HAVE you ever wondered what people in Clare are searching for online? Phone numbers for their local restaurants, hairdressers and doctors, sure. But where does the buck stop? With so much information available online, it’s probably safe to assume you – yes you! – have been Googled by a neighbour. Today, The Clare Echo brings …
Lidl has been granted planning permission to develop a second store in Ennis. Subject to twenty one conditions, the 3721m2 site will be located at the Clare Rd opposite from the West County Hotel, on a site owned by Clare County Council that was previously partially flooded. An application for a development at the same …
Second Ennis Lidl store to be located near St Flannan’s Read More »
DR MICHAEL Harty, TD, has expressed his shock at the alleged rape of an elderly woman in broad daylight in Ennis. A 49-year-old Mayo man was questioned over the alleged incident in which a 75-year-old woman claims to have been raped after being lured into a car outside Ennis library last Thursday. “I am shocked …
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A SIMULATED major armed incident was staged at Shannon Airport today as part of an exercise for local response units. These dramatic images, caught by photographer Arthur Ellis, depict a bilateral training exercise between An Garda Siochana and Defence Forces at Shannon Airport. On this occasion the exercise was facilitated by Shannon Airport Authority. The focus …
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A FAMILY had a lucky escape this afternoon their car rolled into a lake in Co Clare. The incident happened at around 1.30pm at Knockaphort near Mountshannon. The car was left dangling over a low wall with its front wheels in the water. It’s understood that the family of three from Northern Ireland had been staying in accommodation …
MOBILE phone users in Clare have been targeted by the ‘wangiri’ phone scam. People in Clare have reported getting missed calls from international numbers with the prefix +247, +269, or +235. It is part of a scam designed to trick people into phoning back at premium rates. Comreg is advising people that returning calls to …
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WHISTLES for Refugees, a charity that helps the most vulnerable people who have been displaced from their homes, will hold its first fundraising event tomorrow night. The Stella Maris Hotel in Kilkee will host a night of live bands, poetry, fire performers and few surprises thrown in for good measure. Whistles for Refugees collected sleeping bags …
‘Whistles for Refugees’ pick up their instruments for fundraising fun in Kilkee Read More »
