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ALMOST 50 jobs are to go at Shannon Airport as Sky Handling partners are to shed 26 employees, with Servisair likely to make 20 people redundant.
Read More »Aer Lingus leaves 102 cabin crew stranded
OVER 100 cabin crew jobs are set to go from Shannon, under Aer Lingus’ cost-saving plans revealed last week. Senior Aer Lingus officials, including CEO Christoph Mueller, came to the Oakwood Arms last Thursday where they met with the airline’s Shannon-based employees.
Read More »‘Oxometer’ leads to confusion for regional authority
PJ Kelly-speak is gradually being infused into the proceedings of the Mid-West Regional Authority but it occasionally baffles councillors unfamiliar with the new Clare addition to the authority.
Read More »Affordable house prices described as ‘unrealistic’
Clare County Council’s guide price for affordable houses in Kilkee has been described as “false and unrealistic” by two West Clare county councillors. Affordable houses are sold at a discount on the market price to people who cannot afford to buy a house on the open market.
Read More »Farmers highlight concerns on the streets of Ennis
THEY rolled through the main streets of Ennis with their high powered John Deere, Massey Ferguson and Zetor tractors. They caused a lot of interest but no major traffic disruptions and one hour later, all IFA protesting farmers had departed for their various home destinations.
Read More »HSE refutes ambulance downgrade claims
REPORTS about a possible downgrading of the ambulance service in East Clare have been refuted by the Mid-West Health Service Executive (HSE). East Clare Councillor Joe Cooney has expressed concern about reports that the HSE were allegedly planning to remove full-time and on-call ambulance cover from the Scariff Ambulance Station on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night between 8pm and 8am.
Read More »Authority’s rage over Aer Lingus
THE pressure is on the Government Minister, Ministers of State and TDs of the region to make a stand against the Aer Lingus dismantling of the Shannon transatlantic base.
Read More »Concern over suspension of CAT scan service
Concern has been expressed over the suspension of scans from a new €0.5 million diagnostic CAT machine at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis. The Mid-Western Hospital Development Trust provided funding for the capital cost of the CAT following a campaign mounted by former Ennis hospital consultant and board member, Gerry Byrnes, over the past 16 years.
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