*US President Donald Trump visit to Ireland 2019 DONALD Trump is set to land in Shannon Airport this evening on his way back to the US. The US President will stop in Shannon after attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. This comes only a day after The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team …
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THE Shannon-Bunratty Greenway has not been included in the over €1m funding announced for Greenways in Clare. Over €1.2m has been allocated to deliver Greenway projects in Clare as part of the €360m Government funding announced for Active Travel and Greenways in 2026. After spending the whole of last year fighting for funding for the …
*Paul Cibis. Photograph: Jim Kroft A GALWAY sporano and German renowned pianist are set to perform in Ennis as part of their concert series exploring the theme of love. To celebrate the launch of her debut album ‘Togetherness’ on Navona Records, Galway soprano Helen Hancock welcomes her pianist Paul Cibis back to Ireland for a …
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*St Flannan’s College, Ennis THREE additional special needs class will come to Ennis. Of the classes, one will be allocated to Ennis National School and two will be introduced to St Flannan’s College. Fianna Fáil Minister for Special Education, Michael Moynihan, announced this week that 168 classes have been assigned to 159 schools. The announcement …
*Koen Verbruggen, Director of Geological Survey Ireland, presents the Geological Survey Ireland Award to Béibhinn O’Loughlin from Mary Immaculate Secondary School in Lisdoonvarna. Photograph: Fennell Photography TWO Clare students have received awards for their science projects revolving around geological and water analyses. At The Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026 Awards last week, Mary …
*Cllr Antoinette Baker Bashua (FF). Photograph: Éamon Ward CLARE Council members are calling on the Department of Education to review and amend Special Needs Assistants’ (SNA) Health & Safety Leave entitlements. At the Clare County Council January meeting on Monday, Cllr Antoinette Baker Bashua (FF) called a motion ensuring SNAs’ full parity with teachers, asking for SNAs …
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*(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 …