Sixmilebridge magician, Paddy Ward will show age is only a number when he appears on Ireland’s Got Talent this Saturday. 84 year old Paddy has picked up every single magic award there is to be got in Ireland, for five years running he won the International Brotherhood of Magician Ring 85 Shield as Ireland’s Top …
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O’HALLORAN & Griffin Ltd are preparing this week to celebrate 25 years in operation. In that quarter of a century, much has changed in the business of providing top quality furniture to the people of West Clare, however one thing that has remained constant is a focus on customer service delivered by a family-run unit, …
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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is facing growing demands to reverse the imposition of VAT on supplements to help many elderly people who rely on such products. Sally Smith – Owner of Open Sesame, has been in business for 31 years with two branches employing 6 Full Time and 4 Part Time staff. Even after 3 …
*(L-R): Carolann McDonald, Louise McNamara, Conor Thomey, John Kelly, John Gavin (Manager Silver Springs Hotel), Jennifer Nolan, Kelly Haugh, Peter Buckley, David Hogan, Ger Kelly. Photograph: Joe Buckley. Ex Irish internationals Ray Houghton, Mark Kinsella and Ronnie Whelan will take to the field for a Republic of Ireland team for a special game in Shannon …
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*Gavin Keary, Donal Moloney & Gerry O’Connor. Photograph: Martin Connolly Reducing the amount of frees conceded stood out to Gerry O’Connor as the main area his Clare side need to work on ahead of their trip to Cork on February 16th. Speaking to the media after their one point win over Kilkenny, Gerry flagged the …
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Business personnel in Lahinch have requested the closure of the coastal town’s main street to traffic during The Irish Open. Cllr Bill Slattery outlined a proposal from business people in the area at last Wednesday’s meeting of the West Clare Municipal District for a full day or evening closure of the main street in Lahinch. …
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Beds at private hospitals and nursing homes need to be utilised to alleviate the amount of patients on trolleys according to Rita McInerney. A candidate for Fianna Fáil in the next General Election, Rita has sought for University Hospital Limerick to be used in a pilot scheme. This would see patients transferred to private hospitals …
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Work on the development of the new Shannon Town Park has begun after Clare County Council signed a contract with M. Fitzgibbon Contractors. Completion is expected in mid 2019. The works include formal footpaths and a cycle track, an adventure play area and a bandstand/performance area, the first cycle pump track to be built in …
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Twenty years on from contesting her last local election in Clare, Betty Walsh is back but with a different party. In 1999, Betty was one of seven candidates in the four seat Killaloe constituency where she polled 397 first preference votes while flying the flag for The Labour Party. “People here were not represented, it …
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