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

The smiles on the faces at Shannon Airport very much told its own story with passengers taking to skies as the easing of restrictions and the first day of the European Digital COVID Certificates took effect today.

Shannon Airport has welcomed the announcement by Ryanair of a new service to Gran Canaria (Las Palmas).

Clare County Council and Tipperary County Council have announced that a public consultation webinar on the Draft Killaloe-Ballina Town Enhancement and Mobility Plan will be held on Wednesday, 21st July, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

The historic lighthouse keeper's cottages at Loop Head are set to undergo renovation works as part of an overall project plan for the sustainable development of the popular West Clare visitor attraction.

It has been a long-term objective of Clare County Council to create a world-class Greenway along the route of the old West Clare Railway “from Ennis as far as Kilkee” that, crucially, connects with all of the towns and villages along the way. 

Air services at Shannon Airport are set to double from eight to sixteen in time for the lifting of the non-essential travel ban on the 19th July with a significant increase in destinations, services and frequencies.

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.