UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet with Taoiseach Micheal Martin in Shannon later today.
He is due to make a brief stop at the airport, en route to meet President Trump in Washington.
Mr Zelensky has been at Shannon on several occasions, including last summer when he met with then Taoiseach Simon Harris.
Owen Ryan has been a journalist with the Clare Champion since 2007, having previously worked with a number of other publications in Limerick, Cork and Galway. His first book will be published in December 2024.