Spike in motorway crashes in Clare prompts TII review
*The M18. 25 road collisions have occurred on the M18 and N18 over the past two months.
Top award for Brian Boru service station in Tuamgraney
BRIAN BORU service station in Tuamgraney has been named the forecourt retailer of the year.
LNDR can unblock UL and bring South Clare SDZ plans for University Town back to life
*University of Limerick PLANS for Europe’s first twenty first century university town will remain shelved unless the second phase of the Limerick Northern Distributor Road (LNDR) is brought back to life.
Avenue hold off Lifford, Dons deliver second win & Kilrush blow race for survival wide open
AVENUE UTD remain in top spot of the CDSL Premier Division win while Ennis Dons and Kilrush Rangers have both claimed vital victories for their campaigns.
Tánaiste praises Kilkishen’s community spirit as he switches on Christmas lights
*Tánaiste Simon Harris (FG) with Clare TD, Joe Cooney (FG) and Kilkishen NS students. Photograph: Kevin Donovan. KILKISHEN gave a real example of “community spirit” as it welcomed the Tánaiste to switch on the Christmas lights.
Ennistymon win U21A title for fourth time
*Ennistymon captain Joshua Vaughan lifts the John Marrinan trophy with his teammates. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ENNISTYMON are Clare U21A football champions for the fourth time after powering past the challenge of Clondegad with a performance honouring those that were at the forefront of their thoughts in a remembrance mass held in the town this weekend.
Bóthar na Rinne left ‘in a bad state’
Photograph: Joe Buckley ONE side of Bothár na Rinne in Shannon has been resurfaced with the remainder “in a bad state” according to elected representatives.
Crimmins wins rising star in business award
CIAN CRIMMINS has been named as a rising star in business.
Clare’s Oscar Traynor campaign concludes with defeat to Limerick
*Harvey Cullinan heads the ball out of the Clare defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE have exited the Oscar Traynor in the semi-finals of the Munster region stage of the competition.
Tánaiste says another hospital is needed in Mid-West & that Ennis has been ‘under-utilised’
*Tánaiste Simon Harris is welcomed to Kilkishen by Clare TD, Joe Cooney (FG) along with Cllr Pat Burke (FG) and Cllr Conor Ryan (FG). Photograph: Kevin Donovan. TÁNAISTE, Simon Harris (FG) has said an additional hospital facility is needed in the Mid-West region, weeks before the Health Minister is to issue recommendations on actions to …