Christmas market is Ballynacally bound
BALLYNACALLY holds its Christmas market this coming Sunday.
Health Minister says emergency department for Clare will be reviewed in 2026
*Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG) in the Seanad. POTENTIAL for building a second emergency department in the Mid-West will be reviewed next year, the Minister for Health has said.
Carey remembered as a political hero
*Donal Carey with his sons Donal Jnr and Joe. CLARECASTLE’S Donal Carey (FG) has been hailed as a “a political hero” following his death.
Clare to face Kerry in Munster semi-final
CLARE’s senior footballers will face All-Ireland champions Kerry in the semi-final of the Munster championship.
‘We’re pinching ourselves at times wondering is this real’ – Mills making the most of Munster run
*O’Callaghans Mills captain, Aidan O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. O’CALLAGHANS MILLS have dipped into their reserves more than ever to bounce back to the senior grade at the first attempt which has also propelled them to a Munster intermediate final.
Journey of Traveller children to school along Quin Rd ‘an accident waiting to happen’
*Ballaghboy. ENNIS politicians have said they are “duty-bound” to highlight the dangers for ‘unsupervised Traveller children’ who are at risk of an accident due to the absence of a footpath from the Quin Rd to the Ballaghboy site with principals describing it as “an accident waiting to happen”.
Lisdoonvarna’s healing waters underline need to improve Sulphur Bridge
*Lisdoonvarna. HEALING waters of Lisdoonvarna “is actually damaging to the roads,” the area’s local councillor quipped this week.
Shane finding it ‘surreal’ to be preparing for Munster final with Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GOING from winning a first Clare SHC title with Éire Óg to preparing for a Munster club final has been a “surreal” experience for Shane O’Donnell.
No new hospital for Ennis
*Packed corridors at UHL. NO NEW hospital will be built in Ennis and instead a new site in close proximity to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) will be constructed, as per new plans unveiled by the Minister for Health.
Record €200m Council budget passed with 8% hike in commercial rates
Áras Contae an Chláir AN EIGHT percent increase in commercial rates has been approved by elected members of Clare County Council.