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Saturday 19 September 2020
Staff at Dublin and Cork airports face further pay and roster cuts.
Andrew Thompson won nine All-Ireland League titles during his playing days with Shannon RFC.
The 20-year-old scrum-half will move onto a senior contract next season.
What can be done to solve the flood problems in the Shannon basin?
Homes in Clonlara, Co Clare are under threat of being submerged following flooding in the area this weekend.
Around 7,000 sandbags, and pumping stations were delivered to 10 houses, some of which have been cut off from roads
Increased rainfall coupled with increased discharges from the Weir has left residents along the Shannon catchment “concerned”.
The Shannon scrum-half showed his potential in a cameo off the bench at Thomond Park yesterday.
The Shannon Airport rainfall radar was forced offline several times last year.
Several other vehicles were also damaged in the incident on Friday night.
It’s understood that the plane suffered a collapsed nose-wheel shortly after landing at Shannon.
The Shannon Airport Rainfall Radar has been taken offline a number of times this year.
The positions will be phased out in the coming months.
The incident occurred on a Frankfurt-Cancun flight in February.
Court heard woman from Limerick had mixed Xanax with alcohol prior to boarding the flight to alleviate her fear of flying.
Pence took a stronger line on Brexit during this trip than many had expected.
There were 146 passengers and crew on board.
All passengers and crew have disembarked the plane safely.
A factor in not imposing a jail term was the “undue delay” by the State in prosecuting the case.
The flight crew requested to divert to Dublin Airport to have a male passenger “off-loaded”.
The seizures occurred following operations in Shannon and Limerick city.
The greeting went fine – but the Shannon events had the air of a box-ticking exercise.
The Taoiseach welcomed the US President on the tarmac this afternoon – stay with us for all the latest updates.
Local protest groups will set up a camp close to Shannon Airport for the duration of the US President’s trip.
Rescue 115 had been on standby since yesterday afternoon.
Three units of the fire brigade from Shannon town attended the scene and helped to rescue the boy.
Greg O’Shea has overcome injury and disappointment with Munster to become an Ireland 7s star.
A round-up of today’s AIL action.
Meanwhile, another flight diverted to Shannon Airport after a woman was reported to be experiencing contractions.
Kick off your long weekend with some hard-fought AIL action.
Here’s what happened in Division 1A of the All-Ireland league over the weekend.
Here’s what happened in the Ulster Bank Leagues over the weekend.
According to the forecaster, the unusually warm summer was down to a shift in the north Atlantic jet stream.
The Virgin Atlantic flight landed just after 7am this morning.
Emergency services were alerted just after 5pm yesterday.
Passengers on the aircraft diverted to Shannon were asked to provide handwriting samples as part of the investigation.
United Airlines flight UA-971 was travelling from Rome to Chicago.
A senior garda told a court today that the uploading of the images was “an enormously stupid thing to do”.
The firefighters say that it was a joint effort by everyone involved.
A second man was injured during the altercation, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Breezy this morning; otherwise, clearing
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Some sun; fog early in the day
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