Manager Mary Burke, optician Sinead Chambers, proprietor and optometrist Linda Brannigan (Kochhur), optician Michelle Manning and Kamila Chandler. Photograph: Tom Micks EYE CANDY Opticians is celebrating 20 years of caring for the eyes of the people of Clare.
*Róisín Ní Bhraonáin, Aoibhe Ní Bhriain & Alice Nic Cárthaigh from Gaelscoil Mhíchíl Cíosóg, Clare, helped launch Green-Schools Irish language resources. Photograph: Simon Boyle AN Taisce’s Green-Schools held an event in Galway on Thursday to launch the programme’s suite of Irish language resources including handbooks, teaching resources and dedicated web page. Green-Schools, an initiative of …
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THERE were celebrations in Clare this week when a shrewd football punter landed a five-figure windfall. The anonymous winner was gifted a €5 free bet by BOYLE Sports and struck the winning wager on a self-service betting terminal in one of their Banner county shops. The footie fan picked eight matches across last Saturday’s league …
*Former Alderman Michael Murphy, Milwaukee with Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard. Photograph: Cormac MacMahon MAYOR of the City of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard, welcomed Former Alderman of Milwaukee, Michael Murphy, to City Hall last week as part of a Mayoral Reception in honour of his special friendship with Galway over many …
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SHANNON Airport is set to welcome over 24,000 passengers across the upcoming February bank holiday period. This figure represents a 14% jump on the same time last year, as the popularity of St Brigid’s bank holiday getaways soar. The early long weekend is encouraging travellers to swop the January blues for blue skies, with the …
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*Mhairi Barron, Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Injury Unit in Ennis Hospital MORE than 53,000 patients avoided unnecessary long waits at the busy Emergency Department during 2025 by attending the three Mid West Injury Units at St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh Hospitals. The three units processed a total of 53,489 minor injuries This was …
*Ríona Hely performing at the 2026 Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada Competition. Photograph: Darragh Kane CONCERTINA player Ríona Hely from Ennis won the Seán Ó Riada Bonn Óir 2026 competition on Friday. The event took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and was broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta on the programme Cuireadh …
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*(L-R) Mary McInerney, Cian McInerney (scholarship recipient), Denis Drennan (ICMSA President), and Laura McInerney A YOUNG Sixmilebridge farm student was one of the four recipients of a €1,500 scholarship. Cian McInerney of Pallaskenry College was presented the 2025 John Feely Foundation scholarship at the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation’s (ICMSA) Head Office in Limerick last …
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*St Brigid’s Crosses. Photograph: Myriam Riand ENNISTYMON will come alive this Brigid’s Day with a rich and welcoming three day community festival. Running from January 31st to February 2nd, the festival celebrates the start of the celtic season Imbolg and the turning of the year from Winter into Spring. Tke part in workshops, music, storytelling, …
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FIGURES released by the Department of Housing, Local Government show that 221 previously vacant or derelict homes in Clare have been brought back to use, thanks to €12.93m in funding to Clare applicants under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant since the scheme launched. The figures also reveal that there is a robust pipeline of projects …
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