Last-minute decision to cancel oral hearing for South-East Clare wind farm slammed
AN ORAL hearing into a planned 50MW wind-farm in South-East Clare has been cancelled at the eleventh hour.
Brian Mc backs Clare footballers despite approaches to join hurling panel
*Brian McNamara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE midfielder Brian McNamara is sticking with inter-county football for 2026 after turning down repeated offers to join the county senior hurling panel.
Enable Ireland open €1.2m residential respite service in Barefield
*Photograph: Natasha Barton. ENABLE IRELAND’s €1.2m residential respite service in Barefield has been officially opened.
Liveline closes for Stockton’s Wing
*Mike Hanrahan. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. THE LIVELINE has closed for Stockton’s Wing.
Kilkee’s Nolan appointed Asst Chief of Staff with Defence Forces
A KILKEE man has been appointed as the Assistant Chief of Staff with the Irish Defence Forces.
Council hire LDA’s O’Donoghue in bid to accelerate housing activation
*Sinéad O’Donoghue. AS PART of its efforts to ramp up housing delivery, Clare County Council have announced the appointment of a new senior officer.
Offshore energy progress off Shannon Estuary ‘will be slower than people thought but we must build blocks like stronger West Clare road network’
*The Shannon Estuary. HOUSING, increased investment in Co Clare and harnessing the potential of the Shannon Estuary are among the three goals that the Chief Executive of Clare County Council is targeting success in his seven year term.
Qualifying for Munster final has Éire Óg in ‘dreamland’
*Tom Kavanagh and David Reidy celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. QUALIFYING for the Munster club hurling final has left Éire Óg in “dreamland” according to manager Gerry O’Connor.
Council carry out temporary upgrade to Cloister car park as slow pace of development with Clare GAA criticised
*The Cloister car park. IMPROVEMENTS were carried out to the Cloister car park over a two-day period last week by Clare County Council with officials in Clare GAA saying it will next year before the tender stage for the overall development is completed.
At least three new officers to join Executive of Clare GAA
*Cathal Kilmartin will be elected as the new Treasurer of Clare GAA. AT LEAST three new officers will join the Executive of Clare GAA for 2026.