80 year old man pleads guilty to indecent assault of five boys
*One of the assaults took place on Holy Island. AN 80-year old man has pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of five boys over a six year period at locations in Clare and Limerick.
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Work commences on landmark Inis Cealtra Visitor Experience project
*Pictured at the Old Rectory initial design team meeting in Mountshannon, County Clare, ahead of its redevelopment and extension as a visitor and interpretative centre for Inis Cealtra (Holy Island); left to right Michael Fitzgibbon, Councillor Joe Cooney Cathaoirleach Clare County Council, Joan Tarmey, Tourism Officer, Clare County Council and Valerie Mulvin, Mc Cullough Mulvin …
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Offspring from widowed white-tailed eagle spread their wings in East Clare
NEW CHICKS from the widowed white-tailed eagle have emerged in East Clare.
Inis Cealtra visitor centre opening off target & progress of Kilrush Maritime Training Centre ‘lagging’
*The Old Rectory building in Mountshannon. TARGETS for the operation of a visitor centre for Inis Cealtra are set to be missed while the work on a Maritime Training College in Kilrush is “lagging”.
Revised bid underway for Burren’s UNESCO status
*Photograph: Martin Kiely REVISIONS to try make an application for the Burren designated as a world heritage site are to be made.
Holy Island visitor centre go ahead gives East Clare its time to shine
*Holy Island (Inis Cealtra). EAST CLARE TOURISM is set to be put on the map following the allocation of funding to create a visitor centre at Holy Island (Inis Cealtra).
€7m in funding for development of Kilrush maritime centre & Holy Island visitor centre
A COMBINED €7m in funding has been announced for the development of a visitor centre at Holy Island and a maritime training centre and research base for offshore renewables in Kilrush.
Holy Island & the Burren miss out on bid for UNESCO status
TWO CLARE SITES have been omitted from the final list of sites aiming to secure UNESCO World Heritage status.
Decision on Burren & Holy Island UNESCO status to be made next month
A DECISION on the inclusion of the Cultural Landscape of the Burren Uplands and Holy Island (Inis Cealtra) on a new Tentative List of potential World Heritage Properties for Ireland will be made next month.
78 year old charged with 26 counts of indecent assault of boys in Limerick and Clare in 1970s
*Holy Island is among the locations where the counts of indecent assault are alleged to have occurred. A 78-year old man has appeared in court charged with the indecent assault of four boys over a five year period at locations in Clare and Limerick.