Day: 29 July 2026

Cratloe man jailed over sickening child abuse material

Vaughn Bezuidenhout at Ennis Court Warning: The following article contains material some readers may find distressing  A JUDGE has jailed a retired industrial engineer for one year for the possession of child abuse images that included two short videos of two babies being sexually abused by an adult male.

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man (40s) killed in Cratloe collision

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Cratloe in the early hours of this morning. The single vehicle collision involved a car and occurred shortly after 7:00am in Ballymorris, close to the South-East Clare village. A male driver aged in 40s was pronounced deceased at the scene. The man’s body …

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Kildysart keen to kick on & show senior ability

*Kildysart’s Diarmuid O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.  HEADING into their fourth season back at the top table of Clare football, Kildysart will be keen to show what they can really offer by competing in the business end of the championship as opposed to fighting for survival.

Lidl provide further information on plans to demolish old Shannon store and build new one

LIDL Ireland have provided further information on their plans to demolish their current Shannon store and construct a new one storey discount foodstore. The German supermarket giant had previously been asked to provide further information by Clare County Council in relation to the proposed development’s visual impact and plans for traffic management in the county’s …

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“Crazy” regulations preventing crucial hedge cutting on rural roads

ENABLING landowners to cut roadside hedges and ditches is of the highest importance to improve visibility and road safety in rural areas, multiple Clare cllrs have claimed. In what was the last motion of the July meeting of Clare County Council, cllr Conor Ryan (FF) called on the local authority to “enable landowners to maintain …

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