NUALA O’Brien’s affection for her industry, her locality and rural Ireland are all on tap as she discusses her “bar and restaurant in a little East Clare village” with The Clare Echo. Intended as an article to promote local business, this interview fast becomes a thought-provoking discussion on the pub’s important role in Irish society …
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WHISKEY and a carrot – it’s the curiously Irish combination of treats left out for Santa and Rudolph in many Clare homes every Christmas Eve. In keeping with the jolly theme, Cooraclare whiskey bonders J.J. Corry are now offering whiskey stocking fillers and whiskey Christmas tree decorations this festive season. The company was founded by …
WILD Atlantic Opticians in Kilrush are celebrating 2021 in style after being awarded Optician of the Year at the Retail Excellence Awards at a national gala in Dublin. Proprietor Julie Moore Neylon marks five years in business with the Excellence award, which she collected on November 15 with her four-month old baby Joss in hand. …
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Research carried out on behalf of the Local Enterprise Offices as part of their ‘Look for Local’ campaign last year showed that 82 per cent of Irish consumers would be more likely to buy local, either online or in-store, in 2021 compared to 2019, as a result of recent campaigns to highlight local businesses. The …
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THE trajectory of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s life has taken a dramatic twist in the last two years. In early 2020, the Doolin native had his future mapped out as his burgeoning career as a chef took him to New York City, where he planned on working for the coming years alongside his partner Aoife McMullan who …
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The Hand’ marks arguably the most famous five-cross roads in County Clare – while in recent years it has become a destination for many green-fingered residents of the Mid-West. Cottage Garden Centre & Gift Shop has been run by the Byrne family since 2003 when Lisa and Wicklow native Terry “took a leap of faith” …
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*Conor Moloney, Tony Butler and Ethan Coughlan of Ennis RFC ENNIS RFC trio Tony Butler, Ethan Coughlan and Conor Moloney have all been named on the Munster replacements bench for this Sunday’s Champions Cup game against London Wasps. With 14 members of the Munster squad still in quarantine in South Africa, EPCR confirmed last week …
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RIVERSIDE Beauty in Cree is one of the finest examples of an ultra-modern customer offering in rural Ireland. Its founder and owner, Sarah Gould, believes more opportunities exist in West Clare for her success story to be replicated. A Cree native herself, Sarah established Riverside Beauty in October, 2012, in a small rental shop in …
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Irene Hamilton has just finished a day of Zoom meetings, when speaking to The Clare Echo this week. What you might assume to be downtime for the Scattery Island Tours’ owner, is in fact a busy period of marketing the business to the international market for the year ahead, and preparing and licensing the vessels …
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THE only pub in O’Callaghan’s Mills – The Mills Tavern – is on the market, offering a unique business opportunity with a full public house licence and private dwelling combination.
