Senior Clare tourism officials head for departure gate
*Stephen Hanley (centre) has left his role as General Manager of Clare Tourism East. TWO SENIOR FIGURES within Clare County Council’s tourism branch have stepped down from their roles.
Inamona & Truagh/Clonlara thundering ahead in senior race
*Eimear Begley of Truagh/Clonlara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. TRUAGH/CLONLARA and Inagh/Kilnamona lead the way with successive victories seeing them hold top spots in their respective groups following the second round of the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship.
Workload & pressure on Clare schools will continue to rise in absence of secretaries
*Carole Linnane. WORKLOAD and pressure will mount on small rural schools in Clare the longer industrial action from secretaries and caretakers continues with an increase in children getting sick adding a fresh headache to the mix.
Additions of Ennistymon & Fanore stops can strengthen Burren & Cliffs Explorer in 2026
One of seven buses in Burren and Cliffs Explorer fleet at the Cliffs of Moher Experience. Photograph: Eamon Ward ENNISTYMON and Fanore’s inclusion is among the big learnings for the pilot Burren and Cliffs of Moher Explorer shuttle bus to take on board if it is to become a long-term success in North Clare.
Blocked toilets & growing levels of rubbish in Clare schools without caretakers
*Rob O’Brien, caretaker of the Coláiste Mhuire with Tim Daly, Holy Family NS caretaker. BLOCKED TOILETS and growing levels of rubbish will be among the consequences of school caretakers remaining on a strike.
Moy’s Joe Vaughan remembered as a legend who championed the underdog
*Joe Vaughan. MOY’S Joe Vaughan has been remembered as “a legend” and a man of character, determination and dedication.
School secretaries will stay on strike as long as Government ignore them – Scariff’s Maureen
*School secretaries on the picket line, Deirdre Madden, Barbara Kearns and Yvonne Enright. VALUED MEMBERS of schools across Clare and the country feel “ignored” by the Government and Department of Education and will stay on strike as long as it takes, a Scariff school secretary has insisted.
New legal challenge against €10m Supermac’s Plaza makes ‘mockery of planning system’
*An artist’s impression of the Supermac’s Plaza in Doora A FRESH hurdle has been placed in the way of the planned October opening of the Supermac’s Plaza on the outskirts of Ennis.
‘Secretaries have been papering over the cracks from Dept under-funding’ – Inch principal issues support to workers on strike
A CLARE PRINCIPAL has publicly backed school secretaries and caretakers in their efforts to secure pension parity and access to sick and bereavement leave equivalent to their colleagues in the education sector.
Phishing scam under investigation in Ennis
GARDA INVESTIGATIONS are underway into a phishing scam in Ennis.