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LookWest.ie, the Western Development Commission’s (WDC) online guide to living, working, and doing business in the western region, has launched a campaign to find the ‘7 Wonders of the West'.

One of the principal roles in the musical On a Wing and a Prayer will herald a welcome return to the stage by Leitrim-born Cynthia Clampett who will play Dame Judy Coyne. Mrs Coyne and her husband, Judge Liam Coyne, were instrumental in reviving interest in Knock Shrine, and she founded the handmaids and stewards, provided facilities for the sick, and had a broad vision for the development of the Shrine. She was also responsible for commissioning the statues at the apparition gable in Knock. She died in 2002.

It may seem like a strange thing to say — especially in light of the claim by a leading stockbroker last week that the country is officially out of recession — but in some ways, this downturn has been good for us. Of course it is awful, terrible in the many ways it is hitting people in the pocket, in terms of job security, the desperate negative equity situation, fear for the future, and the general air of anxiety it has generated in society. At the same time, now that we have grown used to having to put up with all of these new stresses and are no longer playing the designer-name-keeping-up-with-the-Joneses game, we are being challenged on other levels and what is coming to the fore is our creativity.

Ireland West Airport Knock has launched a new three times a week service from Knock to Reus-Barcelona in Spain. The new service, which is due to commence on May 4, is the third scheduled European sun destination to be launched from Ireland West Airport Knock following the commencement of the twice weekly service to Alicante last year and the new twice weekly service to Faro which will commence on March 25.

There is no future for Galway Airport or for subsidised flights or airlines, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said last evening.

Claremorris Chamber of Commerce officially launched its tourism brochure in Ireland West Airport Knock on Monday July 21. The brochure is a source of relevant information on Claremorris and surrounding areas with a map of the town, places to eat and stay, and its amenities.

Ireland West Airport Knock has announced that following a competitive tendering procedure, Michael McNamara & Co have been awarded the construction contracts for two major infrastructural projects at the airport; namely the implementation of CAT II ILS (instrument landing system) on Runway 27 and the Runway End Safety Area (RESA) works on the 09 end of the runway, a combined value of €3.6M.

Five of Ireland’s regional airports have issued a joint letter to the Finance Minister, Mr Brian Lenihan TD, requesting an urgent review and amendments to several measures contained in the proposed new air travel tax.

Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the changes to the proposed travel tax as confirmed by the Minister for Finance last Friday in the Finance Bill.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn has called on the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan TD, to exempt Ireland West Airport Knock from the €2 departure tax which was introduced in Budget 2009.