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.
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A surge of COVID-19 cases in Limerick is a warning to every other county , a GP says.
The usual county-by-county breakdown of daily new coronavirus cases hasn t been released for over a week due to the ongoing impact of the HSE cyberattack.
However, authorities in Limerick have been releasing provisional data around the spread of the virus in the area.
There have 272 confirmed cases in the midwest over the past eight days, with a majority of those - 259 - in Limerick.
Meanwhile, the UL Hospitals Group said on Friday that 14 COVID-19 positive patients were admitted on May 20th - compared to just two on the same day the previous week.
‘The beginning of the end’: Limerick business reacts to Covid-19 re-opening plans
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“IT’S the beginning of the end – definitely a step in the right direction”.
The reaction of local publican and Vintners Federation of Ireland representative Paul Flannery to the news that scores of businesses will re-open over the next two months.
Companies which have not yet opened in 2021 will finally begin to start trading again from May 10, with pubs due to open to outdoor business a month later on Monday, June 7 – dependent on the progress in reducing Covid-19 numbers. For more information, click here.
Mr Flannery, who runs his family pub in Shannon Street, said: “It’s definitely a step in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go.”
Limerick and proud: Online campaign reaches over 8.6m people worldwide
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THE PEOPLE of Limerick have once again shown their true character following a powerful campaign in the wake of the controversial Forbes article.
There was widespread condemnation of the influential American business magazine, which had suggested the Collison brothers had “escaped” the city and suggested they founded their multi-billion euro payments firm Stripe against the odds.
The notion was quickly dispelled by both brothers, with the younger John, describing the story as “daft”.
In the immediate aftermath of article s publication – and removal – Fine Gael councillor Daniel Butler encouraged people to use Twitter to post some of the most beautiful images of the Treaty county under the hashtag #LimerickandProud.
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