The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks has today written to Minister Eamon Ryan welcoming the Government’s adoption of the EU traffic light system for international travel from midnight on Sunday, 8 November, and calling on the Minister to ensure testing for Covid-19 at Irish airports is a central element of its implementation.

Ryanair is set to temporarily cease operations at Shannon having already cut flights by half.

Clare County Council, in partnership with Shannon Heritage, Shannon Group and Fáilte Ireland, has developed a 10-year Clare Tourism Strategy titled Guiding our Journey to a Vibrant New Future in Tourism.

The joint chambers of Limerick, Ennis, Shannon and Galway have urged all stakeholders to engage to ensure that a plan for strategic route connectivity is put in place and actioned as soon as demand returns to the market.

Bunratty Castle & Folk Park is embracing Autumn from Wednesday to Sunday this week (14th to the 18th Oct inclusive) with a special homage to the ‘season of mist and mellow fruitfulness’ on display throughout the popular visitor attraction.

Independent TDs from across the west of Ireland are calling for a range of urgent State supports for Shannon Airport after Shannon Group updated them on how business operations at Shannon Heritage and Shannon Airport have been “decimated” as a result of Covid.

Tourism businesses in Clare are steadily signing up to Fáilte Ireland’s COVID-19 Safety Charter.

Clare County Council and consultants have signed a contract for the design of the Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) Visitor Experience.