Campaigners have renewed calls for government intervention to safeguard the future of Shannon Airport and allow it to complete with Dublin.

Minister of State with special responsibility for Farm Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, TD, today added his support to Farm Safety Week 2021.

Fifteen new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Clare yesterday which is one of the highest daily increases since March this year.

40% of the target of 4,500 forestry licences to issue in 2021 has been reached up to 9th July, according to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has been awarded almost €1.8 million in funding as part of a Government programme aimed at providing part-time, upskilling and reskilling opportunities in areas of growth in the region.

Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD, visited Killaloe in County Clare today to see at first hand the benefits of Healthy Ireland funding for local and voluntary groups in Clare.

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., today announced the provision of €920,000 for Shannon Airport.

The Taoiseach says the Government is considering the introduction of antigen testing to primary and secondary school settings in the autumn.