A search and rescue operation off the coast of Clare was called off over the weekend after it was declared to be a well intended false alarm. The alarm was raised at around 11 o'clock after a person was reportedly seen in the water near the west Clare village of Carrigaholt. The Shannon based Irish Coast Guard helicopter and the RNLI Lifeboat from Kilrush were called to the area.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Almost 500 job losses were recorded in the Shannon Free Zone - the largest multi-sectoral business park outside Dublin – last year despite the creation of 354 new jobs in the same period.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clare and North Tipperary County Councils have engaged Roughan & O'Donovan, Consulting Engineers to undertake a Constraints Study, Route Selection and Preliminary Design for the proposed Killaloe by-pass/R494 upgrade and to bring the complete scheme, including the Shannon Bridge crossing, through the statutory process.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fans of best selling author and daughter of Bertie Ahern, Cecelia, will be delighted to hear that she will be signing copies of her latest book in Easons, O'Connell Street, Limerick, this Wednesday, October 8, at 4.30pm.
