A Flying Visit to Shannon Airport: ‘We Need to Be Innovative to Survive because of Our Location’

A flying visit to Shannon Airport: ‘We need to be innovative to survive because of our location’

“People just find it easy,” says Niall Kearns. We’re standing by the soaring sculpture of rugby legend Paul O’Connell in Shannon Airport’s check-in area, and I’ve asked its director what makes the place stand out among Irish airports.

Inner fence installed at Shannon Airport following incursions - The Clare Champion

New fencing has been installed at certain points just inside the existing perimeter fence at Shannon Airport, in an apparent effort to deter individuals from entering the runway, as has happened a number of times in recent months. A Garda was injured during one incident some weeks ago, while more generally there has been an increase in the number of people attending protests at Shannon and in the intensity of the protests. While Shannon Airport …