Drumgeely dipping a source of frustration in Shannon

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COMMITMENT has been issued by the local authority to resolve the issue of dipping roads in Drumgeely which is causing flooding in the area.

A request to source funding for the roads at the rear of the houses in Drumgeely was made by Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) at the May meeting of the Shannon Municipal District. “The roads are dipping and heavy vehicles are causing damage, there is constant flooding and jetting the drains is only a temporary solution. A permanent solution is looked for by residents in the area”.

Senior executive engineer in the Shannon MD, Tom Mellett acknowledged, “This is an issue which has been ongoing for a number of years, these pavements were not originally designed as roads but over the years locals, visitors and service providers have used them as such, because of the background they are not classed as public roads and so do not have access to the traditional funding streams we rely on for maintenance purposes”.

Mellett stated, “this office is committed to resolving the issue and will identify more recent funding funding streams which may al- low for the upgrades these laneways require. I expect the funding streams to be advertised in the coming weeks”. to remove liquids and electronics from cabin bags, halving the time for our passengers in this area. This provides an added benefit for U.S. bound passengers, as along with this, Shannon is the first airport in the world to provide a combined EU/TSA security screening system, meaning passengers only have one security check, making their journey through Shannon even easier”.

Sixteeen parking spaces in the vicinity of Cill Chais and Lee Park for the benefit of the general public were recently installed by Clare County Council.

Several Shannon residents are highlighting the matter and have been doing so “for many years,” Cllr McGettigan said. “People are having to wade through puddles and muck to try get to their cars, a permanent solution is what’s needed”.

Elected representatives have been flagging the problem but seem to be ignored with similar suggestions, Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND) lamented. “Elected members who have a mandate need to be listened to more, just because we’re not executives or executive engineers doesn’t mean we should not be listened to.

People come and go, this District is denuded the whole time, every time we build up a good link with somebody they are gone, it must be a good training ground or bus link”.

Head of Corporate Sales UK and Ireland with United Airlines, Martina Coogan said, “As the only U.S. airline connecting Shannon with the United States, we are excited to launch our new service to United’s hometown hub in Chicago”. She continued, “This is great news for travellers in the west of Ireland, providing even greater travel choice and the possibility to connect via our U.S. hubs to over 100 destinations across the Americas,” said Ms Coogan.

United Airlines began operating from Shannon Airport in 1998, and since then have carried over 2.2 million passengers. The airline previously operated a Shannon/Chicago service from 2013 to 2017. At that time, the airline operated five-times weekly. The 2023 service operates seven-days-a-week and has the capacity to generate an additional 42,000 passengers through Shannon Airport. The airline’s flight to Chicago builds on existing transatlantic nonstop daily seasonal services from Shannon to New York, Newark and Boston.