NCT backlog putting drivers at risk
ABSENCE OF A SECOND NCT centre is putting drivers at risk, county councillors have claimed.
Fiery debate as Ennis councillors clash on €25m Abbey St plans
*Photograph: John Mangan A FIERY DEBATE saw councillors vote against pausing plans for a €25m development on Abbey Street car park in Ennis which was equated to “a box”.
Election of Sheila & Maeve sees women occupy President & Vice President roles on Ennis Chamber for first time
Sheila Lynch and Maeve Sheridan. Photograph: Arthur Ellis SHEILA LYNCH and Maeve Sheridan’s election as President and Vice President of Ennis Chamber respectively have placed women in both senior roles on the board for the first time in its near 100 year history.
Downes departs Clare football panel
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMIHIL’s Ciaran Downes has left the Clare senior football panel.
Fishermen will be consulted before any improvements to Carrigaholt pier
LOCAL FISHERMAN will be among those consulted if the outside pier at Carrigaholt is to undergo improvement works.
Fitzgerald out for Tipp tie as Central Appeals Committee reject Clare’s bid to lift suspension
*David Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S senior hurlers will be without David Fitzgerald for their opening outing in this year’s Munster SHC.
Inis Cealtra visitor centre opening off target & progress of Kilrush Maritime Training Centre ‘lagging’
*The Old Rectory building in Mountshannon. TARGETS for the operation of a visitor centre for Inis Cealtra are set to be missed while the work on a Maritime Training College in Kilrush is “lagging”.
Alcohol fuelling public order offences in Clare
ALCOHOL is fuelling public order incidents in the county, the Chief Superintendent has warned.
25 new jobs as Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon open EPAR facility
*Interim CEO of the IDA, Mary Buckley, LTTS CEO Michael Malewski and Junior Minister, Kieran O’Donnell. LUFTHANSA TECHNIK TURBINE SHANNON (LTTS) have opened a new engine parts and accessories repair (EPAR) facility in Shannon.
McMahon & Downes claim Rising Stars awards
*Emmet McMahon of UL and Kildysart, Clare, right, receives his 2023 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Rising Stars Football Team of the Year Award from Chair of the GAA Higher Education Committee Michael Hyland during the 2023 Electric Ireland GAA HEC Rising Star Awards at the Castletroy Park Hotel in Limerick. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile. …
