Gardaí carry out land & sea patrol at Lough Derg
All water activity was off limits along Lough Derg on Thursday.
Day: 9 April 2020
Sinister vigilante-style letter warns off Kilkee visitors
A Garda investigation is underway following the discovery of several threatening messages in Kilkee.
ICU ventilators, masks & thermometers land at Shannon Airport
A second Qatar Airways cargo plane carrying vital medical equipment from China landed at Shannon Airport earlier today (Thursday).
500 extra cases of COVID-19 in the Republic & 3 more in Clare
500 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed which is the biggest daily increase in the Republic of Ireland with three more diagnoses made in Co Clare.
Clare TDs concerned on wait for COVID-19 test results
“Serious issues” surrounding COVID-19 testing systems “need to be addressed” according to two Clare TDs.
EOIN NEYLON: Time for this political generation to stand up for Ireland
Mark Twain once opined that, “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your Government when it deserves it.”
Bishop Fintan takes Zoom to the next level
BISHOP of Killaloe Fintan Monahan is well known for his use of social media in what can be described as the traditional realm of the Catholic Church.
‘Catastrophic’ period for Clare’s tourism industry ‘offers opportunity’
Clare’s tourism industry is facing its biggest challenge of all time but it also offers an unheralded opportunity to be innovative according to one of the county’s leading experts in the field.
100 years since Clare footballer killed in cold blood
Tuesday marks 100 years since a Clare footballer was shot and killed, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Patrick Hennessey, along with John (Jack) O’Loughlin and Thomas O’Leary, were killed by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) at Canada Cross, Miltown Malbay on April 14 1920. Eight people, including two school …
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