Dowling to extend term as Council Chief Executive
*Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling. Photograph: Eamon Ward CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling is to extend his contract by three years.
Clare photographers snap up PPAI awards
*Eamon Ward. TWO CLARE PHOTOGRAPHERS scooped awards in Dublin at the weekend.
Shannon has highest commercial vacancy rate in the State
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON has the highest commercial vacancy for any town in Ireland, a new report has revealed.
Moneypoint’s transfer capabilities still central as investment to grid to hit billions
*Moneypoint. AN APPROXIMATE €3.5bn needs to be spent developing the grid up to 2030 with Moneypoint still viewed as offering excellent transfer capabilities.
Galway deliver the goods with five point win over Clare
Conor Cleary wins the ball from Conor Whelan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S senior hurlers fell to their second defeat of this year’s National Hurling League and with that look unlikely to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition.
Further footpath works at Ballybeg in jeopardy
BALLYBEG is no longer being ignored elected representatives have claimed while a planned scheme to improve the area has been jeopardised by the lack of co-operation from local landowners.
Smother finale ‘gives everyone what they wanted’
SMOTHER, the hit RTÉ drama filmed in North-West Clare comes to a conclusion this Sunday.
20 women in the running to become Clare Rose
*Photograph: Dermot Mahony A NEW ROSE of Clare will be crowned this Sunday.
50 years in business for PJ Ryan
A MAJOR MILESTONE will be celebrated by one of the county’s top farm machinery businesses this week.
Ennistymon store installs new reverse vending machine to aid environment
Mol an Óige CNS pupils Elsie Minihane & Cillian Burke with Ennistymon TidyTowns members Mary Byrne and Josephine Quigley. Fitzpatrick’s SuperValu Ennistymon is encouraging customers to help the environment and raise funds for Ennistymon TidyTowns and Mol an Óige Community National School by availing of its new in-store Reverse Vending Machine.
