Yesterday it was announced that up to 5,000 new jobs are heading for Clare over the next five years through the granting of independence to Shannon Airport
It will be separated from the Dublin Airport Authority on December 31st – but the DAA will retain Shannon’s existing 100 million euro debt
The airport will be merged with Shannon Development – which will also be restructured – to form a new publicly owned commercial entity
On Tuesday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Transport Minister Leo Varadkar.
He then discussed the move with Joe Carey TD of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail Transport Spokesperson Timmy Dooley TD
Rose Hynes, Chairperson of Shannon Task Force to oversee the separation of Shannon Airport from the DAA also spoke with John
Rose is currently the chairperson of Bord Gais Eireann while she is a director of a number of other companies. A native of New Quay, she severed on the Shannon Airport Authority for five years, while she was a senior executive with GPA Group PLC and is a former board member of Aer Lingus Group PLC.
Mayor of Clare Pat Daly and Shannon Independent Councillor Patricia McCarthy also welcomed the news.
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The Broadford Action Committee met with An Post yesterday in the hope of seeking the restoration of local post office services
Over a 150 people , including representatives from the IFA, ICMSA, the boards of management at the local schools, various sporting clubs as well as local political figures gathered for a meeting in the village almost two weeks ago to formulate a plan of action
The post office closed suddenly in recent weeks and customers are now being forced to travel to Tulla which is proving to be a huge inconvenience for many
PJ Mason, Chairperson of the Broadford Action Committee, spoke with John about how it went.
‘O’Connell Street’ is a new book that charts the history of the Ennis street
The main purpose of the book is for genealogical purposes – to allow current and future generations to trace their families and the place where they came from
Author and historian Larry Brennan reviews the available records he found for the individuals associated with the 89 buildings on O’Connell Street
The book also includes a number of old photographs not previously published along with advertisements and invoices
‘O’Connell Street’ is being officially launched Thursday at 8pm in the Old Ground Hotel as Larry Brennan and John Bradley of the Clare Roots Society explained when they joined John in studio.
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