HSE officials are urging all adults under the age of 40 to get the MMR vaccine, if they have not already done so. The appeal comes as 23 cases of measles have been confirmed in the Mid West in recent weeks, with one of the cases in Co Clare. “We are asking all adults aged …
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BURREN Animal Rescue have a new resident and while we are completely bemused by the situation, our heart goes out to the (not so) little guy. This male Kunekune pig turned up on Sunday morning in a garden in Cratloe of all places and no one has any idea where he came from. Burren Animal …
Fine Gael Councillor Mary Howard is urging local business to be mindful of selling shaving foam and silly string on St Patrick’s Day. “I appeal to all businesses especially on the route of the St. Patrick’s Day parade be sensible as to whom they sell these products to” Cllr Howard said. Over the last number of …
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SHE made it home! Poor Millie the golden retriever has been through so much. She went missing from her home in Corofin on February 6 and her owner Brenda Reilly took to Facebook to try and bring her poor pup home. The “Find Millie” Facebook page received almost 10,000 shares and post likes, with the …
CLARE Person of the Year and Elevate founder John Burke will be on hand to launch ‘Piece of Mind’ in Kilrush this Thursday. Piece of Mind is an information booklet on mental health that highlights the services available at local and national level when help is needed. It also has information on how to spot …
KNOCKLISHEEN Direct Provision Centre resident Donnah Vuma has said that while she is very grateful to be living in Ireland, her safety should not be granted at the cost of her freedom. Ms Vuma gave a briefing on what it’s like to live in the centre to the members of Clare County Council today. “We …
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By Eoin Neylon With Fine Gael and Sinn Féin relatively set in Clare for the next General Election, it’s now the time for the Fianna Fáil faithful in the county to go about selecting their candidates for the upcoming election. Fine Gael are likely to add one of either Mary Howard or Martin Conway to …
SHANNON Chamber has welcomed the announcement that planning permission is being sought to deliver a new cinema in SkyCourt Shopping Centre. It comes as Skycourt management have lodged planning to develop a four-screen cinema in the old foodcourt, to include one large 210-seater auditorium along with three smaller auditoriums ranging from 90- to 50-seaters. “Shannon has …
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THE damaged statue of the little boy in the Ennis Garden of Remembrance has been restored, thanks to stonecutter Barry Wrafter. The statue had suffered some serious damage to the head and neck, with previous attempts to fix it making the problem worse. Nails were driven into the neck and glue was used, exacerbating the …
WHAT better way is there to spend a Monday afternoon than drooling over some stunning property? And affordable property at that. This five bedroom beauty will set you back €200,000, which is a pretty sweet deal in this property climate. This property boasts not one, but two reception rooms, as well as a kitchen, utility, …