On today’s Afternoon Show Donnagh Gregson of Clare Tourism Forum and Teresa Browne of East Clare Tourism joined Máire following the news that Ryanair is to open 8 new routes from Shannon. The airline says the move will support 300 new on site jobs and deliver an extra 300,000 passengers. The routes will go to Berlin, Faro, Fuerteventura, Krakow, Munich, Nice, Paris and Warsaw from April of next year. Ryanair says today’s announcement is in direct response to the Government’s decision to scrap the 3 euro travel tax. The airline also says it’s in discussions with Cork, Dublin, Kerry and Knock airports and hopes to announce further routes in coming weeks. The Clare Tourism Forum, the group responsible for tourism marketing and the promotion of County Clare, has welcomed today’s announcement saying that it will help to sustain thousands of jobs in the local tourism and hospitality sector.
Michael Smith is a best selling author whose book An Unsung Hero – Tom Crean was Number 1 in Ireland and is largely responsible for raising awareness about Irish explorers. He has written eight books, appeared on TV and radio and lectured at venues including the Ennis Book Club Festival. He will host talks for primary school pupils in Kilrush Library at 7.30pm tonight and tomorrow, Friday the 25th of October at 11am and in Kilkee Library at 1.30pm
John Cavanagh from the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation also joined the show as over the October Bank Holiday weekend an annual caving event takes place in the Doolin Hotel, which will attract more than 100 cavers from around Ireland, the UK and ever further afield, as well of Clare too of course! This is the first year that members of the public are being invited to attend the evening talks/presentations on various caving expeditions, updates on caving in Clare and Fermanagh, Ireland’s two caving regions, and we are screening the Irish premiere of award winning documentary No Place on Earth. People can go on try-caving trips on the Saturday and Sunday. For more info see www.caving.ie
Catriona Lowry was also in studio to review Escape Plan with Arnold Schwarzeneggar and Sylvester Stallone and Woody Allen’s latest – Blue Jasmine with Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin.
Ciara Stack is a teacher at Ennis National School and spoke to Máire about how the Ennis National School Halloween Hobble up town takes place tomorrow morning – where the pupils collect ingredients to make magic spells from various businesses and shops in the town centre!
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