Organisers of the Lough Derg Air Spectacle have said it will not take place this year due to the nesting White-tailed Sea Eagles and their new chicks, which have been attracting upwards of 1,000 spotters a week to Mountshannon.
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Preparations in place for new, all-embracing Shannon Group
THE basis of the legislation for the merger of Shannon Airport and Shannon Development has been prepared and it should be passed by the Oireachtas later this year, the Government has said.
Read More »Brian has a voice of gold
SOUTH East Clare actor Brian James Roche (pictured below) has scooped a top award at this year’s World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles.
Read More »Eagle chicks only survivors of breeding season
The Golden Eagle Trust has revealed the Mountshannon White-Tailed Sea Eagle chicks, the first to be born in Ireland in the wild in 110 years, are the only surviving chicks of this year’s breeding season. The Trust confirmed that an eaglet born to a pair of White-tailed Sea Eagles in Kilarney’s National Park as part of the high profile reintroduction programme died this week after falling from the nest. The pair of Mountshannon chicks fledged last week and are now mobile. They have reintegrated with the adults and the male is providing food for the chicks. The sex of the birds is still unknown as a decision was made not to tag the chicks but now that they are mobile, Dr Allan Mee, project manager with the Golden Eagle Trust, said it looks like the chicks are a male and a female. This is something they can gauge by the size of the birds. According to Dr Mee a female …
Read More »Shannon Group establishment ‘important’
THE drafting of the Bill to establish Shannon Group, which is taking over from Shannon Development and the Shannon Airport Authority, is an important step, according to Ministers Richard Bruton and Leo Varadkar.
Read More »Cunnane’s time drawing to a close
SHANNON Development CEO Dr Vincent Cunnane’s involvement with the body is set to come to an end in the coming weeks.
Read More »Festival of Speed coming up fast
Dromoland’s Conor O’Brien, an ancestor of Brian Boru and an avid motor racing enthusiast, is driving the Irish Festival of Speed that is set to generate a €6m spin-off for the region.
Read More »Sewage spilling onto public road in Spanish Point
UNTREATED sewage is coming out onto a public road, close to The Armada Hotel and Spanish Point beach, due to a dispute involving an electrical service provider.
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