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BISHOP Willie Walsh said he would not seek to have any significant influence on his successor as Bishop of Killaloe.
Read More »US airline puts more pressure on Aer Lingus
Continental Airlines has put it up to Aer Lingus by announcing stepped-up summer flights on the Shannon-New York run in advance of next week’s unveiling of Aer Lingus services.
Read More »Vacuum allowing other airlines to hoover up in Shannon
The vacuum created by Aer Lingus continuing to leave Shannon Airport dangling regarding the future of their Mid-West operation has opened the door for other airlines to step in and capitalise at their expense.
Read More »Councillor calls foul on dogs
OFFICIAL responses to concerns about dog fouling dangers around the national school and wheelchair access to a housing estate provoked different levels of satisfaction for Sixmilebridge Councillor PJ Ryan at this week’s meeting of Shannon Electoral Area councillors.
Read More »Taking a community on a spiritual journey
“It was real, it was raw and it was what life is all about.” The words of parish priest Fr Harry Bohan in reaction to the opening talk in the Meaning to Life programme underway in Sixmilebridge.
Read More »HSE and Breen in clash over hospital claims
A WAR of words has erupted between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Deputy Pat Breen over claims about the adverse impact of the centralisation of acute hospital services in the Mid-West region.
Read More »Ben is out to prove he has got talent
Fourteen-year-old St Flannan’s College pupil Ben Escorcio, who lives in Miltown, has qualified for the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland Talent Show, which will be shown on Sunday, January 31 on RTÉ 1.
Read More »Kilrush street in a ‘time warp’
THE poor state of the road surfaces in Moore Street, Wilson’s Road and the Fort Road in Kilrush were highlighted at last week’s Kilrush Town Council monthly meeting.
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