THERE was great excitement on Friday as Scoil Mhichil Ciosog in Ennis turned pink to raise some much needed funds and awareness for breast cancer. The Clare Echo caught up with Ranga 3 at the Clare County Library where they sang a few songs and showed off their pink outfits. Third class students were among …
THE people of rural Clare need garda stations to reopen to feel safe in their homes, it has been claimed. It comes after a statement from the Justice Minister that there are no plans to reopen closed Garda stations in Clare. During 2011 and 2012, the closure of 9 stations in Clare was implemented as …
MOBILE phone users in Clare have been targeted by the ‘wangiri’ phone scam. People in Clare have reported getting missed calls from international numbers with the prefix +247, +269, or +235. It is part of a scam designed to trick people into phoning back at premium rates. Comreg is advising people that returning calls to …
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A FISH box from a boat that sank off Waterford over 21 years ago has been found on a beach in Co Clare after Storm Ophelia. The 40-foot Jenalisa sank with her crew of three off Brownston Head in Tramore Bay in February 1996. Three fishermen, Peter Nolan (39), Niall Power (25) and Conor O’Grady …
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IF YOU’RE planning to travel from Shannon Airport this weekend you might want to get in contact with your airline first. That’s the message from Shannon Airport, which is fully operational for now but has this evening issued “precautionary advice to intending passengers to check with their airline before travelling to the airport”. A spokeswoman for …
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WHISTLES for Refugees, a charity that helps the most vulnerable people who have been displaced from their homes, will hold its first fundraising event tomorrow night. The Stella Maris Hotel in Kilkee will host a night of live bands, poetry, fire performers and few surprises thrown in for good measure. Whistles for Refugees collected sleeping bags …
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KIDS of all ages will have the time of their lives at the first ever Precious Pets open day at the Market in Ennis on Saturday. Pet shop owner Barry O’Driscoll said he wanted to celebrate almost 20 years in business by throwing a big party. “We just had our 18th birthday and we decided …
THERE are only four Irish Travellers over the age of 80 living in Co Clare, according to new figures released by the Central Statistics Office. The four octogenarians are divided equally between the sexes with two men and two women. In 2016, there were 910 Travellers living in Clare, compared to 870 in 2011. There …
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WE KNOW you are sick of hearing about the weather, but newsflash, we live in Ireland and it’s important to stay safe in potentially hazardous conditions. Met Eireann have issued a status yellow weather advisory for the entire country from Friday evening to Saturday night. According to the Met Eireann boffins: “An Atlantic …
