THE year has reached its end, so let’s dive right into it. Here, The Clare Echo brings its readers some highlights on the year just gone. What were the biggest stories, which local characters caught our attention in 2022? It’s time for the 2022 News Year in Review. Most read online 1 Viral Lisdoonvarna video …
AMERICAN tycoon and former President of the United States Donald Trump has approached Clare County Council with a view to turning the Cliffs of Moher into a golf course & hotel resort. Trump’s wife Melania reportedly “fell in love” with the area on a recent visit and it’s understood the hotelier, whose family owns the …
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A Status Red wind warning has been issued by Met Éireann for County Clare and will be valid from 3am to 8am Friday morning. This is in addition Status Yellow Weather Warning which will already be in place from 1.00am until 3.00pm on Friday 18th February, 2022. Met Éireann has advised that due to Storm …
THE 1980s was something of a golden era of international caliber musicians adorning stages in County Clare. Admittedly, it was the draw of Lisdoonvarna alone that pulled the likes of Jackson Browne, UB40, Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher and many more to the Banner County but as the decade ended and Ireland were preparing for Italia …
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THE Killaloe Ballina Tennis Club (KBTC) is preparing to develop a state-of-the art indoor facility which will rival the most advanced in Ireland. While some of the funding has already been secured through various programmes such as LEADER, KBTC is appealing to its members and the wider public in Clare to make up for the …
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The Clare Echo wants to hear from you, the reader, to find County Clare’s Lockdown Heroes. Over the past 12 months we have been delighted to report on numerous stories of generosity and volunteerism across the county as community spirit has come to the fore amidst the global pandemic. Now we are asking our readers …
The Clare Echo has developed a contactless menu to assist restaurants and cafés across County Clare as we prepare to embrace the ‘new normal’ in a post Covid-19 world. In a move to help ensure social distancing, the menu will allow customers to read their menu from the comfort of their own handset phone. The …
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Pictured: an aerial view of Ennis Golf Course ENNIS Golf Club is offering special introductory rates in a bid to attract younger members, as it reopened its fairways earlier today. An easing of Covid-19 restrictions saw golf courses across the country welcome back its members this week. Among them was Ennis Golf Club. Due to …
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*Publican Eamon Duggan. Photograph: John Mangan COUNTY Clare publican Eamon Duggan believes the Government don’t appreciate the importance of the pub in combating rural isolation.
More than 80,000 people have attended this year’s Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival – making it one of the best on record, according to organisers. Marcus White, Managing Director of White Tours and Hotels said: “I am overwhelmed how successful the festival has been this year. We have had a 20% increase in visitors, both from Ireland …
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