*Gavin Keary, Donal Moloney & Gerry O’Connor. Photograph: Martin Connolly Reducing the amount of frees conceded stood out to Gerry O’Connor as the main area his Clare side need to work on ahead of their trip to Cork on February 16th. Speaking to the media after their one point win over Kilkenny, Gerry flagged the …
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Beds at private hospitals and nursing homes need to be utilised to alleviate the amount of patients on trolleys according to Rita McInerney. A candidate for Fianna Fáil in the next General Election, Rita has sought for University Hospital Limerick to be used in a pilot scheme. This would see patients transferred to private hospitals …
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*Athletes and Coaches from Co. Clare, back row, Frank Fitzgerald, left, and Jean Molony. Front row, Mairead Moroney, left, and Emma Barrett in attendance at the Special Olympics Ireland official launch Team Ireland for the 2019 Word Summer Games at the Carlton Hotel Tyrellstown in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile Two Clare athletes will represent …
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(Photograph: Anne Haugh, Director of Social Development, Clare County Council; Richie Murphy, Active Ennis Facilities Manager, Caroline O’Halloran, Clare County Council; and Abaigeal Healy, Active Ennis pictured at Active Ennis John O’Sullivan Park, Lees Road. Photo by Eamon Ward) Three new fitness circuits for walkers and athletes of all abilities have been introduced to the 130-acre woodland at Active …
*Joe Collins in action for the Clare Oscar Traynor side. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick Ennis’ Joe Collins has signed for Galway United. Having trained with Galway Utd for the past few months, the twenty five year old central midfielder joins from West United who last won the Galway District League Premier Division in 2008/09. Joe was …
*River Fergus. Photograph: Bob Singer Workers are expected on site to commence construction for the Ennis South Flood Relief Scheme in March although a contractor has yet to be appointed. Clarecastle councillor, Paul Murphy sought an update on “the unfinished aspects of the Ennis South Flood Relief Scheme” in a motion at the January meeting …
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Clare people have to wait between sixteen and twenty weeks to sit their driving test according to the latest data from the Road Safety Authority. Ennis and Shannon both recorded 27 weeks as the longest waiting time for a driving test, while the average waiting time in each area is currently 16.5 and 19.5 weeks …
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*Clareabbey Roundabout. Photograph: Gary Collins A scheme designed at improving the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists at one of the busiest roundabouts in the county is being devised. An update was sought by Cllr Paul Murphy as to what future safety measures were proposed for the Clareabbey Roundabout. In a reply to the January …
Labour’s candidate for the Ennis electoral area Seamus Ryan is calling for a community bike scheme to be introduced across the county. Referring to similar schemes in operation in Limerick, Galway plus the West Cork Community Cycle Scheme in Clonakilty, Seamus maintained there would be many benefits if brought to Clare. “As we see every …
*John Slattery. Photograph by Eamon Ward Shannon Airport is a jewel in the crown that requires regular polishing according to Ennis born aviation chief, John Slattery. For the past two and a half years, John has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Embraer Commercial Aviation and EVP at Embraer S.A. He was in Co …
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