Carey appointed Oireachtas Chair on Transport & Communications committee
*Joe Carey (FG). Photograph: Chris Copley CLARE TD, Joe Carey (FG) has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications.
Murt Moloney’s centenary anniversary to be marked in Inagh
MURT MOLONEY’s centenary anniversary will be marked on Easter Sunday.
‘Complete jigsaw’ over infill sites posing risk to future housing plans
*Cllr PJ Kelly led the debate at a sitting of Clare County Council. ASPECTS OF PLANNING legislation are creating a “complete jigsaw” to efforts to try secure permission to build a home, an elected representative has stated.
Ennis Hospital’s MAU to remain open seven days a week as UL Group receive €5.2m funding package
OPERATIONAL HOURS of Ennis Hospital’s medical assessment unit (MAU) will remain extended into the future following the confirmation of a multi-million euro funding package for UL Hospitals Group.
‘A folk hero in North Clare who worked tirelessly for the common man’ – tributes paid to late Martin Lafferty
FORMER COUNTY COUNCILLOR, Martin Lafferty has been remembered as an individual who put humanity, empathy and what he believed in at the centre of his life.
‘We don’t care where it’s on, we’re delighted to be there’ – Purcell primed for shot at FAI glory
*Newmarket Celtic’s Darragh Leahy, Paddy Purcell and Ethan Fitzgerald. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC boss, Paddy Purcell was understandably “over the moon” as the club reached the FAI Junior Cup final for the first time.
Shannon Airport’s car park close to full capacity with 73,000 passengers expected over Easter
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON AIRPORT’S car park is at full capacity while it prepares for its busiest holiday period of the year to date.
Ei mark 40 years since Mick Guinee became MD
*Gerry Murphy, Mick Guinee, Darren Gavin. Photograph: Joe Buckley MICK GUINEE’s remarkable contribution to Ei Electronics was acknowledged last week.
McMahon & Clare ready for Rebel warzone in Cusack Park
*Emmet McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SUNDAY’S middle third is going to be “a warzone” when Clare and Cork collide in Cusack Park for the Munster SFC quarter-final, Emmet McMahon predicted.
Current manner of housing Ukrainians not sustainable warns Council Chief Exec
*Treacy’s Oakwood Arms Hotel in Shannon is among the hotels in Clare housing Ukrainians. CLARE’S CURRENT MANNER of accommodating Ukrainian refugees is not sustainable, the Chief Executive of Clare County Council has said.