TII asked to point the way to leading Shannon attraction

SHANNON councillors are urging Transport Infrastructure Ireland to make a move in the right direction and erect road signage that would show people the way to the Shannon Aviation Museum and Educational Centre.

Councillor PJ Ryan, speaking at a meeting of the Shannon Municipal District, pointed to the growing popularity of the attraction as he called on the council to request TII to erect the signage on the N18/M18 and N19.

He said that museum acts as both a tourist attraction and a place of education with colleges and schools visiting the centre to introduce young people to aviation.

“Shannon has had a lot of firsts in aviation and the public like to be able to relate to that,” he said adding, “we need to be able to direct people towards it.”

Anne O’Sullivan, senior executive engineer, told the meeting that Councillor Ryan’s request has been forwarded to TII for consideration and response. Councillor Ryan stated, “Hopefully there will be success in it.”

Councillor Gerry Flynn seconded the motion, and acknowledged the late Eddie Ryan founder of the Shannon Aviation Museum. “This is a fantastic facility and we should do anything we can to direct people to the centre so that it can stay viable.”

Councillor Pat McMahon commented, “There is huge interest from people all over the world in aviation and we need to give as best a shot as we can to make people aware of this.”

Councillor Donna McGettigan described the idea of signage as “excellent”. She said that there are people in Shannon who do not even know that the museum is there, “that shows you it does need a sign.”