€48k wasted on attempts to build bandstand in Bunratty
*The site where a structure for a bandstand had been installed. ALMOST €50,000 has been wasted by Clare County Council on attempts to construct a bandstand in Bunratty.
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Two men charged with robberies in Ennis and Bunratty to make third court appearance
*Crowe’s Shop at the Ministers Cross was among the locations targeted by the duo. TWO men charged with a spate of alleged robberies in Bunratty and Ennis have been further remanded in custody and will make their third court appearance next week.
Blunder on Bunratty Bandstand sees Council pay up to €40k before pausing works
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL has been forced to pause works on the construction of a band stand in Bunratty after realising it did not own the lands on which the structure was to be built.
Bid to ban daytrip buses from Cliffs of Moher fails to get backing of North & West Clare councillors
*FILE PIC: Bobby Kerr, Chairman of the Board, Cliffs of Moher Ltd, Leonard Cleary, Director of Tourism with Clare County Council and Geraldine Enright, Cliffs of Moher. Photograph by Eamon Ward. ELECTED representatives in West and North Clare refused to back a motion from a Green Party councillor banning day trip buses from visiting the …
Medieval knights ride into Bunratty for inaugural Grand Medieval Tournament
*Members of the Wexford-based Horsemen of Éire group will host medieval archery contests, mounted swordsmanship and jousting during the inaugural Grand Medieval Tournament at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in County Clare this coming Saturday and Sunday. MEDIEVAL archery contests, mounted swordsmanship and jousting will be showcased during the inaugural Grand Medieval Tournament at Bunratty …
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Shannon facility touted as solution to HGV ‘mayhem in Bunratty’
Parked HGVs in Bunratty. Photograph: Joe Buckley ‘MAYHEM in Bunratty’ could be eased by the addition of parking facilities in Shannon for the heavy goods vehicles, local councillors have argued.
Pedestrian crossing sought for ‘exceptionally busy’ Minister’s Cross
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EFFORTS to install a pedestrian crossing at the Minister’s Cross in Bunratty are underway.
Irish Wolfhounds return to Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
*Affia Hussey aged 4 years and Niall Moloney, farm manager at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park with newly arrived Irish Wolfhounds 12-week-old Rían, meaning King, and 1-year-old Míde, named after the 5th province of Ireland in Celtic times who took up permanent residence on the grounds of Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. Photograph by Eamon …
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Rebels and rivals at Bunratty Castle
ON SATURDAY, the origins of 1000 years of settlement at Bunratty Castle will be brought to life when the visitor attraction is transformed into a Norman village.
Clarescapes on show in Scariff
AN EXHIBITION inspired by Clare’s rivers, coast, weather, history, wildlife, old stories and music form part of a new exhibition in Scariff.