A North Clare establishment has topped off a great week for the county’s booming foodie scene. Fanore based restaurant Vasco has been awarded the Georgina Campbell Natural Food Award for 2018, which recognises businesses that champion fresh, local and seasonal produce. According to the Georgina Campbell guides, the Natural Food Award seeks to recognise “an …
WHILE this doesn’t appear to be an official award, we think it should be. Because the county capital of Clare has just been named the friendliest place in Ireland. The ‘Ireland Before You Die website’ has a yearly list for ‘Friendliest Place In Ireland‘ and this year, the No 1 spot is bound to raise …
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LONG-SERVING Clare hurler Brendan Bugler has today confirmed that he is retiring from inter-county hurling. It was reported yesterday that the St Flannan’s teacher was ready to step down, and the 2013 All-Ireland winner today announced in a statement, “I wish to confirm that I am retiring from inter-county hurling with Clare. “Thank you to …
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GREAT news for villages and small towns across Clare as it’s been announced they will share in €1m for local projects. In total nine rural Clare towns will benefit from €944,000 under the 2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme, which is part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and focuses on projects which …
WE’RE big fans here in The Clare Echo of anything creative that makes the streets of our county more lively and vibrant. Ennis gets its fair share of buskers and in recent times you’ll no doubt have noticed a well-dressed man sitting on an amp at the Height while hollering a selection of old American-style …
ENNIS Councillor Mary Howard has hit out at the treatment of Ennis Train Station by Iarnród Éireann chiefs. In recent months the face-to-face ticket purchasing service has been removed from the station and the Fine Gael councillor says if things continue in this manner the whole station will be run by machines. In a statement …
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EVEN with our narrow and charming town centre streets, Ennis has managed to be declared a ‘Coach Friendly Town’ by the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland (CTTC), a representative body for Ireland’s coach touring companies and private bus operators. The County Capital is one of only three towns in Ireland to have successfully …
A FUNDRAISING event in aid of John Burke’s Elevate Foundation will see over 70 young singers from across North Clare – along with another 40 from a German youth choir – coming together during World Mental Health Week 2017 and National Choral Singing Week. The Burren Children’s Choir is presenting ‘A Song With a Smile …
Dubbed “Tinder for Bulls”, Kilnaboy farmer Brian Kelly’s Bullmatch app received a lot of attention when it was launched at the recent Ploughing Championships. Brian is happy with the attention the brand new app has received, but is keen to set the record straight on what the app actually does. “It’s fantastic for publicity, absolutely, …
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