Hot wheels: Begley paid €1.7k for e-bike during election
*Cllr Michael Begley (IND) second from right. CLARE’s longest serving councillor paid almost €2,000 to acquire an e-bike in advance of last year’s local elections.
Camogie championship draws drop on podcast
IN A first for camogie in Clare, the draws for the senior championship were conducted on a podcast.
Ryan returns to Clare squad for Louth showdown
*Stephen Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill STEPHEN Ryan has returned to Clare’s senior football panel ahead of Sunday’s crunch All-Ireland SFC tie with Louth.
Ryanair to grow Shannon Airport capacity by 20%
*Shannon Airport. RYANAIR have heralded Shannon Airport as one of the fastest growing airports across their network.
Councillors declare €106k in election expenses
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A TOTAL of €106,352.35 was the spend by the 28 elected members of Clare County Council in their declaration of expenses for last year’s local elections.
Chance for upgraded hospital in Ennis ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’
*Ennis Hospital. FIGHTING to get an emergency department for Ennis represents “the opportunity of a lifetime” for politicians in the county.
Championship pairings focus the minds for ladies football clubs in Clare
*Reigning senior champions, Kilmurry Ibrickane. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography LADIES FOOTBALL championship pairings have been made in Clare.
Remains of unsafe trees carved into sculptures at Shannon Town Park
*Elected Members and local authority staff of Shannon MD pictured with Councillor Pat O’Gorman, Cathaoirleach of Shannon MD at the unveiling of tree sculptures at Shannon Town Park, County Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward IN A first for a public park in Clare, the remains of felled trees have been transformed into sculptures.
UL present Ei founder & former CEO Mick Guinee with honorary doctorate
*Mick Guinee. Photograph: Alan Place FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO of Ei Electronics, Mick Guinee has been honoured with an honorary doctorate of engineering by the University of Limerick.
Exciting chapter for Bunratty based Melody Farm Eggs with year-long SuperValu listing
BUNRATTY based Melody Farm Eggs is one of twenty five new food and drink producers to have launched their products in selected SuperValu stores across Ireland.
