OPINION: Disgusting disrespect shown to Clare players & management
*John Conlon and Mike Casey in battle. Photograph: Martin Connolly Stuart Holly, Editor of The Clare Echo says Clare’s hurling followers baying for blood should get a grip.
Darach Honan is The Clare Echo’s new hurling columnist
The Clare Echo is delighted to announce that 2013 All-Ireland medal winner Darach Honan will provide hurling analysis for the upcoming Championship season, as we increase our GAA coverage for 2019.
Red Letter Day
RED Cliff Lodge in Spanish Point is set to copper-fasten its reputation as one of Clare’s foremost eateries having come under the guidance of Christopher and Eimear King.
Friday Echo Episode 1 – meet the team
THE Clare Echo’s weekly podcast has arrived. The Friday Echo episode 1 is where you get to meet the team. Hosts Erin Hornibrook and Lewis McCahill interview Clare Echo editor Stuart Holly. Christmas traditions and pet peeves are discussed. Click play to listen.
Wild Atlantic Way airport – now there’s an idea
By Stuart Holly, Clare Echo editor LAST month, Shannon Airport announced that it is to build on its record level of investment with the launch of a major new marketing campaign. They said that following “extensive market research, involving more than 8,000 customers” the ‘Shannon Airport – making it easy’ campaign was launched. So, it …
Year in the life of a first-time editor
By Stuart Holly FITTING a year into a 450-word article is one of the easier tasks I’ve asked myself to carry out in the last year. Challenging none-the-less (here I am wasting words already), as anyone who starts a business will tell you there’s at least a chapter in it. Some time in the spring …
Editor’s Opinion – Why are we preempting a plan so tasty & tempting?
By Stuart Holly WHAT Pat McDonagh is proposing is tasty and tempting. At least 150 jobs and a new convenient area to feed and fuel up before a long journey – where do I sign up? It will surely be welcomed, particularly by tour bus operators and those travelling from Dublin to West and North …
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Daniel O’Donnell wants to come stay with you
OWN a B&B or know someone who does? Always fancied having Daniel O’Donnell come to stay? Well get cracking on perfecting that Irish breakfast as Daniel and Majella are back on the B&B roadtrip and they are looking for 12 places to stay. We think it’s a perfect opportunity to showcase what the stunning Co …
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to visit Shannon
EVER wanted to meet our Taoiseach, but didn’t have the opportunity? Well now is your chance, as the man himself is set to host a lunch with the Shannon Chamber of Commerce next weekend. The Chamber are taking bookings for those who want to attend the event, so don’t delay. Speaking ahead of his visit …
It’s a long, long way from Clare to Mars
PLANTS cultivated by Killaloe scientist Dr Tracey Larkin and her team at the LIT CELLS research group are destined for life on Mars after a stint in Antartica. They will arrive in Antartica in the coming weeks to be tested in extreme temperatures that replicate those of the red planet. A state-of-the-art plant cultivation facility …