Shannon base closure sparks call for controls on Dublin Airport
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COUNCILLORS in Limerick have unanimously backed calls for traffic controls on Dublin Airport, after Aer Lingus closed its base in Shannon.
At a special meeting this week, members unanimously passed the pushing for a suite of measures proposed by Mayor Michael Collins, responding to the move by the national airline to shut its local base in a move which will cost more than 100 jobs.
“Since Shannon was separated from the DAA, it was the second fastest growing airport pre-Covid. It grew its passenger numbers by just over 300,000, while Cork grew by almost 250,000. Dublin, however, grew passenger numbers by 13.8 million winning 96% of all new passengers into Ireland. That is not sustainable for airports outside of the capital and policy needs to be introduced to ensure this market monopoly does not continue in recovery or other airports will struggle to survive,” said Mayor Collins.
Limerick tourist attraction reveals re-opening date
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KING John’s Castle will re-open to the public next Thursday, May 20, it has been confirmed.
Shannon Group has announced the drawbridge will fall on the prime tourist attraction for the first time in 2021 following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions.
Initially, the site will be open for four days a week, before moving to seven days a week from May 31.
To mark the reopening, exciting new outdoor elements have been added to the castle courtyard.
Patients forced to cross 100kph dual carriageway to access Limerick vaccination centre
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FEARS have been raised those “on the fence” about getting the Covid-19 injection might avoid the effort of going to Limerick’s vaccination centre.
The Radisson Blu Hotel at the Ennis Road is the sole facility for mass-vaccinations for the whole county, and complaints have been made about how those without their own vehicle struggle to get out there under their own steam.
Already, more than 50,000 people across the region have received their first inoculation against coronavirus, with that number to be ramped up in the coming weeks.
Limerick development advocate to discuss Leaving Cert reform
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SUSTAINABLE development advocate Caillum Hedderman will join a panel tonight to discuss the future of the Leaving Certificate.
Labour councillor Conor Sheehan is hosting a discussion on the future of the examination, especially in the wake of the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on it.
Also taking part will be his party colleague, Senator Annie Hoey, a former president of the Union of Students in Ireland.
It all gets under way at 7pm, and can be accessed through Cllr Sheehan’s Facebook page.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, the City North councillor told of how he was impressed at the campaigning by 18-year-old Caillum, a sixth-year student at John the Baptist Community School in Hospital.
Council to lobby Rehab over Limerick job losses
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THE Department of Social Protection is to consider activating a community employment scheme to accommodate those people who’ve lost their jobs at Rehab Enterprises in Raheen.
Limerick TD Willie O’Dea has held talks with Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys and the Minister of State Joe O’Brien on the matter, with the Fianna Fail man raising the matter through a parliamentary question next week.
The disclosure came from Mr O’Dea’s secretary, Cllr Catherine Slattery at a special meeting of the local authority on the job cuts at the electrical assembly plant, which had employed staff with intellectual and physical disabilities.