Clare radio personnel shortlisted in IMRO Awards
Nominations were announced for the 2019 IMRO Awards on Tuesday with several Clare connections among those shortlisted.
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County Board hope to make progress on senior hurling management next week
*Donal Moloney & Gerry O’Connor. Photograph: Martin Connolly A review is to be concluded before a decision is made known regarding next year’s Clare senior hurling management team.
Contesting All-Ireland final the goal for Clare Juniors in 2020
*Kerry’s Niamh Leen collides with Louise Brown and Orla Mooney of Clare. Photograph: ©INPHO/Oisin Keniry Success may have eluded them this year but the ambition for the Clare Junior camogie side is to contest the 2020 All-Ireland decider.
Ennis principals to share enrolment lists as children still without secondary school
A meeting is to take place tomorrow between a senior official from the Department of Education and principals from all secondary schools in the Ennis area regarding second level enrolment issues in the county.
Strong Independents took from Norton’s vote
*Ann Norton Having gone from being the first candidate home in 2014 to the receiving the lowest first preference of all successful Ennis Municipal District, it proved to be an emotional election for Ann Norton.
Clare students deprived of ‘right to education’
Students in Clare are being deprived of their “right to education” as more than three dozen children in the county are without a second level place for September.
Norton had no doubts about wanting to retain Council seat
*Cllr Ann Norton. Photograph: Gary Collins Five years on from bursting onto the political scene in Clare, Cllr Ann Norton has no intentions of leaving public office just yet.
From the Chipper to the Council Chamber the goal for Alfonso
Alfonso D’Auria has pledged to be the voice of soletraders and business personnel if elected to Clare County Council.
Clare’s bravest young heroes recognised
*L-R Rose Hynes, Chairman Shannon Group, Razan Abdel Wahed, who arrived in Ireland as a Syrian refugee in 2017 and now lives in Ennistymon, her mum Zahra and Supt Brendan McDonagh. Pic Arthur Ellis. Clare’s bravest and most outstanding young, unsung heroes were honoured in Ennis this week.
Safety review for M18 junctions
A safety review of junctions on the M18 has been initiated by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). It comes on the back of a motion from Cllr Pat Hayes at Clare County Council’s December meeting. The Fianna Fáil councillor sought a review of junctions 12, 13 and 14 on the M18 for safety and traffic purposes. …