Day: 3 June 2026

A draft of the 2026-2028 Local Enterprise Plan presented at the Clare County Council headquarters

THE Draft Local Enterprise Plan 2026-2028 was presented today in a meeting at Clare County Council headquarters. Miltown Malbay’s Theresa Mulvihill Kileen delivered a presentation to several of the county’s cllrs on the work of Clare’s local enterprise office so far and their plans for the future. Members of each of Clare’s LEAs attended the …

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Bail application to be made for Dublin man charged in connection with €4.2m cannabis seizure

A BAIL application is to be made next week in court for a 40-year old Dublin man charged in connection with an estimated €4.2m cannabis drug seizure on the outskirts of Shannon last week. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, counsel, Barry O’Farrell BL told Judge Adrian Harris that a bail application would be made …

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Planning permission has been granted for Shannon Athletic Club

SHANNON Athletic Club have been granted planning permission to construct a new 400m running track at Tullyvarraga in the town, following a long running development saga. The club have also been granted permission for ancillary track facilities, changing rooms, an enlarged parking area and floodlighting by the local authority. An initial application was submitted by …

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Sixmilebridge GAA have applied for the erection of 8 floodlights at their Cappa Lodge grounds

THE fifteen time Clare Senior Hurling Champions made the application to Clare County Council late last month as part of ongoing efforts to improve facilities and member experience in the community. Located next to the recently opened €1.2 million Sixmilebridge GAA Arena, the Cappa Lodge pitch acts as a secondary facility for the hurling club …

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Plans for a 15m telecommunications structure to be built near Doolin Cave

A 15M TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE will be built close to Doolin Cave in order to provide enhanced broadband to Inisheer and Inishmaan, should a planning application by the NBI to Clare County Council be approved. Galway planning consultants Entrust have made an application to the planning department for the structure as well as a sizeable adjoining …

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Clare County Council have lodged plans to carry out further enhancements of Newmarket-On-Fergus village

FOLLOWING the completion of recent roadworks, the local authority is proposing a number of road and footpath developments in the Clare village, popular with commuters to Ennis, Shannon and Limerick. The council have applied to the planning department for “Proposed new parking area, proposed junction upgrades to include raised tables, upgrade of existing parking areas …

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Judge jails ex-Garda for four months for masturbating in front of three women in Gort

A JUDGE has jailed an ex-Garda and sex offender for four months for masturbating in clear view of three women in the south Galway town of Gort last June. At Gort District Court today, Judge Adrian Harris said that Francis Hannon (69) of Poolboy Cottages, Ballinasloe, Co Galway had engaged in “disgusting, deplorable and awful …

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