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Day: 11 June 2026

“You’re not alone!” Cancer survivor reeps benefits from Relay for Life

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CLARE Relay for Life takes place this Saturday at Tim Smythe Park in the Fairgreen, raising vital funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Committee member Lorraine White says the organisation and its supports were a massive benefit to her during her cancer journey. First diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019, Lorraine found treatment during lockdown …

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‘Dedicated’ Gort woman honoured as Hospice Hero

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A GORT woman has been honoured for her long-standing commitment to Sunflower Days fundraising in Galway City Hospice. Rita Molloy received the award from Hospice Sunflower Days Ambassador, Miriam O’Callaghan, at a special ceremony in St. Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 last week to coincide with the Hospice Sunflower Days 2026 campaign launch. The Gort …

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Dooley confirms €100k for New Nature-Based Play Space at Lees Road

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A new nature-based play and learning space will be developed at John O’Sullivan Park, Lees Road, Ennis after Clare County Council won a bid as a pilot location for new government funding. The €100,000 funding, confirmed this morning by local Minister Timmy Dooley TD (FF), will support the creation of a high-quality outdoor play environment …

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Men convicted of illegal hunting of hares on land without permission in Doolin

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At recent sittings of Ennis District Court on the 13 March 2026 and 8 April 2026, Simon Casey of 12 Clonlong, South Hill, Limerick and Padraig Casey of 13 Clonlong South Hill, Limerick, pleaded guilty and were convicted for breaching Section 44 of the Wildlife Act 1976.   The case involved the illegal hunting of …

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Clare man enters signed guilty plea to Carrigaholt Post Office robbery

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ONE of the four Co Clare men accused of the robbery of Carrigaholt Post Office in west Clare in January has signed a guilty plea to the robbery. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Darren Cassidy (38) of Lifford Mews, Lifford, Ennis signed the guilty plea to robbing Maura McKiernan, the post-mistress at An Post Carrigaholt, The Square, Carrigaholt of …

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