*(Front) Darragh Hickey, Rian Russell & Tadhg Wall McMahon. (Seated) Shane Daniels & Alan Malone. (Middle) Pamela Buckley, Rory & Caroline Hickey & Edel Malone. (Back) Sean Buckley, Elaine Daniels, Tom Russell, Assumpta Hehir, Siobhán Hickey & David Russell. Photograph: Joe Buckley A NIGHT of celebrations took place last weekend for Éire Óg. Éire Óg …
*Moneypoint, Kilrush THE Clare County Council has its eyes on attracting a “significant employer” to the county. Cllr Tommy Guilfoyle (SF) has suggested that they invite IDA and Enterprise Ireland to give a presentation to Councillors and Council Management about attracting new employers to Clare. This motion comes as a result of the departure of …
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AI-ENABLED nudification has an urgent “need for regulation” as rules are due to be drawn up this August. Michael McNamara MEP is seeking closer legislative attention of AI and its “nudification tools.” He explained, “Recent controversy involving AI-enabled ‘nudification’ tools highlight the need for regulation in the development of AI.” This morning (January 15th), McNamara was …
*Duty Airport Manager Adrian Glynn from Shannon shakes hands with Katie Taylor. Photograph: Arthur Ellis EXCITING scenes took place over the weekend at Shannon Airport as they welcomed one of the country’s all-time greatest sporting legends, Katie Taylor. The Olympic medalist and world champion was greeted by the airport’s Duty Airport Manager, Airport Screening Unit …
CLARE will reach winds of 53km/h during the yellow wind warning over the weekend. Clare and six other counties have been issued a status yellow wind warning for 4pm-10pm Sunday, with Clare reaching winds from 29-53km/h. What is predicted to be a windy day with strong and gusty southwest winds, Met Éireann has warned of …
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THE Government’s decision to vote against the Mercosur deal will come as a “big relief” to Clare farmers, say local representatives. On an official trip to China, Taoiseach Micháel Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris have revealed plans to deny the Mercosur trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which would allow import duties to be …
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FOUR people have died on roads in Co Clare in 2025, marking no change from the previous year. RSA have published their yearly provisional road traffic collision figures, which reveal that Clare’s total road fatalities in 2025 are four, the same as 2024. Last year, Clare made up 2% of Ireland’s 190 total road deaths, a national increase …
*Anna Mannion, Fran Best & Miriam Simon. Photograph: Tom Micks SOROPTIMISTS are set to hand over €14k to Samaritans thanks to their recent Charity Dinner. On Saturday, the Ennis & District Branch of a women’s group raised €9,600 during their Nollaig na mBan Charity Dinner at the Old Ground Hotel in Ennis, bringing their Samaritans donation …
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*Dermot Hayes. Photograph: John Mangan DERMOT Hayes (71) has been remembered for his three decades of activism after his passing on Saturday. Dermot Hayes passed away peacefully on January 3 surrounded by family at the Mater Hospital, Dublin, in the care of their ICU team. “For now, we will take a pause, to reflect, grieve, …
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ENNIS has slipped to 15th spot in a recently released 2025 litter survey. The latest litter survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows that although Ennis is clean, the town has slipped two places in the ranking of 40 towns and cities. The An Taisce report for Ennis stated, “With just four …