THE tall ship that rode out a financial crisis, battled turbulent seas and charmed people on the other side of the Atlantic returned safely to its home port yesterday.

I WANT the people of Ireland, the Government and anyone who had anything to do with bringing the Jeanie Johnston to Philadelphia to realise the importance of her visit.

JUST when we thought there was a happy ending to the Jeanie Johnston saga, she hits choppy waters.

LESS than a handful of seats are left on the Jeanie Johnston famine replica ship that sails to the US later this year.

SHANNON DEVELOPMENT yesterday called for a new independent public body to run Shannon Airport, after a year which saw the net loss of 698 jobs in the region.

THE fate of the troubled Jeanie Johnston could today hinge on an announcement by Shannon Development.

A FINAL lifeline was yesterday thrown to the crisis-ridden Jeanie Johnston when yet another rescue package this time put forward by Kerry Group was accepted by Kerry County Council.