Clare County Council has welcomed the news that Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has approved the award of contract for the Killaloe Bypass, River Shannon Crossing and upgrade of the R494 project. Costing €44m, the preferred bidder is John Sisk & Company who will now, subject to the normal conditions of appointment, be awarded the Main Scheme Works contract and, all going well, commence construction on site in late March 2022.

Members of the public are being invited to view the draft Shannon Town Centre Masterplan, which will be on public display until Monday, 20th December.

A Limerick-based green energy company has announced it is commencing pre-planning consultation with local communities and stakeholders in relation to a new wind energy development.

Sinn Féin TD for Clare Violet-Anne Wynne has described as devastating the news that Equinor has pulled out of windfarm project at Moneypoint, Co Clare.

A Clare hotel was delighted to receive an award recently in the SEAI Energy Awards.

The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications will meet tomorrow, Thursday, 7 October, at 9.30am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House with Pádraig Ó Céidigh, Chairperson Designate of the Shannon Group.

Clare Fianna Fáil Senator Timmy Dooley has today welcomed the publication of the National Development Plan 2021 -2030 which will provide capital funding for a number of infrastructure projects in Clare including the provision of a rail link connecting Shannon with the Limerick commuter rail network. 

The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, T.D., today announced his intention to appoint Mr. Pádraig Ó Céidigh as Chairperson of Shannon Group plc.