Community effort driving St Tola’s bid for sensory room
OVER €10,000 has been raised by a Shannon school in their quest to create a sensory room for their multiple disability class called Aoibhneas.
Quin needs ‘proper plan’ to improve its infrastructure
*Photograph: John Mangan A “PROPER PLAN” is needed for the growing village of Quin with repeated calls to improve the infrastructure in the area.
Tom O’Callaghan selected by Fianna Fáil members as Nestor’s replacement on Council
*Marie O’Callaghan, Tom O’Callaghan and Darragh O’Callaghan. Photograph: Joe Buckley TOM O’CALLAGHAN is to become the newest Clare councillor after he received the majority backing from Fianna Fáil members in Ennis to fill the seat vacated by Mark Nestor.
Renewed calls to make use of Lahinch land south of cliff park
*Photograph: John Mangan AN UNUSED PIECE of land south of the cliff park in Lahinch is to be examined and potentially turned into a skate park.
One point defeat sees Éire Óg eliminated by Kerins O’Rahillys
*The ball is swiped off Éinne O’Connor. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG’s aspirations of claiming the Munster club senior football title have been ended for this year after they lost out to Kerins O’Rahillys by a single point.
‘One project won’t resolve the issues facing Kilrush’
*A vacant commercial premises which was formerly Londis in Kilrush. KILRUSH NEEDS TO be included as a priority for town centre first projects, a former Mayor of the West Clare town has said.
Ennis business raises over €4k for local causes
*Brian Quinn, Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy and Dr Nadine Smith Quinn. Photograph: Ruth Griffin OVER €4500 was raised for charity by one Ennis business to celebrate their first year in operation.
Construction to begin on €6m Scariff social housing scheme before Christmas
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin SENIOR OFFICIALS IN Clare County Council are hopeful to start construction on a €6m social housing scheme in Scariff in the next three weeks.
Bodies recovered from water in Ennis & Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Rescue 116 had been involved in the Ennis search. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO BODIES have been recovered the water in different parts of Co Clare today.
Two in a row best in Ireland award for Wild Atlantic Opticians
WILD ATLANTIC OPTICIANS in Kilrush have been honoured for the second year in a row by Retail Excellence Ireland.