SHANNON Airport has pledged its support to farmers battling the current fodder crisis by offering to repeat its intervention of 2013 when it harvested silage from its 400 acre site. The Airport’s operations team will meet with farm representatives over the coming days to explore the need to fast-track cutting of grass on the airport …
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KILKEE Chamber of Commerce have thanked Clare County Council for their quick response to a graffiti incident in the town. “We’d like to commend and sincerely thank Clare County Council for their efforts in removing all traces of the graffiti,” Kilkee Chamber of Commerce Chair Elaine Haugh said. Shocked locals woke up to the phrase …
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UP TO 25 new jobs will be created when LIDL open their second Ennis store . LIDL have confirmed that plans are about to be lodged with Clare County Council for a new store on the Limerick road. Additional commercial units will also be developed at the site, including a creche. Speaking on Clare FM, …
A SIMULATED major armed incident was staged at Shannon Airport today as part of an exercise for local response units. These dramatic images, caught by photographer Arthur Ellis, depict a bilateral training exercise between An Garda Siochana and Defence Forces at Shannon Airport. On this occasion the exercise was facilitated by Shannon Airport Authority. The focus …
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THE Ennis to Limerick rail line is due to re-open tomorrow after being closed for a number of months. The train line has been flooded at Ballycar since late January, but the flood waters have finally receded and normal services will resume from early tomorrow. Flood waters rose to a maximum height of 1.60m above …
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THE West Clare Drama Festival may be over, but the folks in Doonbeg just cannot get enough. Final rehearsals are underway for a fantastic performance of drama and song, starting on Easter Monday. The All Ireland winning Doonbeg Drama Group, led by producer Mary Egan, will take to the stage with Shakespeare’s a Dick by …
BABY Aoibhín O’Connor from Ennis had her first open heart surgery when she was just three days old. But Sunday was a day to forget about hospital visits and difficult days as seven month old Aoibhín enjoyed her very first St Patrick’s Day parade with her family. Mum Christina, Dad Rory, big sisters Sophie and …
GARDAÍ are appealing for any witnesses to the fatal stabbing in Shannon in the early hours of Sunday morning to come forward. At approximately 2am on Sunday, March 18, an altercation took place between a number of males at the Shannon Knights Night Club. Two males were injured and taken to University Hospital Limerick. One …
IT’S that time of the year again, as it’s curtain up for the 57th West Clare Drama Festival this Saturday. Four of the plays will be performed by Clare groups, reflecting the strong tradition of drama in the county. Monday night features the first Clare group Sliabh Aughty, Mounttshannon present another comedy “Moonglow” by Kim …
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