CLARE County Dog Warden Frankie Coote has moved to thank the people who stepped forward to help in what he has called “the worst case of animal cruelty he has seen in 30 years”. In excess of 130 animals were removed from a property in West Clare, which cannot be identified as it is currently…
A BRAND new camera club has developed in County Clare and they are currently welcoming new members. The Clare Camera Club is a club for photography and camera lovers. Focusing purely on the art of photography, organisers say they have been established to help members learn about all things photography and camera-related in a friendly,…
THE Management of Ei Electronics has announced plans for an Open Day to be held on September 23, celebrating 55 Years manufacturing in Shannon, and 30 Years as an Irish Company. The Open Day involves an invitation to all employees – past and present, their families, customers, suppliers, members of the local community, local schools,…
WHAT does Donald’s visit mean to Clare? At a time when rural Clare – along with many parts of rural Ireland – are suffering another blow and currently fighting for their post offices, in West Clare we’ve been served with the distraction that Trump is on his way. So what are the pros and cons?…
BLUEBIRD Care, a leading homecare provider, is delighted to announce it has been successful in securing tenders to provide care for older persons in all nine Community Healthcare Organisations across Ireland. The jobs, which will be spread across the country, will vary from Clinical Nurse Managers to Care Assistants and will add to the already…
THOUSANDS of people have attended the opening weekend of the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival which got off a flying start, with the Senior Clare Hurlers launch at the Hydro Hotel. Marcus White, Managing Director of White Tours and Hotels commented: “The event was organised for the Clare Hurling Team to raise much needed funds for the…
FINE Gael Senator Martin Conway has been added as a party candidate in the Clare constituency for the next General Election. The Fine Gael Executive Council met on Tuesday evening and agreed on the addition of Conway in his native county. Senator Conway will be running alongside his party colleagues Minister Pat Breen and Deputy…
A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to begin the construction of a new school building at CBS Ennis. The planned new Ennis CBS will be a two storey 24 classroom school, including a general purpose hall, two specific special needs classrooms, support teaching spaces and ancillary accommodation. The site works to the school grounds are to…
CLARE County Council have invited some of the presidential hopefuls to address the chamber tomorrow. Though it is not known how many will actually arrive, nine of the potential candidates have been issued an invitation. Kevin Sharkey, Marie Goretti Moylan, John Groarke, Joan Freeman, Gemma O’Doherty, Gavin Duffy, Sarah Louise Mulligan, Sean Gallagher and Peter…
THE Newmarket on Fergus underage Camogie Club are in with a chance of winning a whopping €7,000 at the All-Ireland Camogie final in Croke Park this weekend. It all started when Kaci Toomey and her teammates entered the skills showdown competition between Her.ie and Sportsjoe.ie. They made a short video about what camogie means to…
