‘Wonderful work’ ongoing in Newmarket-on-Fergus
Recent improvement works in Newmarket-on-Fergus have been welcomed locally as “wonderful” while further plans for The Fair Green in the village are to be carried out this year.
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Group tours have long-term future in Clare
*Tony Kirby leading a tour group in The Burren. Photograph: Burren Geopark There is “a long-term future” for group tours visiting parts of Ireland including Co Clare, the CEO of the body responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas has said.
Cliffs of Moher wasn’t built for the numbers it must now cater for
Clare’s premier tourist attraction, The Cliffs of Moher was not built for the 1.8 million visitors it is now catering for, the CEO of Tourism Ireland has said.
The Outing swaps Lisdoonvarna for Dromoland
*Carmel Balala, Paul Ryder & Eddie McGuinness. After spending the past six years in Lisdoovarna, The Outing Festival has a new venue for it’s seventh setting as it moves to the grounds of Dromoland Castle and plans to take The Inn at Dromoland by storm at the end of September.
‘Huge’ Garda presence in Doonbeg as Eric Trump visits
*Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Ireland, Photograph: Arthur Ellis A large Garda presence was visible in Doonbeg on Sunday as Eric Trump paid a visit to Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Ireland.
Trump expected to travel to Clare in June
US President Donald Trump is expected to visit Co Clare in June according to reports.
Tradaree development can bring Newmarket village back to life
A potential social food enterprise development in Newmarket-on-Fergus “will give a life back to the main street which is now dead”. Such was the view of former Shannon Development Regional Manager for Co Clare, John Quinlivan when speaking with The Clare Echo on Tuesday. The Newmarket-on-Fergus native was worried by the current state of affairs …
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Britain going ‘through midlife crisis’
A Newmarket-on-Fergus native will this week launch the first book devoted to Irish government policy towards Northern Ireland from the division of the country in 1921 to the present day. Donnacha Ó Beacháin is Associate Professor at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University (DCU) where he lectures on post-Soviet politics, unrecognised states, …
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to visit Shannon
EVER wanted to meet our Taoiseach, but didn’t have the opportunity? Well now is your chance, as the man himself is set to host a lunch with the Shannon Chamber of Commerce next weekend. The Chamber are taking bookings for those who want to attend the event, so don’t delay. Speaking ahead of his visit …
Fascinating footage of Dromoland Castle will leave you with goosebumps
THE lovely folks over at the RTE Archives have dug up this clip of Dromoland Castle in the 1960s and although truly fascinating, it is majorly creepy. Scenes from early Dracula movies spring to mind as reporter Desmond Moore takes a tour of the castle and its grounds. Grainy black and white shaky camera shots …
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