Works on the Ennis South Flood Relief Scheme have been dealt a blow as the appointed contractor has formally withdrawn the tender. It comes weeks ahead of an anticipated start date with Clare County Council having informed local residents in April that work was soon to get underway. However a contractual issue relating to a …
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Clare’s All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-final with Wexford has been confirmed to take place in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday. For the second year in a row, the Donal Moloney and Gerry O’Connor managed outfit will compete in the quarter-finals and once again, Páirc Uí Chaoimh is the venue. 3pm is the throw-in time for the …
An Ennis resident is playing a pivotal role in the rescue of a young football team and their coach trapped in a cave in Thailand. Twelve boys and their 25-year-old football coach ventured into the Tham Luang cave complex after training and became trapped by rising waters more than a fortnight ago, on June 23rd. …
A Clare athlete has qualified for the semi-finals of the World U20 Athletic Championships. Jo Keane finished in seventh place in the fifth heat for the 800m with a time of 02:09:59 on Tuesday morning. Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji was the winner in a time of 02:05:18. However the St Flannans student was the fastest qualifier …
Shannon Airport now hosts the world’s largest collection of model aircraft. It is fitting because it is the very airport where the obsession began for a collector to purchase 1,500 plus specialist diecast models. Farranshone, Limerick man Michael Kelly (67) has put his incredible aircraft collection on view in Shannon over six decades after his …
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An Ennis company came to the rescue of a hospital patient that said she felt like being locked into a car such was the volume of heat entering her ward. Kelly RAC reacted to a call from Sinead Johnston on Liveline and delivered a brand new air conditioning unit to the ward of the Kerry …
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The thirteenth ever Ennis Street Arts Festival has concluded. Urban wildlife has been the theme for this year’s Ennis Street Arts Festival. The event’s founder, Ana Bella Alvarez explained why they opted to focus on it for 2018. “The way that we live today, we take it for granted everything we have around us. We’re …
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Ballynacally/Lissycasey have been crowned U10 Community Games Munster Champions. They defeated Newport of Tipperary by the smallest of margins, winning out 3-05 3-04 in the decider. Their success is all the more impressive given that they trailed by seven points earlier in the game. In the semi-final, the Clare representatives overcame the challenge of Kerry …
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Clare kicked off the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland ladies football championship with an impressive eleven point win over Down. Clare 2-17 Down 1-09 Venue: Kinnegad Niamh O’Dea scored 2-07 from play as James Murrihy’s side overcame the challenge of Down in Co Meath on Sunday afternoon. For Clare the objective in today’s outing was to pick …
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Five Clare primary schools are to receive a total of €207,130 for playgrounds under the second phase of 2018 CLÁR funding, Doolin National School is to receive €44, 980.32 for the provision of a play area that will include school-safety surfaces, fencing and suitable equipment, while Dromindoora National School has been allocated €49,636 for an …
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