Clare to turn green for St Patrick’s Day parades
*Photograph: John O’Neill CLARE TURNS green this weekend with St Patrick’s Day parades taking place across the county.
Ennis
Lidl win appeal for €20m development in Ennis
*The Clare Rd Junction where the Lidl store will be located. Photograph: Páraic McMahon LIDL has won an appeal to An Bord Pleanála to enable a €20m development in Ennis to proceed.
Clancy Park ‘completely destroyed’ by presence of three caravans on green area
*Photograph: John Mangan A FAMILY moved a second caravan onto a green area in Ennis after Storm Éowyn damage and the presence of a rat had made their existing caravan uninhabitable, a court has heard.
Council beef up security in response to Waterpark House encampment
*Security at the entrance to Áras Contae An Chláir on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Tom Micks CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL ARE forking out a reported €400 daily to a security firm after it beefed up its operations Áras Contae An Chláir in the past week.
Ennis carpenter accused of carrying out claw-hammer assault on Clarecastle man in front of his two children
*The assault took place in February. A 45-year old Ennis carpenter has appeared in court charged in connection with a claw-hammer assault on a man at his home in front of the alleged victim’s two children, aged 12 and 10.
Rivals Newmarket Celtic & Avenue Utd to meet in Clare Cup quarter-finals
*Eoin Hayes and Jamie Roche in action. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE SOCCER’s big two Newmarket Celtic and Avenue Utd have been drawn against each other in the quarter-finals of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup.
Kilmurry Ibrickane, Lissycasey & Ennistymon forge winning start as Cusack & Garry Cups commence
*Andrew Shannon charges out of defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMURRY IBRICKANE, Lissycasey and Ennistymon recorded opening round wins in the Cusack Cup.
Clare Youth Service begin training for leadership programme
THE Clare Youth Service Leadership Programme will run again this year in Ennis and Shannon to provide training for the young volunteers who run the highly popular CYS summer camps.
Ennis Book Club Festival returns this weekend
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis LITERARY LOVERS from across the country will descend on Co Clare for the nineteenth Ennis Book Club Festival.
McMahon savouring chance to lead Clare into championship action
*Sean McMahon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S U20 footballers are the first of the county’s side to enter the cauldron of championship action this weekend with Seán McMahon honoured to lead them into battle.