Wednesday, 17 December 2008 - The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has confirmed that Minister of State Tony Killeen has never travelled to Florida to visit the NASA Space Centre, under the auspices of the FAS “Space Challenge” project.
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Businesses in County Limerick were buoyed by the news that Limerick County Council will not be increasing the commercial rate for a second year in a row.
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Monday, 15 December 2008 - Minister of State and Clare T.D. Tony Killeen has described the announcement of 315 new jobs at Microsemi in Ennis as a clear demonstration of the Midwest Region’s leading position as a location for premium overseas high tech manufacturing investments.
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Monday, 15 December 2008 - West Limerick is destined for a tourism boost in 2009 following the news that major development and upgrading works are to take place on a walking and cycling route along the former Limerick to Kerry railway line.
Gathered at the County Hall, Dooradoyle, Limerick to sign the main contract for the upgrade and further development of the Great Southern Trail were from left: John Pentony, Director of Jons Civil Engineering Co Ltd; Josephine Cotter-Coughlan, Director of Services, Limerick County Council; Ned Gleeson, Manager of Limerick County Council; Anthony Coleman, Administrative Officer, Limerick County Council; Brian Finnegan, Commercial Manager, Jons Engineering Co Ltd; and Bernadette Pentony, Director of Jons Engineering Co Ltd. Picture by Dave Gaynor.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 – The economic downturn and resultant decline in consumer spending has presented the Irish hospitality sector with a unique opportunity to reinvent itself, according to ’s leading provider of on-line marketing, web design and web reservations software.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2008 – The Mayor of Clare today described the loss of 150 jobs at Shannon-based industrial diamonds company, Element Six, as a hammer blow to the entire West of economy.
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 - Finding a solution to the sharp drop in visitor numbers to County Clare was discussed by over 150 tourism providers at a major event in Ennis last evening.
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Friday, 14 November 2008 - Minister of State and Clare T.D. Tony Killeen has described the news that Shannon will shortly be the first airport in to offer full pre-clearance facilities as a “shot in the arm” for the entire Midwest region.
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An Award was presented to Shannon Recycling Centre at the 2008 Repak Annual National Award Ceremony, which took place recently in Dublin.
The Shannon Recycling Centre was one of three finalists in the “Best Civic Amenity Site” category. The objective of the Repak AwardS is to promote and encourage good recycling practice amongst industry, local authorities, waste contractors and youth. This is a significant achievement for Shannon Recycling Centre, which only opened for business in July 2007.
L- R: Bill Dolan (Repak), John Hennessy (Shannon Recycling Centre Manager), Councillor Patricia McCarthy, Ger Dollard (Shannon Town Manager) and Olivier Galliot (Project Manager of RPS).
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 - The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen TD, has welcomed the conclusions of the fisheries consultations between the Faroe Islands, Norway and the European Community on the management of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic for 2009.
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