A transatlantic jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this afternoon after a passenger fell ill.

Fire crews from two counties are battling a major gorse fire believed to have started when a car crashed into a ditch.

One man has died and a woman is in a serious condition in hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Co Clare early this morning.

Workers were evacuated from a factory in Co Clare this afternoon after a fire broke out on the roof.

Clare County Council, acting as agents of Irish Water, has said that parts of Shannon Town are without water this morning after a water main burst in the Shannon area.

An Environmental Protection Agency investigation into “appalling and overpowering” odours in a Co Clare town has uncovered one source of the smells.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been called on to investigate a foul smell which has enveloped Shannon Town.

The private jet owned by Spanish golfing star Sergio Garcia was forced to divert to Shannon Airport yesterday after the crew declared an emergency over the Atlantic.

As Transport Minister Leo Varadkar finalises the government strategy for the future of Shannon Airport, Clare County Council said yesterday it will unveil its planning roadmap for the airport and Shannon Town on Dec 10.

Around 250 jobs are set to be generated by a proposed €85 million green energy plant for Shannon.

Consultants for a Co Kildare-based company behind the €60 million redeveloped Shannon town centre have warned that any additional zoning of land in Shannon for retail will undermine the viability of the town centre.

PROPOSALS to build an €85 million power plant in Shannon, Co Clare, has received a favourable response in the region since a presentation to local councillors.

PROPOSALS to construct an €85 million power plant in Shannon — which could see the creation of hundreds of jobs — have received a favourable response from councillors in the town.

SENIOR tourism figures in the Mid-West yesterday called for a memorial to commemorate Shannon visionary Dr Brendan O’Regan.

Thousands of homes were facing water shortages again today as local authorities continued to ration supplies in the wake of the big freeze.

THE lack of broadband throughout the country is a big threat to employment and needs to be addressed by the Government as a matter of urgency.

An aircraft carrying US military personnel was today forced to make an emergency landing at an Irish airport.

Gardaí in County Clare have begun an investigation into how two young children managed to breach security at Shannon Airport last night and wander close to a busy taxiway.

A US military aircraft has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this afternoon after the pilot was forced to shut down one of the planes four engines.

Hundreds of people protested today to highlight the number of US troops passing through Shannon Airport en route to Iraq.

Gardaí out-numbered protesters taking part in a peace walk at Shannon Airport this afternoon.

DOES anybody else think that the policing of the 18-hour visit of George W Bush is completely over the top?

The Dublin Grassroots Network revealed today its plans to target Shannon Airport in a mass protest when George Bush visits Ireland in June.

A TEAM of anti-terrorist police has been based in Ennis for the last number of weeks preparing for US President George W Bush’s visit at the end of June.

ALMOST two million Irish vehicle owners will soon be able to renew their motor tax online.

A protest demanding the end of the use of Shannon by the US military, organised by the Irish Anti War Movement (IAWM), is to take place at Shannon airport on Saturday.