, according to Fórsa.

A second airline has confirmed that it will drop services between Shannon and Boston for the next winter season.

Summer has begun for outbound holiday makers from Shannon for sure with the launch today of its new service to one of Europe’s favourite sun destinations – the Barcelona region of Spain.

Shannon based aviation training school Atlantic Aviation Institute (AAI), which is a subsidiary of Atlantic Aviation Group, and the University of Limerick (UL) has this week announced a new partnership which will see the launch of a new EASA Part 21 Design Engineering postgraduate module (accredited at Level 9, 6 ECTS). 

This Friday night March 9th sees a local amalgamation of Atlantic Aviation Group and Molex (AAG/Molex) take their place in this years All Ireland Junior Inter-firm hurling final in Sixmilebridge at 6pm against Ulster Champions Creagh Concrete.

Shannon Airport is ready reopen tomorrow morning, weather permitting.

The largest drone ever flown in Ireland has carried out its first European test flight in Co Clare.

A Shannon-based company that designs large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) wants to establish Co Clare as a European test centre for its drones.