CLARE County Council has welcomed the announcement by Retail Excellence Ireland that Ennis has been shortlisted to retain its title of Ireland’s Friendliest Place. Ennis, Carrick-on-Shannon, Limerick, Slane and Waterford will all be vying for the top spot come November when the winner will be announced at a sell-out black-tie event in Killarney. Retail Excellence, …
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THIS week marks two months of parenting in the Burke/Garrihy household and its fair to say our whole lives have changed! You hear it all the time but until that little bundle arrives nothing quite prepares you for all that wonder and awe! It’s another cliche but it’s true when they say it takes a …
MENTAL health activist Gary Fitzgibbon has said that the protest held outside Ennis Hospital on Saturday has made him realise that the state of the Mental Health Service is worse than he thought. Speaking to The Clare Echo, Gary claimed a young woman was turned away twice in the one day from the Acute Unit …
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TRIBUTES have been paid to former Clare County Manager Michael Nunan who has passed away. Mr. Nunan, who was a native of Kilfinane in County Limerick but had been living in Ennis for over three decades, served as County Manager for County Clare from 1984 to 1994. Mayor of Clare, Councillor Michael Begley commented, “On …
THERE was thunderous applause and cheering as Minister of State Pat Breen was told to sit down by the Chair of last night’s public meeting in Cree. The meeting was called in an attempt to save the village’s post office, which is due to close over the next few months. The crowd, which numbered almost …
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Sycamore Drive: launching Friday August 31st 2018 at 5pm DNG O’Sullivan Hurley are thrilled to be opening the doors of its offices to launch 47 truly unique properties by quality home builders Keogh Homes. One of our latest new homes projects is positioned in the popular residential area of the Limerick Road in Ennis. Cormac …
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I RECEIVED a postal letter at our offices some time ago. That it was hand written is relevant and apt, as this person’s broadband was probably so slow that a letter may well have been the quicker option. “Dear Editor,” the sender wrote. “Please note the above figures highlighted re depopulation in West Clare (Corca …
Fourteen people who had supported Supermac’s Ireland Ltd planned motorway services plaza have formally withdrawn their backing for the project – with some claiming their signatures were forged in withdrawal statement. The Clare Echo understands signatures of people abroad – and of the deceased – were used in the submissions. In total, more than 190 …
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One of Clare’s most talented footballers of the millennium has been remembered as a warrior on the pitch, after dying at the age of thirty seven. Michael O’Shea lined out for the Clare senior footballers for fifteen seasons, making his debut in 1999 and retiring in 2014 when the county secured promotion from Division 4 …
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A protest calling for improvements of the mental health facilities in Clare takes place this Saturday outside Ennis General Hospital. Shannon’s Gary Fitzgibbon has organised the event runs from 12pm to 3pm this Saturday and comes on the back of a public meeting held in Treacy’s West County Hotel last month. He explained to The …
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