CLARE’S principal emergency response agencies are advising schools to close and members of the public and services providers to avoid any non-urgent travel during Monday due to the Red Alert weather warning in place. The appeal has been issued following a meeting of the Inter Agency Co-ordination group in Ennis this morning (Sunday). Clare County …
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MORE than 80 thrill-seeking cyclists descended on Lee’s Road last week as Clare hosted the Munster Cyclocross CX League, which saw competitors take on jumps, steps, and special features. On Sunday morning last they came from all over Munster and further afield for the start of the Munster Cyclocross CX League Round 1 in John …
THE good people at Clare County Council have issued a storm warning for the entire county in advance of severe weather conditions that are expected during Monday. We already warned of the impending upset Hurricane Ophelia is expected to bring as it approaches Ireland on Monday and County Clare has now been upgraded to a …
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COUNTY Clare has long been a bastion of Catholicism and the latest CSO statistics have confirmed as much. Some 98,363 people living in the Banner County consider themselves to be Roman Catholic, and that’s quite the team! But it’s not all good news for the Catholic Church because we’ve taken a closer look at the …
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WE KNEW we were on to a winner when we welcomed our beauty columnist Caroline Bourke on board as she has just been named the RSVP Business Woman of the week. It’s the second accolade she has received from the magazine in recent weeks, as she was recently awarded the RSVP Best Wedding Makeup in …
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Road conditions could be pretty dicey this weekend the tail end of Hurricane Ophelia rolls over the Clare coast. The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads over the weekend and on Monday, as Met Éireann has warned that storm-force winds, heavy rain, and high sea levels …
SEEKING Vision Clare marked World Sight Day by giving people an understanding of what it’s like to live in the dark. We met Seeking Vision administrator Eithne Killeen and volunteer Noel Mulconroy, who were walking together down O’Connell Street. Noel was blindfolded, carried a walking cane and was also supported by Eithne. “The help beside …
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AN Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD has announced that the M20 Limerick to Cork is moving ahead and to say the least, people are pretty delighted. The announcement by Mr Varadkar in Cork this morning that funding has been secured to commence the planning process and that the project will be included in the 10-year plan …
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BE CAREFUL on the roads out there this morning as we have already had two reports of collisions on the M18 Galway/Limerick road. Emergency services attended the scene on the northbound lane before junction 15 Crusheen where a vehicle struck a barrier. According to AA Roadwatch, the crash has now been cleared. Motorists also reported …
Two collisions on Clare roads as the Heavens open this morning Read More »
SISTERS were doing it for themselves at the National Women’s Enterprise Day in Killaloe today. Clare, Limerick and Tipperary Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) teamed up to create an event for over 100 aspiring female entrepreneurs and female-led businesses across the region. Clare (LEO) Senior Enterprise Development Officer Linda Earlie said that there are plenty of …