Final positions of the 2020 General Election are unknown but Rita McInerney (FF) will have the honour of being the first accompanied by The Clare Echo on the canvass.
*Trump Doonbeg. Photograph: Arthur Ellis Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg has been listed as a possible target for revenge attacks by Iran on the US.
*Activists from Extinction Rebellion Clare at The DDF Irish Open. Environmental groups have been warned by Clare’s first citizen to avoid ‘hijacking’ major public events in the future.
500 pending job losses in Shannon with next year’s closure of Molex may be just the beginning according to Joe Robbins who is of the view Brexit will hurt employment in the Mid-West.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis One year after submitting their planning application, approval has been granted to the Trump Organisation firm, TIGL Ireland Enterprises for a €38m development at Donald Trump’s Doonbeg resort.
*Vice President of the United States of America Mr Mike Pence and his wife Second Lady Karen Pence are greeted by Rose Hynes, Chairman Shannon Group with Tanaiste Simon Coveney TD, Ambassador Dan Mulhall and Mayor of Clare Cllr Cathal Crowe TD on his arrival at Shannon Airport today. Pic Arthur Ellis. Clare’s first openly…
At the beginning of 2018, the Chinese market stopped taking seven million tonnes of plastic waste which has led to Ireland being “full of farm plastic with nowhere to go”, the blame of which lies with farming organisations according to the owner of the country’s biggest glass recycling plant.
*L-R Rose Hynes, Chairman Shannon Group, Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD, Vice President of the United States of America Mr Mike Pence and Mayor of Clare Cllr Cathal Crowe TD on the Vice Presidents arrival at Shannon Airport today.Pic Arthur Ellis. Upon his arrival to Co Clare and Ireland, US Vice President declared Irish-American relations ‘were…
US Vice President, Mike Pence said he was ‘privileged and honoured’ to be back in Ireland for the first time in six years.
*Mike Pence in conversation with Leo Varadkar during his St Patrick’s Day trip to the US. US Vice President, Mike Pence is due to visit Co Clare next month.