SHANNON Airport is set to welcome over 24,000 passengers across the upcoming February bank holiday period. This figure represents a 14% jump on the same time last year, as the popularity of St Brigid’s bank holiday getaways soar. The early long weekend is encouraging travellers to swop the January blues for blue skies, with the …
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*Mhairi Barron, Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Injury Unit in Ennis Hospital MORE than 53,000 patients avoided unnecessary long waits at the busy Emergency Department during 2025 by attending the three Mid West Injury Units at St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh Hospitals. The three units processed a total of 53,489 minor injuries This was …
*Ríona Hely performing at the 2026 Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada Competition. Photograph: Darragh Kane CONCERTINA player Ríona Hely from Ennis won the Seán Ó Riada Bonn Óir 2026 competition on Friday. The event took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and was broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta on the programme Cuireadh …
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*(L-R) Mary McInerney, Cian McInerney (scholarship recipient), Denis Drennan (ICMSA President), and Laura McInerney A YOUNG Sixmilebridge farm student was one of the four recipients of a €1,500 scholarship. Cian McInerney of Pallaskenry College was presented the 2025 John Feely Foundation scholarship at the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation’s (ICMSA) Head Office in Limerick last …
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*St Brigid’s Crosses. Photograph: Myriam Riand ENNISTYMON will come alive this Brigid’s Day with a rich and welcoming three day community festival. Running from January 31st to February 2nd, the festival celebrates the start of the celtic season Imbolg and the turning of the year from Winter into Spring. Tke part in workshops, music, storytelling, …
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FIGURES released by the Department of Housing, Local Government show that 221 previously vacant or derelict homes in Clare have been brought back to use, thanks to €12.93m in funding to Clare applicants under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant since the scheme launched. The figures also reveal that there is a robust pipeline of projects …
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*James Browne TD (FF). Photograph: Andrew Downes OVER €150,000 has been announced for the protection of historic buildings in Clare. The Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) supports the repair, restoration and protection of historic structures from traditional homes to landmark public buildings across Ireland, in our cities, towns and villages and across the wider countryside. …
*Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Cíosóg Inis SCHOOLS in Ennis and Spanish Point are to benefit from significant investments. The announcement comes as part of the second tranche of new special classes allocated nationwide, which will see a record number of new special classes sanctioned across the country to open for the 2026/2027 school year. Expressing his delight …
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THE government plans to build a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquified natural gas (LNG) in Cahiracon. Despite Minister Darragh O’Brien’s recent admission that the state will miss its 2030 emissions reduction targets by a significant margin, the decision to build Ireland’s first LNG terminal appears to be imminent. In order to fast track this process, …
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*Traditional spinning and weaving at the Imbolc event at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. Photograph: Eamon Ward THE annual Imbolc Celebration, a vibrant festival honouring Celtic traditions and St Brigid, takes place at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park on Sunday, February 1st, from 11am-5pm. The Clare attraction’s family-friendly event will feature a host of various …
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