Search continues in Lahinch for missing Jack Boddy
*Jack Boddy pictured in the clothes he was last seen wearing in the early hours of Sunday morning. A SECOND full day of searching for missing Jack Boddy will resume in Lahinch on Tuesday morning.
Day: 16 March 2026
Taoiseach rejects ‘false claims’ that Shannon Airport is assisting US war on Iran
SHANNON AIRPORT is not being used to assist the US war in Iran, the Taoiseach has said.
Lissycasey, St Breckan’s & Miltown climb to top of Cusack Cup with successive wins
*Cian Meaney of Lissycasey battles with Éire Óg’s Eoin Guilfoyle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY, St Breckan’s and St Joseph’s Miltown share top spot in the Cusack Cup with two wins in the opening rounds of the league.
Ukrainian man (29) claimed Jobseekers allowance in Ireland while living in Scotland for seven months
*The Ukrainian man received State benefits for seven months while he lived in Scotland. A 29-year old Ukrainian man who fled to Co Clare from the war in Ukraine in 2022 took advantage of the warm welcome he received from the State when illegally claiming Jobseeker’s allowance while couch-surfing in Scotland for seven months.
Corofin man stole €15 bag of coal & presented it to Gardaí ‘to be taken off the streets’
*Corofin. A COROFIN man presented a stolen €15 bag of coal at his local Garda Station after phoning a Garda beforehand to say that he was going to carry out the theft, it has been alleged in court.
Push for biggest ever spring clean in Galway
Cllr David Collins, Cathaoirleach of the County of Galway; Mark Molloy, Assistant Environmental Awareness Officer; Laura Mullins and Tomás Clancy, Community Wardens; and Liam Conneally, Chief Executive of Galway County Council. Photograph: Ray Ryan. HOUSEHOLDS, schools, businesses and community groups across County Galway are being encouraged to register for April’s National Spring Clean.