KILRUSH – From Cappa pier to the cricket field and the handball alley to the woods, this West Clare town is a pretty special place to grow up. Anyone who was lucky enough to spend their days here will instantly recognise every single memory on this list and plenty more besides. Go on the Shams! …
ENNIS Gardaí have confirmed that a number of elderly Clare residents have been caught out by a phone scam. The scam involves a receiving a call from a foreign number, which stops ringing before the person has a chance to answer it. If the recipient rings the number back and they are kept on the …
THE lovely folks over at the RTE Archives have dug up this clip of Dromoland Castle in the 1960s and although truly fascinating, it is majorly creepy. Scenes from early Dracula movies spring to mind as reporter Desmond Moore takes a tour of the castle and its grounds. Grainy black and white shaky camera shots …
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IT SEEMS we could have a white Christmas earlier than we hoped for this year, as Met Eireann have warned that storm Caroline is on her way to the West Coast. There may have been autumnal notes in the air this morning, but the weather is due to turn Baltic on Thursday. Met Eireann have …
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CLARE is truly upping its Christmas song game this year as Corofin singer-songwriter Fíona Guiheen is releasing not one, but two absolutely stunning festive songs. She is just about to release a Christmas EP called ‘A Christmas Wish,’ which features two songs; A Christmas Wish & Deep Peace. A Christmas Wish is a brand new …
IT’S anchors away for Killaloe Sailing Club as they have been granted planning permission for their new state of the art facilities. The new development will incorporate new changing rooms with showers, a balconied viewing area overlooking the lake, an office and common area with kitchenette, plus improved boat and car parking. Club Commodore Pat …
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FOOD retailer Iceland officially opened its first Clare store at Skycourt Shopping Centre in Shannon this morning. The Shannon store sees the creation of 28 jobs, bringing the total number of staff in Iceland Ireland to over 420 in nineteen stores across twelve counties in Ireland. Shannon Store Manager Daniel Moynihan said he has been …
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SHANNON woman Mairead Monahan has come up with the sweetest plan to help the tiniest people in our society. She is knitting tiny cardigans for preemie babies to wear when they come out of their incubators at University Maternity Hospital Limerick. The idea came about when Mairead decided she needed to do something to take …
A FEW of you may have heard of a minor TV series called Game of Thrones, penned by US author George R.R. Martin. Fans of the show will be delighted to learn that Martin’s new series ‘Nightflyers’ will be filmed at Troy studios in Limerick. “Nighflyers will be shot in the Republic of Ireland, I’m …
BISHOP Fintan Monahan and his posse of priests will hold their third annual Mercy on The Mall day at the Skycourt Shopping Centre this Friday. From 1pm to 6pm, 20 Priests will make themselves available to shoppers and people in Skycourt who would like to avail of the opportunity for Confession, a chat or a blessing. …
