Clare’s first Pride march as part of QuareClare festival
CLARE’S first Pride March is taking place in Ennis this Saturday, as part of a week-long celebration of unity, inclusivity, and love to support the local LGBTQIA+ community.
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‘Hamstrung’ councillors hit out as no questions allowed during Shannon Estuary taskforce presentation
*Photograph: Eamon Ward LOCAL DEMOCRACY has been “sterilised,” elected members of Clare County Council have claimed.
Michael Cusack Day celebrations planned for Carron
Tadhg and Aodhan Ó’Gairbhith and their Sister Liadan with “Michael Cusack” (Martin Vernon) at the inaugural Michael Cusack Day in Carron, located in the heart of the Burren in County Clare Photograph by Eamon Ward. CARRON will host the final event of ‘Cusack 175’, a yearlong programme of events marking the 175th anniversary of the …
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‘It’s RIP for West Clare’ – intervention of Oireachtas members sought to overturn planning directive
*Lissycasey. WEST CLARE “will be wiped out” if a directive issued to Clare County Council over its County Development Plan proceeds, an elected representative has claimed.
O’Halloran hits out at Fine Gael officials & lack of strategy in convention withdrawal
*Ger O’Halloran. Photograph: John Mangan QUIN’S Ger O’Halloran has hurled strong criticism in the direction of Fine Gael headquarters and party officials locally.
Fine Gael select Crowe, Cooney & Pat Burke on East Clare ticket for local elections
*Cyril Crowe. Photograph: Joe Buckley FINE GAEL have finalised their East Clare ticket to contest next year’s local elections.
Appeals from Sixmilebridge & O’Callaghans Mills rejected by Munster Council
*Barry Fitzpatrick in action against Gary Cooney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SIXMILEBRIDGE will compete in the Senior B hurling championship and O’Callaghans Mills in the relegation play-off after their appeals to the Munster Council.
School bus ‘crisis’ prompts Cratloe complaint to Bus Éireann & Dept of Education
*A public meeting took place in Cratloe on Monday. A FORMAL COMPLAINT has been issued to Bus Éireann and the Department of Education following the cancellation of three routes in South-East Clare.
Lack of law & order fuelling problems in Sixmilebridge claim locals
*Mayor of Clare, Cllr Joe Cooney approaches Gardaí. LAW AND ORDER doesn’t exist in Sixmilebridge, frustrated locals claimed at a tense public meeting.
Sixmilebridge standing united in bid to remove illegal encampment
*A section of the crowd in Sixmilebridge. LARGE CROWDS turned out in Sixmilebridge on Monday evening at a heated public meeting seeking the removal of a campervan from a local housing estate.
