Disruption in Clare courts concludes as legal aid solicitors end protest
*Ennis Courthouse. DISRUPTION to the criminal courts in Co Clare has ended with all Clare based solicitors resuming work on all criminal legal aid cases before the courts.
Day: 2 September 2026
Clare Person of the Year accolades for Hillery, Griffin & Sheedy with legacy awards for Vaughan & Hayes
DR JOHN Hillery has been named the Clare Person of the Year for 2026 with special accolades for Clare U20 goalkeeper Mark Sheedy, former All Star Tony Griffin and legacy awards for the late North Clare natives Joe Vaughan and Dermot Hayes.
Corofin criticise ‘lunacy’ of dual players playing four championship games in fourteen days
*Corofin’s senior footballers stand for the national anthem in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chíosóg, Ennis. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN’s senior football manager has labelled it as “lunacy” that their dual players will be forced to play four championship games in fourteen days.
Daktronics enter redundancy consultation putting 100 jobs at risk in Ennistymon
100 jobs are under threat in Ennistymon with Daktronics entering a redundancy consultation process.
New Ennis fire station moves into design phase as contract signed
*Contract signing for the Ennis Firestation || Photograph by Eamon Ward PLANS for a new fire station headquarters in Ennis have moved into the design phase following the signing of contracts with the appointed design team. Clare County Council has completed the procurement process for design consultancy services for the new Clare County Fire and …
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Scariff/Ogonnelloe seal place in semi-finals & Clooney/Quin shock Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Scariff/Ogonnelloe’s Bonnie Wiley Murphy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SCARIFF/OGONNELLOE have secured their spot in the knockout stages of the Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship.
Safety measures sought at Fanore National School amid concerns over footpath and crossing
CONCERNS have been raised over road safety outside Fanore National School, with calls for improved pedestrian infrastructure between the school and Fanore Beach.
Shannon Airport lenses in on top photography with return of PPAI exhibition
Mark Condren, 2026 Press Photographer of the year, Clare photographers Eamon Ward and John Kelly pictured with Niall Kearns, Airport Director, Shannon Airport (centre) and Dan Linehan, President of Press Photographers Ireland as the Press Photographers of Ireland exhibition opens at Shannon Airport. Photograph: Don Moloney. FOR the second year in a row, Shannon Airport …
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€4 cinema tickets available at Arc Cinema Ennis this weekend
TWO DAYS. EVERY FILM. TICKETS FROM JUST €4! Film fans across Clare are in for a treat as #NationalCinemaWeekend arrives at @Arc Cinema Ennis on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September. For two days only, tickets to every film will be available from just €4 – making it the perfect opportunity to catch the latest blockbusters, enjoy a family …
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N67 to be closed off for Irish Open weekend as Doonbeg buckles up for biggest security operation in the State this year
*Gardaí on duty during the 2019 visit of Donald Trump to Doonbeg. Photograph: Martin Connolly DOONBEG will be the setting for Ireland’s biggest security operation of the year.