The committee of the Clare Peace Park Initiative will hold a dedication service of a new memorial erected in remembrance of more than 600 Clare people who died in several war zones in battles on land, at sea and in the air during World War One.
Irish men and women who served in the Allied Military Service during the South East Asian Wars from 1959 – 1975 were honoured at a serviced dedicated to them in Ennis on Friday morning that saw a peace park unveiled.
A group that monitors military aircraft movements at Shannon Airport has claimed the Department of Foreign Affairs has refused to answer questions under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) in case it damages relations with the United States (US).
The Department of Transport has revealed that in 2014 a total of 272 flights were granted permits to transport weapons or explosives through Shannon Airport.
An airshow to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first commercial transatlantic flight is expected to attract some 40,000 spectators but will also see several anti-war groups stage a peaceful protest.
Opponents of the US military's use of Shannon airport have expressed serious concern at news that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade only receives statistical reports on military flights after they have taken place.