Shannon group to meet EU officials

A DELEGATION from Shannon meets key EU officials in Brussels today on the future of the airport.

They want to find out what help they can expect from the EU in relation to attracting new business to the region and in getting an airline to replace the Heathrow flights axed by Aer Lingus.

The delegation is made up of three Fianna Fáil MEPs, Seán Ó Neachtain, Brian Crowley and Liam Aylward, together with the chairman of the Shannon Connectivity Alliance, Councillor John Brassil, chairman of the Shannon Airport Authority Pat Shanahan and Clare Dáil deputy Timmy Dooley.