*Colum Flynn in Cusack Park in October after watching his beloved Éire Óg win the Clare SHC. Photograph: Joe Buckley A GENTLEMAN who left people feeling better in mind and body after each encounter, Colum Flynn was exactly the type of man you wanted in your corner.
LAHINCH PLAYGROUND will reopen this week following a €240,000 investment.
RESPONSIBILITY is needed for an old cemetery wall falling on loved ones’ graves. The boundary wall of O’Briensbridge cemetery collapsed at the end of May and has since become a major obstacle for visitors to the graveyard, with stonework falling onto inhabitants of the burial ground. “People couldn’t tend to their graves or go and …
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*Photograph: Nicholas Rynne. NORTH Clare’s main artery the N85 has been closed this Wednesday evening following an oil spill and subsequent road traffic accident.
CLARE County Council is on course to deliver 232 social and affordable homes this year, with the support of local developers and in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies.
*Shannon Estuary CLARE County Council, together with Kerry County Council and Limerick City and County Council, have launched a new interactive story map celebrating one of Ireland’s most important and biodiverse rich landscapes, the Shannon Estuary. Designed to support education, awareness and public engagement, the map is targeted at local schools and communities living along the …
CLARE County Council has been allocated €894,122 to cover a substantial portion of the unplanned costs it incurred during last year’s severe winter weather, according to figures released to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney. The funding confirmation came in a written parliamentary reply from James Browne, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who …
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*Cllr Antoinette Baker Bashua (FF). Photograph: Éamon Ward CLARE Council members are calling on the Department of Education to review and amend Special Needs Assistants’ (SNA) Health & Safety Leave entitlements. At the Clare County Council January meeting on Monday, Cllr Antoinette Baker Bashua (FF) called a motion ensuring SNAs’ full parity with teachers, asking for SNAs …
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CLARE County Council has announced its intention to introduce permanent partial pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street, Ennis, set to commence on March 2, 2026. This proposal comes in response to significant public engagement, with almost 90% of participants in a recent survey expressing support for pedestrianisation measures. The proposed change aims to support a vibrant and …
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*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. INVESTMENT will be needed in West Clare to give the country a strong international impression when The Irish Open takes place in Doonbeg next September, the Minister for Sport has said.