Musicians from Mozambique & Maghera play at Feakle Festival
*Photograph: Finbar MacGabhann. MUSICIANS from Mozambique and Maghera were among those to entertain the masses at the thirty eighth annual Feakle Traditional Music Festival.
Day: 15 August 2025
Shannon & Ennis qualify for All-Ireland series
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON qualified for the All-Ireland Jimmy Bruen quarter finals when they scored two good wins at Woodstock at the weekend.
Kilrush first to benefit from Bank of Ireland’s new ATM rollout
*Pictured following Bank of Ireland’s installation of new ATMs in its Kilrush branch, part of a €60 million nationwide investment in ATMs and branch improvements, are Sorcha Roche, Declan McMahon and Karen Marrinan. KILRUSH’s Bank of Ireland branch is the first in Clare to receive a new state-of-the-art ATM.
Clare learner drivers stuck in neutral as waiting times for tests rise
LEARNER drivers in Clare are stuck in neutral with waiting times for driving tests continuing to climb.
TJ’s Online School helping students to Breakthrough MathsBreakthrough Maths
TJ’s Online School helping students to Breakthrough Maths Five years ago, TJ Hegarty was standing in a draughty community hall in Glanmire, teaching just eight students with nothing but a whiteboard, a few folding tables and a sense that Maths could be taught differently. He wasn’t setting out to build a business. “At the time, …
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Clare County Council unveils packed events programme for 20th National Heritage Week
A countywide programme of events for the 20th instalment of National Heritage Week has been announced by Clare County Council. National Heritage week is an initiative by The Heritage Council which aims to bring together communities, families, organisations, cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation. …
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Keane says Munster GAA have insulted footballers from Clare, Limerick, Tipp & Waterford
*Bernard Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE GAA recorded a €50,000 increase in its share from this season’s National Leagues while the County Board is keen that GAA members attending Cúl Camps get reduced rates and the decision to seed Cork and Kerry was lambasted by a long-serving official.
Senior teams profiled as Friday night fixtures kick off camogie championship
*Áine O’Loughlin of Truagh/Clonlara in action with Scariff/Ogonnelloe’s Susan Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. THE race to be crowned Clare Credit Unions senior camogie champions gets underway on this Friday evening with four games down for decision.
Roche clean up bill for Clarecastle site now totals €150.5m
*Photograph: Roche THE clean-up bill for Swiss pharma giant, Roche’s former County Clare manufacturing site now totals €150.5m in what the company describes as “one of the largest remediation projects of its type in Europe”.
Walks, talks & guided tours part of Heritage Week offering in Galway
OVER 20 free family-friendly events are to take place in Galway City for National Heritage Week from Saturday (August 16th) to Sunday August 24th.