DARKNESS into Light has grown exponentially over the last few years, with dawn walks now happening in every corner of the globe. Pieta House’s vision is to create a world where suicide, self-harm and stigma have been replaced by hope, self-care and acceptance. Darkness into Light is vital for their fundraising, for raising awareness and …
By Eoin Neylon IN THE past fortnight thousands of young political activists have been attending annual conferences of political youth wings across the country. This youth conference season kicked off a fortnight ago in Athlone with Ógra Fianna Fáil and the weekend just gone saw Young Fine Gael meet at Limerick Junction and Sinn Féin …
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THE Donohue family from Kilbeacanty, Co Galway are an old school family; farming people on the edge of Lough Cutra lake. The tragic circumstances around the death of Niall Donohue has been well documented since Niall took his life by suicide back in October 2013 and it plays heavily on the family still. ‘’It’s with …
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THEY might not know it – but more than 1,200 runners will run past the old front door of Eamon Moloney’s first home when they take part in the run which honours the man himself this Saturday. The Eamon Moloney Run is in its sixth year and is now included in the highly reputed Run …
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YOUR pooch is part of the family and while you would love to bring them everywhere with you, sometimes it just isn’t practical. But dog friendly hang outs are becoming more popular, with a cinema in Dublin even hosting a dog friendly screening of Isle of Dogs recently. Our Love Clare columnist Aoibhín Garrihy has the …
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TWO Clare teenagers scooped prestigious accolades at Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards. Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year is the highlight of Limerick’s Fresh Film Festival, which is now in its 22nd Year. Jakub Bajerski from Ennis, Clare won the TG4 Award for the best film in the Irish Language for his film …
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THE HSE have announced a €380 million spend on community healthcare in the Mid-West for 2018. They hope to use the Mid-West Community Healthcare Operational Plan to change internal processes and improve their overall performance. “It will allow us to identify deficits in our performance and take the necessary corrective action, as the achievement of …
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A very big slice of American retro will unfold at Shannon Airport over two days on April 21st and 22nd as the world’s biggest Drive-In LED screen movie experience comes to the airport campus. Flip-tops may be in short supply but there’ll be plenty of other timeless Drive-In ingredients, such as Burgers, hot dogs, soda, pizza, popcorn, …
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GOT a cracking idea but don’t have the space or internet connection to work on it? Then be sure to check out one of Clare’s brand new shiny digital hubs, opened just yesterday by Minister of State Pat Breen. Three digital hub facilities developed by Clare County Council were officially opened in Kilrush, Miltown Malbay …
