15/09/2026 - Clare Echo

Oileán: Local ingredients, comforting food and warm welcome for locals and tourists

Oileán Restaurant is at the centre of a resurgent Kilrush hospitality scene at the epicentre of West Clare. The family-run bar & restaurant was opened in March, 2024 by Megan Nolan and her partner David. Kilrush native Megan describes Oileán as a deeply personal homecoming. Reflecting on her family’s multi-generational business roots in Kilrush, she …

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Champions Éire Óg left with ‘lots to work on’ despite 17 point win insists O’Connor

By Gearóid Howley

*Éire Óg’s Liam Corry is watched by teammate Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Ruthie Griffin. DESPITE securing their place in the semi-finals of the Clare SHC with a seventeen point win, Éire Óg still have “an awful lot to work on”.

‘For the Love of Gort’ art exhibition to celebrate town’s past and present

By Paige Foley

*Gort Welcomes Migrants by Alan Johnston GORT Arts is set to host its third annual member exhibition, For the Love of Gort, opening on Saturday, September 19 at the Michael Kennedy Pottery Studio in Gort. The exhibition will feature work inspired by Gort and the surrounding area, exploring the town as a place of memory, …

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Day: 15 September 2026

Oileán: Local ingredients, comforting food and warm welcome for locals and tourists

Champions Éire Óg left with ‘lots to work on’ despite 17 point win insists O’Connor

‘For the Love of Gort’ art exhibition to celebrate town’s past and present

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