The Clare Echo’s top ten most read stories of 2021
WITH Christmas upon us, the people of Clare are in reflective mood and with that in mind, The Clare Echo has dug into the archives to bring you the biggest stories of 2021.
Sixmilebridge’s Caitriona joins fight against childhood obesity
A Clare woman has joined the fight against childhood obesity in Ireland and is urging the public to join the Irish Heart Foundation’s ‘Stop Targeting Kids’ drive.
Palm Free experiences ‘quite incredible’ increase in demand
A REMARKABLE business story in the hills of East Clare, Palm Free Irish Soap has defied the odds these past two years by growing their business two-fold – you could say, they’re cleaning up. Such is the recent success of Palm Free that operations have moved from a converted barn at the Hoynes family home …
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Pottery school and personalised gifts at centre of Ballymorris Pottery
IT’S difficult for some to conduct an interview with a potter without mention of ‘that scene’ containing Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore getting steamy at a potter’s wheel in the 1990 hit movie, Ghost. The reference is all the more significant to Hannah Arnup of Ballymorris Pottery in Cratloe, who bore witness to a recreation …
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Christmas gift-bags delivered to 160 over 55s in West Clare
Collette Casey and Morwenna Kersual of the West Clare Family Resource Centre with a selection of the Christmas Gift Bags being delivered to 160 Over 55s in West Clare. OVER 160 people in West Clare have received Christmas gift bags from the Kilrush based Family Resource Centre.
Tuamgraney’s Nuala ‘passionate’ about pub life in rural Ireland
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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J.J. Corry gets into the Christmas spirit
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 …
Mum-of-four Julie celebrates Retail Excellence’s Optician of the Year Award
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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Surge in public supporting local ‘the making of’ Sallyann’s Handmade Bags
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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Wild Catering brings a taste of Christmas to Clare homes
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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