CAVE diver Jim Warny and Shannon Airport are to feature in a film retelling the story that gripped the world’s attention earlier this year, when 12 young boys and their football coach were trapped in a cave in Thailand following heavy flooding. Ennis based cave diver Jim Warny, one of an elite multi-national group of …
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Clare County Fire and Rescue Service responded to 2 bonfire incidents on Halloween night. Both incidents occurred in the Cloughleigh area of Ennis. The overall cost associated with the call out of the Fire Service to these incidents was approximately €2,000. The cost associated with the clean-up of the bonfire sites has not yet been …
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LOUISE McDermott, a young mum had struggled with her weight for a long time. After having her little boy her weight hit an all-time high. Louise found herself getting into more comfortable clothes to hide her weight. She was so busy looking after her son she forgot to look after herself. Her weight had spiralled …
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by Páraic McMahon Four Indian priests are currently ministering in the Diocese of Killaloe, The Clare Echo can reveal. Serving in the towns of Shannon, Ennis, Nenagh and Birr, Fr. Francis Xavier Kochuveettil, Fr. Joy Njarakattuvely, Fr. Rexon Chullicakal (pictured) and Fr. Antony Puthiyaveettil all moved to the Diocese at various stages in the last year and …
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Energy Efficient Bungalows trump Haunted Houses this Halloween as much anticipated Housing Development is unveiled at Park View, Clarecastle. The focus was more on energy efficient homes than haunted houses in Clarecastle this Halloween Bank Holiday weekend, as the much anticipated 10 bungalow development at Park View was unveiled for the first time on Saturday …
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IRISH traditional music fans should confirm November 7 to 12 in their diaries, as those are the dates for one of the genre’s most popular festivals, Ennis Trad Fest 2018. “It is our twenty-fifth festival in a row, so it is our Silver Jubilee anniversary and we are going to give everyone a great weekend …
photo courtesy Cllr Mary Howard GARDAI are investigating what’s been described as a cowardly act of vandalism after a War Memorial in Ennis was destroyed. Cllr Mary Howard, who is a member of the Clare Peace Park committee who commissioned the memorial, said that the memorial which was worth in the region of €70,000 was …
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No requests have been made to the Diocese of Killaloe for breastfeeding to be allowed in churches across the county. Last week, Mount St Alphonsus Church in Limerick City became Ireland’s “first official breastfeeding-friendly church”. The church signed up to the ‘We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Limerick’ run by Limerick City & County Council and Healthy Ireland which aims to normalise breastfeeding in public …
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Clare SFC final preview Ennistmon vs Miltown Malbay Sunday, 3.30pm, Cusack Park By Martin Daly MY INTRODUCTION to intercounty football happened at breakneck speed. A call from the Clare football set-up at 19 years of age was followed by a journey to the Munster final in 1992 where we famously beat Kerry at the Gaelic …
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1. Ollie’s Ghost Tour Take a jaunt back in time with tour guide Ollie Gleeson, as he creates a fun Halloween themed walking tour for children through Parnell Street and it’s spooktacular bow-ways and lanes to hear all about the characters that walked the streets before us on Saturday 27th October. Parnell Street’s eery backdrop …
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