GREEN CLARE: Swifts habitually nesting in Ennis & East Clare
The Clare Swift Survey 2020 takes place this summer in an auspicious communal effort to protect the common swift that makes a home for itself in the West of Ireland each summer.
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Digital hubs to be pushed in Clare to aid remote working
Extra emphasis is to be placed on utilising digital hubs in Co Clare in an attempt to aid more individuals working remotely during COVID-19.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: COVID-19 can positively impact society
In a letter to the editor, Michael O’Sullivan from Roslevan in Ennis expresses the view that COVID-19 may leave an ever-lasting positive effect.
Schools reopening crippled by ‘chronic under-investment’ as Dept of Education frustrate teachers
“Chronic underinvestment” in education and childcare will “come home to roost” with the attempted reopening of schools and creches in the coming months according to a Clare principal.
The amazing community spirit of Clare Red Cross
THE Clare branch of the Irish Red Cross have done some incredible work helping communities deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
Fleadh Nua goes global
LIKE many other events around the county, this year’s Fleadh Nua in Ennis has been cancelled due to Covid-19.
Council to get free use of glór for meetings during pandemic
Clare County Council will not be charged for the use of glór to host the June meeting of the local authority.
Gillian to get going for frontline workers at Sláinte & Cahercalla
*Sláinte an Chláir. Photograph: Paschal Brooks WE DID a double take when we heard that Gillian Davis Dunphy was aiming to do 100,000 steps in a day for charity. Surely an extra zero slipped in there by accident?
New community group welcomes Council’s mobility plan
ENNIS’S newest community group has welcomed Clare County Council’s mobility plan, which sees temporary Covid-19 traffic restrictions put in place.
Killaloe Diocese facing hefty bill after ABP rejects ‘grazing horses’ argument over idle zoned lands
A Catholic diocese is facing a hefty tax bill after losing an appeal against a Council decision to place a church owned site in Ennis on the vacant site register.