OPENING HOURS of pubs in Clare are to be extended while the county has not been included in a new initiative to support the development of a vibrant and diverse night-time economy across the country.
*James Breen. Photograph: Gary Collins OLDER DRIVERS should receive no penalty points and only a fine when caught for their first offence of speeding, a former Clare TD has argued.
BROTHERS of the late Pat Nugent are hopeful a cold case investigation will allow the name of their brother “to rest in peace once and for all”.
FAMILY MEMBERS of the late Patrick Nugent have issued a plea for an independent investigation to be carried out into the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.
*Vandalised fairy doors in Ballybeg. ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES in Clare have called on the Minister for Justice to propose legislation criminalising the use of the ‘Z’ symbol.
NIGHTCLUBS in Clare are set for later closing times as part of a major overhaul of the country’s licencing laws.
HORROR has been expressed after it emerged that a Clare landlord offered accommodation to a Ukrainian woman in a sex-for-rent arrangement.
*Photograph: Eamon Ward MINISTER FOR JUSTICE, Helen McEntee (FG) has been urged to use Shannon Airport as a reception centre for refugees at Shannon Airport.
A FULL public inquiry or an investigation by a body outside of An Garda Síochána has been sought by the family of Patrick Nugent into his unexplained death 38 years ago.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar (FG) has not ruled out stepping down as party leader when he is to become Taoiseach in a bid to damage one of Sinn Féin’s unique selling points.