Everest mountaineer and Elevate founder, John Burke has been named Grand Marshal of this year’s Ennis St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Mayor of Ennis Councillor Paul Murphy today (Thursday, 01 February 2018) said that John is receiving the honour in recognition of his efforts to bring wellness programmes to young people in Clare as well …
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WITH a screen in each hand and one on in the background, it’s so easy to lose our connection with the natural world in today’s society. That’s why we were intrigued when we heard about Co Clare’s first Forest School for kids. The Happy Out Forest School aims to bring children into a woodland over …
By Lauren Guilfoyle The Clare Senior Hurlers got their league campaign off to a winning start with a five point victory over traditional rivals Tipperary in front of a six thousand strong home crowd in Cusack Park on Sunday. Clare started with a relatively strong team that most likely won’t see massive change when championship …
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DOG Warden Frankie Coote has confirmed that there is nothing he can do about the wild goats that roam on the area known as “The Rocky” in Ennis. The herd of roughly 10 goats, who have inhabited the area for decades, have drawn attention to themselves recently by entering local residents’ gardens and making themselves …
IT’S the first of February and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is well and truly in the air. So if you are recently engaged and planning your nuptials for 2018, make sure you check out possible options for stunning wedding shots in Co Clare. Our resident ‘Love Clare’ columnist Aoibhin Garrihy has …
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WE CAN’T think better way to say good riddance to boring old January than to gaze up at the super blue moon that will be visible over Clare skies tonight. What is a super blue moon we hear you ask? Well, let us break it down for you. A blue moon occurs when there are …
BUS transfers between Ennis and Limerick will continue until further notice, according to Irish rail. The statement comes as the train line was forced to close again over the weekend due to flooding on the track at Ballycar. A spokesperson for Irish Rail said: “Iarnród Éireann will monitor flood levels which are continuing to rise, …
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A BEAUTIFUL, festive music video by young Irish musician Seán O’Malley has been released and is quickly spreading online, warming hearts all over the country! ‘Snow’ tells the story of a young man walking home in the depths of winter after a heavy snowfall. He stops to take in his surroundings and the description of all he …
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THE Guilfoyle family from Ennis have done the Banner so very proud with their efforts on Ireland’s Fittest Family. Unfortunately it was not to be as they were knocked out of the competition last night after facing the eliminator round. The Guilfoyles did battle with the Cores and the Smyths in the port of Cork, …
ENNIS Hospital, as part of the UL Hospitals Group, and the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association (ILFA) have marked IPF World Week (September 16th to 24th) with an awareness event. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a rare and progressive condition which involves the development of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the lungs. There are over 1,000 people …
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