Back to school costs ‘crippling’ for Clare families
Children in Clare are being curtailed from extra-curricular activities and trips due to “crippling back to school costs”.
Mediator to be appointed to try resolve Doolin Coast Guard dispute
A mediator is to be appointed in an attempt to resolve an ongoing dispute at Doolin Coast Guard.
Policies to tackle illegal dumping should take note from packaging on cigarettes
Signage similar to that used in discouraging the smoking of cigarettes has been suggested as the model to follow when it comes to cutting down on illegal dumping in Co Clare.
‘When it pays off my God is it worth it’
*Smith O’Briens players celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Tony Gleeson came back for his second stint as coach and manager to the Smith O’Briens hurlers this year and it was a contributory factor for the club claiming their second intermediate title.
Rate of COVID-19 testing in Ennis at highest level of pandemic
*Photograph: Sean Curtin / True Media More COVID-19 tests are being conducted in Ennis than at any stage during the pandemic.
Healy appointed referee for county final clash of Ballyea & Inagh/Kilnamona
*Johnny Healy. Johnny Healy has been named as the referee for Sunday’s historic Clare SHC final between Ballyea and Inagh/Kilnamona.
Equinor setback ‘won’t bury Moneypoint offshore wind development’
Confidence has been expressed by a Clare TD that the Green Atlantic project at Moneypoint will proceed even though Norwegian firm Equinor have pulled out of the Irish market.
Tribute song in memory of Killaloe’s Anthony Foley raises funds for charity
A tribute song to Munster and Irish legend Anthony Foley will be launched during half-time in this weekend’s rugby international between Ireland and New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium.
Work underway on sensory garden at St Patricks Comprehensive
Work has begun on the creation of a sensory garden at St Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Shannon.
‘Cars slipping off wide open Meelick road’
*Photograph: Patrick Thomas Howard “Adverse weather conditions” have been blamed for creating “a lot of damage” to a busy Meelick road.
