Swim ban lifted at Cappa Pier
A TEMPORARY PROHIBITION on swimming at Cappa Pier has been lifted.
An Taisce
Additional recreational facilities improving the student experience at Clonmoney NS
*Photograph: Joe Buckley PROMOTION of outdoor recreational activity is leading to a happier school experience at Clonmoney NS.
Blue Flags retained by 9 Clare beaches
NINE CLARE BEACHES have retained their Blue Flag status for 2022 with three Green Coast Awards also maintained.
1.6 tonnes of litter removed in Clare’s Big Beach Clean
After a break in 2020, the Big Beach Clean took place last weekend with 1.6 tonnes of litter removed.
ON THE FARM: Agriculture is under an unrelenting attack
It might not have been as self evident in recent weeks as we would like but Ireland’s main natural resource is its ability to grow grass and lots of it owing to our mild damp climate and our proximity to the Gulf stream.
ON THE FARM: Discrimination of rural Ireland must stop
The wonderful thing about growing up in Rural Ireland is the variety of experience one gets to gratify themselves with seeing the seasons progress and the cycle of creation and destruction that is at the very essence of nature.
Ennis one of four towns & cities in Ireland deemed cleaner than European norms
Ennis is one of only four towns and cities in the country deemed to be cleaner than European norms.
Shannon Tidy Towns collect over 100 bags of rubbish during National Spring Clean
Over 100 bags of rubbish were collected by members of Shannon Tidy Towns during An Taisce’s National Spring Clean held last month.
9 Clare beaches retain coveted Blue Flag
Nine Clare beaches have retained their Blue Flag for 2020 while Kilrush Marina has been recognised for the first time in 15 years.
Lack of reference to climate & biodiversity during GE2020 canvass ‘scary’
*Environmental protesters in Clare. Photograph: Orla Begley Canvassers who knocked on doors across the county in the lead up to the General Election have described it as “scary” the lack of times in which climate and biodiversity change was brought up at as a key issue.