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Tue 07 Jul 2007€53m urged for airport regionThe Government must sanction a €53 million tourism and economic plan for Shannon in advance of the ending of the "Shannon stopover", the chief executive of Shannon Development said yesterday.Kevin Thompstone, who was speaking at the launch of the agency's 2006 annual report, called for rapid implementation of the tourism and economic plan "while the opportunity is there".