Clare families ‘hammered’ with soaring costs on fuel & home heating oil
*Ruth Griffin. FAMILIES across the county “are being hammered”, a Clare TD has said amid massive increases on fuel and home heating oil.
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Politicians & Clare media ‘excluded’ from Health Minister’s announcement
*Photograph: Don Moloney. POLITICIANS and local media in Clare were “excluded” from Tuesday’s official announcement by the Minister for Health that a new €14m hospital would be built in Raheen.
Cross-party Oireachtas group hold briefing in Shannon Airport
Pictured (L-R): Caroline Kelleher, Director of Public Affairs, The Shannon Airport Group | Maurice Quinlivan TD | Ray O’Driscoll, Interim CEO, The Shannon Airport Group | Louis O’Hara TD | Rachael Leahy, Company Secretary and Head of Legal, The Shannon Airport Group | Joe Cooney TD | Cathal Crowe TD | Donna McGettigan TD | …
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AI sexualised images must be criminalised immediately says Clare TD Donna
ONLINE SEXUALISED images are inflicting real harm and will leave long-term psychological impact, a Clare TD has warned.
Ryan rows back on calls for Bord Bia Chair to resign & Donna doubles down seeking Murrin removal
*Bord Bia Chair, Larry Murrin. AN EAST Clare councillor has rowed back on his calls for the Chair of Bord Bia to resign while Clare’s only female TD has doubled down in seeking Larry Murrin to step down.
Case to build new hospital in Clare ‘is literally a matter of life & death’
*Friends of Ennis Hospital Chairperson, Angela Coll. ANY POTENTIAL new hospital in Co Clare must be located in the environs of the Ennis Municipal District, a public meeting on healthcare in the region has heard.
Minister Dooley must declare if he is one of 10 ministers still not in repayment plan for salary overpayment – Donna McGettigan TD
*Donna McGettigan. Photograph: Éamon Ward SINN FÉIN TD for County Clare has said that Minister of State Timmy Dooley must declare whether he is one of 10 ministers still not in a repayment plan for salary overpayment. Deputy McGettigan made her comments after revelations that 10 serving ministers have still not repaid substantial sums of …
Here’s why Google brought you to The Clare Echo in 2025
IT’S THAT time of year again, where The Clare Echo reveals the list of search terms that brings readers to our website. The Clare Echo is our county’s most read newspaper – but we also attract a whopping 12 million user interactions on www.clareecho.ie every year. So what are you – our readers – typing …
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Paused plans to withdraw funding for blister pack was ‘scrooge-like’ says McGettigan
*Donna McGettigan TD (SF) gets her blood checked by nurse Claire McInerney. Photograph: Eamon Ward. BACKLASH from politicians including a Clare TD has resulted in the Government delaying its decision to withdraw funding from January for medication blister packs.
Mid-West Oireachtas members take united stance following HIQA review
*Mid-West Oireachtas members at a meeting in Leinster House. A UNITED front has been mounted by politicians in the Mid-West in views expressed to the Minister for Health on future emergency healthcare services in the region.