Lidl get go-ahead for Sixmilebridge store
*Photograph: Joe Buckley LIDL have been granted planning permission for a new store in Sixmilebridge.
Clare county council
Councillors finding it difficult to look public in the eye following €8m Cliffs of Moher deal
*Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG), Cllr Shane Talty (FF), Cllr Michael Shannon (FF) and Cllr Joe Killeen (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. COUNTY COUNCILLORS have said they are finding it difficult to look North Clare constituents in the eye following the Council’s €8m land acquisition adjacent to the Cliffs of Moher.
Plans lodged for new two-storey school in Ennistymon
*Mol an Óige in Ennistymon. PLANS for a new two-storey school in Ennistymon have been lodged with Clare County Council.
Camogie skort debate raised in Council Chamber
ONGOING controversy surrounding the wearing of skorts in camogie was raised within the Chamber of Clare County Council this week.
Club championship draws to take place next week & Clare GAA to make history with youth committee
*Feakle will find out their Clare SHC opponents as they prepare to defend their title. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. DRAWS for the 2025 Clare GAA club championships will be held next week while Clare GAA will become the first county to launch a youth committee.
Ennis bridge renamed after world-champion boxer McTigue
Mayor of the Ennis Municipal District, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF) unveils the Mike McTigue Bridge surrounded by Cllr Pat Daly (FF), Michael McTigue, Kevin Rynne and Nicholas Rynne. Photograph: Paul Corey. AN ENNIS BRIDGE has been renamed in honour of a world-champion boxer from Kilnamona.
Mary McAleese named as Honorary Patron of Michael Cusack Centre
*Mary McAleese at the Michael Cusack Heritage Centre. Photograph: Eamon Ward. FORMER President of Ireland Dr. Mary McAleese has been officially announced as Honorary Patron of the Michael Cusack Heritage Centre, the birthplace of the founder of the GAA.
Plans for dialysis unit in Clare Technology Park lodged with Council
*Clare Technology Park. LONG-AWAITED plans for a dialysis unit in Clare have been lodged.
Councillors to ask questions on €8m Cliffs of Moher deal two years later
*The Cliffs of Moher. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL’s €8m land deal by the Cliffs of Moher is to come under scrutiny from elected members who themselves are bearing the brunt of public criticism on the matter.
Construction underway for Supermac’s Plaza which could open in six months
*An aerial shot of the construction works for the Supermac’s Plaza. Photograph: Paul Corey. CONSTRUCTION has commenced on the Supermac’s Plaza on the outskirts of Ennis with the potential of an opening within six months.