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Day: 5 January 2024

Shannon Heritage staff raises funds for Children’s Ark Unit at UHL

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PICTURED: Kristina Buckley (Play Specialist, Children’s Ark Unit), Aileen Moloney (Shannon Heritage), Jennifer Khan (Assistant Director of Nursing for Paediatric ED), Joe O’Connor (Play Worker, Children’s Ark Unit), Caroline O’Sullivan (Shannon Heritage) and Teresa Joyce (Clinical Nurse Manager 3). STAFF of Shannon Heritage have presented a cheque for €1,000 and children’s toys to The Children’s …

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‘Law-abiding’ Clare tree surgeon in court over M16 machine gun charges

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A FATHER of three school-going children charged with the unlawful possession of an M16 machine gun used in war zones and 179 rounds of ammunition is to face an additional charge, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Evan Little (32) of Inis Eagla, Shannon, Co Clare appeared in connection with two firearms charges from September …

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Denise O’Brien: ‘Humility in leadership can become catalyst for immense change’

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Denise O’Brien of O’Brien Learning Solutions discusses bringing our soul into our work in this week’s Clare Echo. ‘The unexamined life is not worth living’, Socrates.  In coaching, the ‘wheel of life’ is a tool sometimes used as a starting point, whereby the client is asked to assess their satisfaction against eight to ten segments …

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Asylum seeker in court over Christmas assault at Clare direct provision centre

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An asylum seeker has appeared in court charged in connection with incidents, including an alleged assault, at a north Clare direct provision centre on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Khaled Hamama (23) appeared in connection with the alleged assault causing harm to Djabir Gassen at the Central Hotel on Main Street, Miltown Malbay on Christmas Eve, …

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‘Extraordinary’ 315-million-year-old fossil sponge found near the Cliffs of Moher

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PICTURED: Dr. Eamon Doyle, Dr. Joseph Botting and Dr. Lucy Muir with the new fossil sponges discovered near the Cliffs of Moher An extraordinary new species of fossil sponge dating back to a time when County Clare was located close to the Equator has been discovered in the rocks that make up the Cliffs of …

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