An outspoken former Limerick mayor claims the people of St Mary’s Park — named in a Pobal deprivation index as the most disadvantaged area of the country — were “abandoned” by state development agencies over decades.

A ‘road to nowhere’ built at a cost of €3.7m that has lain idle for the past seven years is to be finally completed.

A Co Tipperary hotel which has been in receivership for as much as eight years, is finally to be sold.

Shannon Airport is to incur its first round of job losses since securing its independence almost 18 months ago.

A new Game of Thrones-style Celtic adventure park could be built on lands adjacent to the Bunratty Folk Park — in an effort to help revitalise the “stale” tourism amenity.

The CEO of the Shannon Group last year enjoyed a sharp jump in his overall remuneration package to €281,869, figures show.

The firm behind the €65m Westpark business park in Shannon has sealed a bank deal that significantly reduces the €38.5m it owed in bank loans.

Consultants have been appointed to carry out a strategic review of the tourist firm that operates Bunratty Castle and six other attractions in the Shannon region.

A large number of state agencies, including the Equality Authority, have no employees with a disability despite a statutory target that they should account for at least 3% of their workforces.

The company overseeing the redevelopment of the Shannon region has said over half of its properties remain empty and that many need to be demolished or upgraded. 

The rebranding, relocation and other costs associated with the restructuring of Shannon Development total €1m, new figures show.

If you’re the kind of traveller who has no interest in boldly going where no one’s gone before and Clare is on your list of destinations, then Google’s latest Street View offering is just the ticket.

Shannon Development is to carry out a strategic review of its tourist arm which operates Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in Co Clare as well as six other attractions in the Mid-West.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has confirmed that there will be no cross-subsidisation between an independent Shannon Airport and the rent roll from Shannon Development’s extensive land bank.

Purists are abandoning pools for the open-water beauty of the sea, lakes and rivers, says Nuala Woulfe.

The Government has signed off on a bill to set up a new company to deliver jobs and Airline routes to Shannon airport.

The firm behind the €65m Westpark business park in the Shannon Free Zone has stated it is confident that its €38m loans with Danske Bank can be refinanced with another financial institution.

Renewed calls have been made to Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to move on with promised legislation setting up the new Shannon Group to take control of running the airport and creating an aviation hub there.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan yesterday urged an end to the row which has centred on the appointment of the new CEO of Limerick City of Culture 2014 Patricia Ryan.

Pre-tax profits at chip giant Intel’s Irish R&D arm last year declined by 24% from $5.4m to $4.1m (€3m).

The Government has formally approved the creation of the new state company that will oversee the workings of Shannon Airport.

Former Irish rugby player Peter Clohessy said yesterday that his pub business in Limerick is being “crucified” at the moment by works associated with a €5m plan to open up Limerick to the River Shannon.

The chairwoman of Shannon Airport yesterday declared that the airport is now self-sustaining and 2013 is the year that the fortunes of the airport will be turned around.

A land row between two neighbours will not stop the opening of a new €400,000 walkway along one of the most spectacular stretches of coastline in the country.

A senior judge said yesterday that he believes “bouncy castles were created by lawyers and supervised by barristers”.

Pre-tax profits at the Shannon, Co Clare-based R&D arm of chip giant Intel increased by 10% to $5.4m (€4m) in 2011, according to newly filed accounts for the company.

Land earmarked for industry by the IDA is to be leased for grazing to farmers.

Hundreds of businesses are locked into upward-only rent reviews with the same landlord: the Government.

Shannon Development recorded the first net jobs gain at the Shannon Free Zone last year for the first time in four years.

Shannon Airport yesterday celebrated the beginning of a new era as it officially became an independent entity.

Shannon Airport will become independent of the Dublin Airport Authority from midnight tonight.

The tourism firm that operates a host of high-profile tourist attractions, including Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, expects to break even this year after four years of combined losses totalling almost €700,000.

Staff at Shannon Airport have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, as they seek assurances on their future roles within the airport.

SIPTU members at Shannon Development have balloted their members for strike action, over the Government's plans for the company.

Clare County Council will launch a standalone town plan for Shannon today which includes the zoning of a 2,000-acre landbank for aviation-related business and activities.

Shannon Airport has made losses since 2008 and passenger numbers have fallen by 60% over the past five years.

Over 850 jobs are due to be created as a result of the decision to grant Shannon Airport full independence from the Dublin Airport Authority, formally announced by the Government yesterday.

The Government has said today that the separation of Shannon Airport from Dublin Airport Authority will create 850 jobs.

Shannon Airport will take control of its own future from Dec 31 as part of major reform of the aviation sector which will see the struggling airport separated from the Dublin Airport Authority.

The bill to the taxpayer keeps on mounting for a “road nowhere” in Co Clare.

BROADCASTER Terry Wogan can be heard on a radio advertisement these days extolling the virtues of using Shannon Airport as a departure and arrivals point for travellers out of and into the West of Ireland.

The government has agreed new draft legislation which will remove restrictions on the IDA and Enterprise Ireland from operating in the Shannon Free Zone.

Shannon Development offers property solutions and support, writes Conor Kane.

The scale of job losses in Limerick must be documented by a local agency in order to gain an accurate picture of the downturn in the regional economy.

Pre-tax losses at Shannon Development last year narrowed by 27% to €11.9m as the property crash continued to impact on the agency’s finances.

Shannon Development recorded the highest cost per job created last year among enterprise agencies under the aegis of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

Such is the decline of Shannon Airport that Transport Minister Leo Varadkar wants to establish an independent airport, and not delay for a Government task force report, due by November.

An influential aviation entrepreneur said yesterday the outcome for Shannon Airport under current Government proposals “will be uninteresting, moribund and people losing jobs”.