School Bands Spectacular Takes Flight at Shannon Airport over 160 Students Perform for Passengers

Over 160 primary school students from Clare and Limerick took to the stage at Shannon Airport for a musical school band spectacular that had passengers and staff on their toes in the terminal building.

Students from County Clare primary schools – Ennis National School, St. Fiannachta’s National School (Sixmilebridge) and Knockanean National School, and from Milford National School (Limerick), gathered at the airport terminal for the reinstatement of the annual Schools Band Spectacular. This event, which had been a tradition for seven consecutive years before the Covid-19 pandemic, saw school bands perform at the airport.

Welcoming the students, Niall Kearns, Airport Director at Shannon Airport, said: “We hosted the Schools Band Spectacular for seven years up to 2020, and we are thrilled to have the schools perform for passengers once again. Shannon Airport is deeply embedded in the community here, and events like this help us strengthen our ties with the region.

“There’s always great excitement among the children when they arrive at Shannon Airport. It’s a fun day for us as much as it is for the students. This event is all about providing these talented children with an opportunity to play music for and with their peers, and it was wonderful to see so many passengers and guests enjoying the performances,” Mr. Kearns added.