Expert crews disarm hand grenade in Shannon
A HAND grenade has been disarmed in Shannon following a significant emergency response this evening (Saturday).
No changes in named Clare hurling side for Limerick league game
*David Reidy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NO CHANGES have been made to the Clare senior hurling team as they go in search of their first league win of 2025.
Clare side named for crucial league tie with Kildare
*Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s starting team to take on Kildare in the crucial fifth round of the Allianz National Football League has been announced.
Bishop Willie left everything in God’s hands & left the Killaloe Diocese in a better place
*Mourners pay their respects to Bishop Willie Walsh. Photograph: John O’Neill. AT THE TIME OF Bishop Willie Walsh’s ordination in October 1994, predictions were made that it would be a new era for the Diocese while at his funeral this week he was described as a priest cut from the same cloth as the Pope.
Murphy ‘willing’ to go in as Chair of Standing Orders in Council
*Cllr Paul Murphy (FG). Photograph: John O’Neill AFTER CRITICISING the procedures in place at this month’s sitting of Clare County Council, Cllr Paul Murphy (FG) has admitted he would be interested in becoming Chair of Standing Orders.
Ennistymon Hub ‘a real success story’ – new study shows growth value of €3.8m
*The DigiClare Hub in Ennistymon. ENNISTYMON’s DigiHub has a current annual total growth value of €3.8m and contributes €5.7m to the North Clare economy on a yearly basis.
Huge setback for Clare with O’Donnell to undergo surgery
CLARE’s senior hurlers have been dealt a massive blow with Shane O’Donnell to miss the remainder of the season.
Taoiseach to hold brief bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President at Shannon Airport
SHANNON AIRPORT is to host a meeting between Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this lunchtime (Thursday).
Friends of Ennis Hospital meet with HIQA review team
*Ennis Hospital was on the agenda during the meeting. MEMBERS of Friends of Ennis Hospital on Wednesday morning met with representatives from the HIQA review team where they said the provision of a model four hospital in Ennis should also include a maternity wing.