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IT has now been confirmed that Tesco is coming back to Shannon Town Centre after a 16 year absence. The retailer will actually be returning to the area of the Centre where it was once based, with the reopening set to happen in the near future. Shannon Town Centre manager Kacper Zybert said that the deal has been concluded with Tesco. “It has been confirmed, everything has been set up, they will be here shortly,” he said. He said that the final date of Tesco opening hasn’t been established yet. “It depends on a few things, I don’t have the date yet,” he said. “What’s happening at the moment is that Dealz has to be moved and until we have the unit finished for Dealz then they can’t come in.” However he hoped it will be very soon, potentially by the end of April. “We have the Dealz unit nearly ready. All we have to do is glaze the windows …

The latest survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows Shannon to be among the cleanest towns in Ireland. Shannon is positioned sixth in the ranking of 40 towns and cities and deemed Cleaner than European Norms. Ennis also recorded one of its best results in years, in 14th position. While nearly all of Ireland’s main towns are now clean, pockets of our major cities continue to suffer from significant levels of litter, The study, conducted by an Taisce, showed only two of 25 towns surveyed to be littered, but 7 of the 8 bottom places in the rankings to be occupied by city areas. IBAL says councils need to concentrate on those specific areas where the problem is worst. Of Shannon, An Taisce reported: “Shannon has scored very highly, with eight out of the ten sites surveyed getting the top litter grade. The N19 Approach from Shannon Airport and Exit 8 on N18 coming from Limerick were …