ELEVATE hosted its very first Youthfest event at Hotel Doolin in association with Clare Youth Service recently. The day saw 250 young people come together for a fun, welcoming and interactive day out that informed, inspired and uplifted the young people in attendance to help understand and improve their mental health and wellbeing and to …
FINE Gael Councillor Mary Howard has called on Clare County Council to crack down on dog fouling by introducing new measures to deal with the problem. She suggested that plain clothes dog wardens be employed to patrol known dog fouling black spots and a scheme where members of the public receive a financial award for …
SHANNON Airport is on the up, up and away as they have just announced two airlines are extending their flights to New York. Aer Lingus will operate their Shanonn to New York JFK year round in 2019, while Norwegian Airlines is increasing its New York Stewart International Airport to a daily service from October 2018. …
I LOVE this quote by Leo Buscaglia about loving oneself which goes as follows, “Love yourself—accept yourself—forgive yourself—and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful and amazing things.” Suicide is claiming the lives of at least 700 or more people each year in Ireland. Also a …
LOOKING for your dream home, or know someone who is? House hunting can be a challenging experience these days and when you finally find your ideal pad, the last think you want is to stress about your mortgage. Get ahead of the game and go along to the AIB mortgage information evening in Ennis on …
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MAMA to be Aoibhín Garrihy and her mum Clare, members of the Vhi Run Squad, yesterday launched the 2018 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon ‘Run Together Day’ which will take place at Lees Road parkrun, Ennis this Saturday, April 14. Vhi is calling on walkers, joggers and runners of all ages and abilities to join the …
THE planned works for Blake’s Corner in Ennistymon have been given the go ahead by Clare’s local representatives. At Monday’s Council meeting, the part 8 planning application was passed without discussion. A part 8 planning application is made by a local authority to the elected members of the council for work on public infrastructure projects …
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BY QUALIFYING for and attending the 2018 AFL Europe Champions League, West Clare Waves Women’s Aussie Rules Club had already made history in becoming the first ever Irish club to take part. They weren’t stopping there. Over a gruelling five match schedule at the Dutch National Rugby Centre on Saturday, the Clare based outfit went …
By Elaine Tubridy TWO ENNIS Gardai have been hailed as heroes after helping a nine-day old baby who wasn’t breathing after being rushed to Ennis Garda Station. The incident occurred on the evening of April 4 last at 5.50pm. The newborn’s parents were walking their pram in the Abbey Street area when they noticed their baby …
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IRELAND’S most special twins, Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf, got the VIP treatment at Shannon Airport on Friday. The Cork twins, who were conjoined at birth but survived thanks to a miraculous operation to separate them, have spent the last eight years of their lives in and out of surgery. The courageous twins, who have already …
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