SPEAKING in the European Parliament’s plenary debate on the rights and protection of victims of crime, Independent MEP from Clare, Michael McNamara, called for urgent action at national and European level to support victims of drug debt intimidation, a growing crisis he described as affecting young people across Ireland and, increasingly, across the EU. MEP …
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SCATTERY Island has reopened to visitors on 21 May 2026, marking the return of one of the Shannon Estuary’s most distinctive heritage sites for the summer season. Located just off Kilrush Co Clare, the island will once again welcome visitors from May through September, with ferry access from Kilrush Marina and guided tours available throughout …
*Pictured: John Callinan of Meelick A band of County Clare men are proving that the dream of pulling on an Ireland shirt can come any time. This month, a heavy contingent of Clare players who play their footgolf at Munster Footgolf in Shannon, will pack their bags, grab their size-5 footballs, and board flights bound …
*Liam Keane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GOALS proved vital for Clare’s minor footballers as they qualified for the All-Ireland tier two championship quarter-final.
*Patrick O’Loughlin & Klea Krasniqi at the Fleadh Nua farewell session 2025 Fleadh Nua 2026 will mark 75 years since the founding of Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann, with a special concert which will bring together some of the finest traditional musicians, singers and dancers from throught county Clare and beyond. ‘An Tradisiun Beo – The Living …
The long trip to Shelbourne Park on last Friday night proved successful for Banner greyhounds.
Pictured: Gemma Brady (Doora-Barefield), Caitríona Ní Riordain (Doora-Barefield) Aislinn Carey (Doora-Barefield) Amy O’Sullivan (Ennis) Doireann Ní Bhraoin (Sixmilebridge) A STRONG Clare contingent will represent Ireland on the international volleyball stage this summer as Ireland’s Senior Women’s and Men’s National Teams prepare for major competitions at home and abroad. Ireland’s Senior Women’s National Team will travel …
*Shannon College of Hotel Management students Hannah O’Flanagan and Laura Shanahan with Liam Silke, who graduated in the 1960s from the College, celebrate at an event to mark the 75th anniversary of Shannon College of Hotel Management and the launch of a new degree Bachelor of Business Global Luxury and Experience Management yesterday. Photo by Andrew Downes New undergraduate …
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*Clare’s Stephen O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s involvement in the Munster minor football championship has been ended by Kerry after they were outscored 1-13 0-3 on Monday evening.
*Pictured: Celebrating recent fossil discoveries in the Burren National Park Interpretation Centre (L-R): Carol Gleeson, UNESCO Burren Geopark Project Manager, Clare County Council; Flan Davoran, Eamonn Twomey, Michael Killeen, Michele Taylor, Sean Forde, Megan Lee, Helen Carty, Phoebe Larkin and Niall O’Reilly, NPWS Staff; Catriona Ryan, Director of the NPWS and Dr Eamon Doyle, Geologist, …