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Six screen Shannon cinema set for December opening

Published on 21/08/2019 in Home/News by Páraic McMahon

Planning permission has been granted for a six screen cinema in SkyCourt Shopping Centre, Shannon.

Killaloe event to value whether goods are trash or treasure

Published on 21/08/2019 in Home/News by Páraic McMahon

‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ goes the old saying and this Sunday a valuation day in Killaloe will determine for many Clare people whether it is true or not.

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Increase in bacteria from Inagh River causes Lahinch swim ban

Published on 21/08/2019 in Home/News by Páraic McMahon

*Lahinch Beach. Photograph: Sue Pollard Elevated levels of bacteria in the water have led to the introduction of a do not swim warning in Lahinch.

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‘Politicians of today must make the decisions for us to have a future’

Published on 21/08/2019 in Home/News by Páraic McMahon

*Kate Harty hands in the Clare PPN’s submission to Clare County Council’s Draft Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. For the average Junior Certificate student once the exams are complete the summer holidays represents a time to relax and recuperate but Kate Harty is not your atypical teenager.

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Lahinch Between Land and Sea film airs on RTÉ tonight

Published on 20/08/2019 in Home/News by Páraic McMahon

*A kite surfer in Lahinch. Photograph: Brian Arthur Lahinch is the focus of a RTÉ TWO documentary which airs tonight (Tuesday).

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Love Island’s Molly-Mae cancels trip to Clare

Published on 20/08/2019 in Home/News by Páraic McMahon

Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague has cancelled her weekend trip to Ennis.

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Eco-Tourism bringing a new way of life to farming in The Burren

Published on 20/08/2019 in Home/News by Páraic McMahon

Cathal O’Rourke is a fifth generation farmer in Tubber but he and his wife, Bronagh are bringing a whole new dimension to the almost 500 acres of land.

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Clare People closure a loss to the county’s media landscape

Published on 20/08/2019 in Home/News by clareecho1

Stuart Holly, Editor of The Clare Echo and a former journalist with The Clare People reflects on the announcement that the weekly newspaper is no more.

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Brid MacNamara the backbone of Clare Camogie on the good & bad days

Published on 19/08/2019 in Home/Sport by Páraic McMahon

*Brid MacNamara at Fr Murphy Memorial Park, Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: Veronica McMahon To have held the smallest of involvements with Clare camogie in the past two decades be it as a supporter, player, mentor or officer, Brid MacNamara is a name you’ll know because truth be told she is at the backbone of the organisation within…

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Round Three pairings unveiled in Clare SHC & IHC

Published on 19/08/2019 in Home/Sport by Páraic McMahon

*Liam Markham and Cathal Darcy during the 2018 county semi-final. Photograph: Clare GAA Clare Cup champions Kilmaley will face last year’s championship finalists Cratloe in the third round of the Clare SHC.

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