Clare to have record long ballot paper for General Election
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE is to have its longest ever ballot paper for a General Election with a total of nineteen candidates already declared.
Gantley joins Lohan’s Clare hurling management
*Rory Gantley on the sideline during Tubber’s clash with Ogonnelloe. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. FORMER Galway hurler Rory Gantley has joined the Clare senior hurling management for 2025.
77% of Ennis Town Centre businesses impacted negatively by public realm works
*Works continuing on O’Connell Street in Ennis. Photograph: John Mangan BUSINESSES IN Ennis Town Centre have been hit hard by the ongoing public realm works with a new poll revealing that 77 percent of businesses have been impacted negatively to date.
West Clare hotelier to return to The White House as Trump triumphs in Presidential election
WEST CLARE hotelier Donald Trump is set for a return to the White House after his victory in the US Presidential election.
Big wins for SBCR and RCB at Craol awards
*Tom Hanley, Jim Collins, Daragh Leamy and Tim Hogan. SCARIFF BAY Community Radio and Raidió Corca Baiscinn were among the big winners at the Craol Awards.
Eimear Considine calls time on rugby career
Eimear Considine. Photograph: INPHO/Evan Treacy KILMIHIL’s Eimear Considine has announced her retirement from rugby at the age of thirty three.
MIC honour Diarmuid Ryan with outstanding achievement award
*Diarmuid Ryan. CRATLOE’s Diarmuid Ryan was honoured with the outstanding achievement of the year award by Mary Immaculate College.
‘Another kick in the teeth for West Clare’ – Kilrush indoor sports complex & Kilkee diving centre miss out on funding
A MULTI-MILLION euro indoor sports complex in Kilrush and a Centre of Excellence for diving and snorkeling in Kilkee failed to receive a single penny in the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund.
‘Shannon Airport punching above its weight but not the answer to passenger cap at Dublin’ – Ryanair CEO
*Eddie Wilson speaking at the Shannon Chamber luncheon in Dromoland Castle. Photograph: Eamon Ward. SHANNON AIRPORT is punching well above its weight but is not the answer to the passenger cap problems at Dublin Airport, the CEO of Ryanair has said.
Contracts signed for €1.2m Ballycuggaran water sports facility
*An artist’s impression of the Fáilte Ireland Ballycuggaran Sports Activity Facility at Ballycuggaran in County Clare. CONTRACTS have been signed for the construction of the €1.2 million Ballycuggaran Water Sports Facility on the shores of Lough Derg in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.