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	Shannon Town & Airport, County Clare, Ireland
		The town Shannon is named after the river on which it is situated - the River Shannon.
		Shannon was Ireland's first "artificial" town - it was built and designed by the government.
		Shannon Airport's importance is held in the fact that it is situated between two cities (Galway and Limerick), and serves much of the west of Ireland.
	www.irishgaelictranslator.com /countyclare/shannon.php (165 words)

	Shannon, County Clare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was given town status on January 1st, 1982.
		The town itself was intended as a home for the thousands of workers at the airport, surrounding industries and support services.
		Until 2003 the main dual-carriageway to the airport divided the town, as well as cutting it off from the surrounding countryside.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shannon_Town (443 words)

	Wikinfo \| New town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shannon is of some regional importance today as an economic centre (with the Shannon Free Zone and Shannon International Airport), but until recently failed to expand in population as anticipated.
		The new town planning concept was introduced into Singapore with the building of the first New Town, Queenstown from July 1952 to 1973 by the country's public housing authority, the Housing and Development Board.
		The town of Winchelsea is said to be the first new town in Britain, constructed to a grid system under the instructions of King Edward I in 1280, and largely completed by 1292.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=New_town (3141 words)

	Welcome to Shannon Region-Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shannon Town is unique in Ireland in being a foundation of the 20th century, but for all its modernity it lies in a remote corner of County Clare.
		Innumerable pitches for football and hurling testify to the youth of the population of the new town.
		Cycling: Shannon Town is joined by link routes to a multiplicity of cycleways, with a choice of sea coast, the famous Burren region or the beauties of Lough Derg.
	www.shannonregiontourism.ie /content.asp?id=73 (1014 words)

	The Arts - Public Art Commissions - Shannon Roundabout
		Clare County Council is significantly upgrading the town centre roundabout in Shannon.
		Shannon has developed as a pioneering town over the years, in terms of taking the lead with the development of Shannon international airport, Shannon Industrial Zone and concepts which are now seen throughout the world such as Duty Free Zones.
		The pople of Shannon have seen emigration through the airport connection, but also much immigration as people came to build the airport, build the town and in many cases build a new life for themselves and their families.
	www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/cominfo/arts/shannon_roundabout.htm (567 words)

	A New town for a new Age - Shannon Development
		In September 2004, Shannon Development transferred responsibility for Shannon Town to Clare County Council, marking a historic milestone in Irish local government administration.
		Shannon Development created and managed Shannon Town from modest beginnings over forty years ago to a position where it is now the second largest town in County Clare with a population of over 9,000.
		The redevelopment of Shannon Town Centre in accordance with the agreed master plan gives the scope to transform the whole local retail and service economy for the benefit of the town population and the Free Zone work force.
	www.shannon-dev.ie /AboutUs/45YearsinAction/ANewtownforanewAge (199 words)

	Location Explorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Today it has a thriving town centre, to cater for its population of over 10,000 and has all the facilities of a modern town.
		Shannon is a pioneering crossroads of the aviation world and was a refuelling stop in the early days of transatlantic aviation.
		Shannon Airport is home to the worldâs first Duty Free Store and the worldâs first Free Industrial Zone where more than 100 corporations have subsidiaries and the first new town to emerge in Ireland for a century.
	www.cruise.com /LE5/Default/LocationID_10417/index.html (134 words)

	Shannon.ie - Shannon Town Council Origins
		Encouraged by this Alliance, twenty six householders who were local government electors in the town of Shannon signed an application to the then Minister for the Environment, Ray Bourke, T.D. to have Statutory Town Commission Status granted to Shannon.
		The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the implications of Shannon being granted town status and to outline the proposed boundaries of the town.
		Having regard to these boundaries a poll for the consent of the electorate of Shannon to have town status conferred on the town was held on October 21st 1981.
	www.shannon.ie /stcmeetings/stc_origins.html (294 words)

	Hotels in Shannon Ireland accommodation - Shannon hotels accommodation in Ireland
		Shannon Town is located in County Clare and is the only new town in the Republic of Ireland.
		The town was built on reclaimed marshland alongside the newly established Shannon Airport.
		Shannon Airport is the second busiest airport in the Republic of Ireland.
	www.kayukay.co.uk /shannonhotels.html (328 words)

	Shannon, Co. Clare - Night Courses on Offer in Ireland - Nightcourses.com Education Articles
		Shannon Town is located on the busy N18 and is adjacent to one of Ireland's two transatlantic Airports.
		The town is also located close to Shannon Industry Free Zone, one of the biggest multi-enterprise industrial zones in the country which employs over 5,000 people.
		Shannon Town has an innovative and industrious community which has shown commendable community spirit.
	www.nightcourses.com /articles/towns_shannon.html (484 words)

	shannon town centre proposal of 1979 - Archiseek Architecture Planning Discussion
		Shannon is a new town located in County Clare and is one of only two planned towns in Ireland, the other being the northern town of Craigavon.
		Shannon is a new town located in County Clare and is one of only two planned towns...
		What Shannon really needed was a street scape of some sort but what has been so far delivered is a bigger version of the shopping centre that was there already with blocks of new aprtments(http://www.brunasionna.com/) and a new open space which imo is very poor.
	www.archiseek.com /content/showthread.php?t=5502 (1212 words)

	River Shannon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The River Shannon (Irish: Sionainn, altenatively Sionna), Ireland's longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster).
		The river rises at the Shannon Pot in the Cuilcagh Mountains in County Cavan, and flows through/between 11 of Ireland's 32 Counties.
		In the seventeenth century, the Shannon was of major strategic importance in military campaign in Ireland, as it formed a physical boundary between the east and west of the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Shannon (625 words)

	About Carrick on Shannon Town
		A bustling town, Carrick-on-Shannon is now one of the most popular inland resorts in Ireland.
		It is situated on the shores of the majestic River Shannon and is both the county town of Leitrim and the cruising capital of the Shannon.
		With 750km of cruising available the town is ideally situated at the gateway to both the River Shannon to the south and the Shannon-Erne Waterway to the north.
	www.carrickonshannon.ie /carrick_on_shannon_town/index.html (396 words)

	Shannon Town Council Civic Reception (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, Tuesday November 28th 2006 - The work and commitment of community and voluntary organisations in Shannon will be formally acknowledged at Shannon Town Council’s annual Civic Reception this evening (Tuesday).
		Describing the aim of the Community Grants Scheme, Tomás MacCormaic, Shannon Town Clerk stated, “The scheme is used mainly to encourage existing groups to develop and enhance their current activities, whilst also encouraging them to develop new and innovative ideas.
		Shannon Town Council will also be taking the opportunity at this evening’s Civic Reception to honour Cathal Dillon - a Youth Worker based in Shannon - for his contribution to the local youth sector.
	www.clare.ie /news/Civic_Reception_shannon.html (680 words)

	Shannon Town Council - Politics.ie Wiki
		Shannon Town Council is a local authority in county Clare.
		In the early days of Shannon, prior to the town being given statutory town status, a group called Shannon Alliance represented the residents of the town in various negotiations with Shannon Development Co. and Clare County Council.
		This Alliance group was made up of two representatives of each of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour and Sinn Féin nominated by their respective political parties.
	www.politics.ie /wiki/index.php?title=Shannon_Town_Council (110 words)

	RTE Business - Plans for Shannon tech park announced
		Plans for a €150m high technology park overlooking Shannon town have been formally launched by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at a function at Dromoland Castle, Co Clare.
		An estimated 1,500 people are expected to be employed at Westpark in Shannon, which will provide one million square feet of office space to cater for the next wave of super businesses in the hi-tech information technology and knowledge based business in the region.
		Westpark is being constructed as a result of a partnership between private developer, Concre, and Shannon Development and the project will be phased in over the next 10 years.
	www.rte.ie /business/2003/0522/shannon.html (120 words)

	News Releases 2004 - Shannon Development
		It has grown over the last 40 years from a small housing estate providing accommodation for Shannon Free Zone employees to become a vibrant self sufficient town with over 9,000 people. I am fully confident that Shannon Town will continue to prosper in the future under the skilful management of Clare County Council”.
		Mr Kevin Thompstone, Chief Executive, Shannon Development, said “Town management and administration are an integral part of local government and it makes sense that Shannon Town should be treated similarly to all other Irish towns as part of the local authority structure.
		Fleming added “With the increased responsibility for services in the town, the Council have assigned additional personnel who will be based in the Town Hall. I can assure you that those personnel will be doing everything possible to ensure the optimum level of service is provided in Shannon Town by Clare County Council”.
	www.shannon-dev.ie /NewsReleases/NewsReleases2004/Title,1100,en.html (231 words)

	Shannon Residents to organise protest against Bush Visit and Security Measures in Shannon - Indymedia Ireland
		It was reported that a recent meeting of the councillors from the Shannon electoral area decided to write to Aer Rianta requesting them to increase the number of military flights through Shannon on the grounds that it would secure employment in the airport.
		In relation to the security measures currently being implemented in Shannon, the meeting heard of the anger among many of the residents of Shannon to the activities of the Gardai over the past number of weeks.
		It was also felt that any protest organised in Shannon should be under the stewardship of the Shannon residents and it is the intention of the organising committee to engage in discussions with others intending to protest at Shannon to consider this issue.
	www.indymedia.ie /article/65443?comment_order=asc (4155 words)

	Shannon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Going to Shannon (Sionna) was actually unintended, but as we realized we'd have a hard time getting from Galway to Shannon Airport in time for our flight on Tuesday, we decided to move south one day early, and find a BandB in Shannon itself.
		As we were driving through Shannon Town on the bus earlier, my fears came true.
		It quickly became clear that the town had grown because of the airport (much like Billund in Denmark, and I can tell you - staying there is no picnic either!), and therefore it was a very young town, very modern and very dull.
	www.promoweb.dk /ireland2000/shannon.html (1005 words)

	RTE News - Challenge to use of Shannon fails
		Ms Harney was visiting Shannon Town Centre to formally launch details of a €135 million re-development of the town centre.
		The Tánaiste defended the Government's decision to allow Shannon to be used by the US military during the war in Iraq.
		In relation to the re-development of Shannon town centre, the promotors said that they were prepared to lead a consortium of business interests in the region to develop a new rail link between Shannon, Limerick and Ennis.
	www.rte.ie /news/2003/0428/shannon.html (326 words)

	The world's top shannon town websites
		The town's shopping centre was also of dubious design.
		There is a striking difference too between the low-cost housing (tower block flatss and terraced housing) and high-cost housing (large detached housing).
		The population grew significantly in the 1990s, and as a result facilities in the town are slowly improving; for example, a second major supermarket opened.
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/shannon_town (402 words)

	Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon
		Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon facility is located in the west of Ireland, close to Shannon international airport.
		Leaving Shannon Airport you pass a security check point and come to a roundabout.
		Travel around the roundabout 270 degrees, taking the exit for Shannon town Center.
	www.ltts.ie /primary/company/location.shtml (189 words)

	Zap2it - TV news - Chill Town's Shannon Left in the Cold
		After accusing Head of Household Hardy of trying to ruin her happiness by pitting her against love interest Will, Shannon was unanimously voted out of the "Big Brother 2" house on Thursday night (July 26).
		When asked about the status of her relationship with her current boyfriend, Jim, Shannon replied that she would have to talk to him about that.
		Shannon's exit appears to end the reign of "Chill Town," comprised of co-conspirators Shannon, Mike, Will and sometime-partner Krista.
	tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271\|69550\|1\|,00.html (286 words)

	Car Hire Shannon. Discounts Shannon Car Rentals Companies
		Beneluxcar can help you to rent a car in Shannon Whether it is one way interstate rental car Shannon, Beneluxcar has just the right car hire for you.
		We look forward to satisfying your Shannon car hire needs, make it simple for you to travel when and where you want...
		Beneluxcar wants your Shannon car hire experience to be as enjoyable as possible.
	www.beneluxcar.com /car-rentals/ireland/shannon (270 words)

	Spinwatch - When George came to town
		For residents of Shannon and Newmarket-on-Fergus the summit was to cause considerable inconvenience.
		Access to Shannon Town and Newmarket-on-Fergus was restricted, with all public transport links to the latter cancelled from Friday evening, and throughout the Saturday.
		Hours before Air Force One was due to arrive in Shannon the security operation swung into action as a prominent anti-war activist (and former Irish Army officer) Ed Horgan, and two other peace campaigners, were arrested by an Irish navy vessel in the estuary near the airport before they could make their planned protest.
	www.spinwatch.org /content/view/3185/8 (2097 words)

	Mass demonstration at Shannon airport against Iraq war
		Demonstrations have become a regular feature at Shannon over the last year and just a week before a permanent peace camp was started at the airport gates.
		He then turned himself in and is using his court case to highlight the military use of Shannon.
		The reality though was that although there had been some discussion of possible direct actions in advance of Shannon (and more on the bus on the way down) no real preparation work had been done.
	struggle.ws /wsm/news/2003/shannonJAN.html (1576 words)

	Decision 126
		5. Shannon Town Centre Co. Ltd have advised details of the permitted user clause 2.10 attaching to each tenancy whereby each tenant is restricted to particular specified trading or service activities.
		6. The Authority considers that Shannon Town Centre Co. Ltd and the tenants at Shannon Town Centre are undertakings and that the notified lease is an agreement between undertakings.
		The Authority therefore considers that the notified agreements between Shannon Town Centre Co. Ltd and the tenants of Shannon Town Centre do not offend against Section 4(1) of the Competition Act, l99l.
	www.irlgov.ie /compauth/dec126.htm (323 words)

	Shannon
		Shannon.ie is the official website for Shannon Town, County Clare and provides information about the town, its people, services and amenities.
		It also includes information on the Shannon Town Council, its members and minutes of all monthly and annual meetings.
		Information is supplied on tourism, industry as well as sporting and leisure activities in the town.
	www.shannon.ie (102 words)

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