The full programme for the 17th Ennis Book Club Festival has been announced. This year’s festival will offer a vibrant programme of live events and activities for book lovers of all ages. As always, the festival will offer opportunities to engage with your favourite authors and features an additional programme of events for younger readers. The official launch …
ONLINE singing classes were a major hit with people in Clare during the Covid year. It’s just one of the many courses at Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of FET that focusses on personal development. Further Education and Training (FET) is intrinsically linked to furthering career prospects or moving into higher education, …
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A CARRIGAHOLT engineer is central to an unlikely business success story for rural West Clare, which has put Loop Head at the coalface of numerous international developments. John Aston heads up Aston Eco, an engineering company which bridges the partnership gap between big infrastructural proponents and project host communities when developments such as wind turbine …
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Tristan FASD Ireland Tristan and Scott Casson-Rennie are the CEO and COO respectively of FASD Ireland, one of eight organisations to win a place on Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s (SEI) Action Lab programme. This three-month programme aims to accelerate social change through the power of people. The eight successful participants had previously taken part on the …
Ennis pair working to prevent Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awarded €3,000 Read More »
Fianna Fáil Senator for Clare Timmy Dooley has said the West of Ireland must not lose out in offshore wind development amidst reports that the High-Level Offshore Wind Phase 2 Policy Statement due imminently will discriminate against the West of Ireland by giving priority to projects in the East and South of the country. Viable …
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COUNTY Clare-based broadband and Wifi providers are offering customers in Ennis a cost-effective broadband solution. In a bid to help communities in Ennis soften the blow of the cost of living crisis, Cellnet are offering the broadband plan from just €29.99 per month on a rolling monthly contract. Based in Ballybeg Business Park, Ennis, Cellnet …
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The memoir of well-known activist and Corofin native, Dermot Hayes, is set for publication shortly after a huge response to an online funding campaign organised by his friends. ‘The Road That Rises – Memoir of Boy from Kells’ will lift the lid on a life of campaigning and community action that has challenged establishment thinking over …
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THE opening of a new aircraft maintenance facility, which will lead to the immediate creation of a further 25 jobs by Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS), is one in a series of positive developments that underline Shannon’s revival as a driver of economic growth in the Mid-West region. That’s according to Clare Fine Gael TD …
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2023 is a momentous year for Ennis RFC with the club celebrating its 100th anniversary. Thanks to the foresight of its founding members and the diligent work of many stalwarts since, the club has developed from humble beginnings into the excellent, progressive and all inclusive club that we all know and cherish today. As part …
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A UNIQUE yoga and food experience has been introduced to County Clare thanks to a pair of female entrepreneurs who have established Retreat Yourself. Yoga instructor Caroline Rouine-O’Connor has relocated to Kildysart from New York City where she ran a successful studio. Back in her native county, she has teamed up with chef Tanya Ranlow …
Caroline trades in New York to offer yoga retreats in Clare Read More »