Burren farming stories of old to be retold at Kilfenora event
TRADITIONAL farming stories and a rich heritage of North Clare will be explored this Friday as part of Biodiversity Week.
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New book reveals Clare connection to Spike island
*Spike Island. A NEW book on the history of Spike Island has revealed its connection to the Banner county including the infamous murder of Meelick’s Patrick White, who was killed while playing hurling in the prison yard.
Geopark Academy puts focus on unique Burren landscape
The Burren in County Clare. Photograph: AirSwing Media GEOLOGY, history, ecology and future tourism development of the Burren is the focus of a major two-day event to take place next month.
O’Dea & Lillis make championship debuts for New York
*Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO FORMER Clare footballers made their debuts in the Connacht senior football championship over the weekend.
Tributes paid to disability activist Thomas Connole
*Thomas Connole. TRIBUTES have been paid to North Clare native, Thomas Connole following his recent death.
Clare’s derelict sites team working on bringing 250 derelict properties back into use
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon “CREATIVE MEANS” must be explored at a local level to bring derelict properties back into use as houses.
Housing Minister in talks with Uisce Éireann to try rescue Ennistymon €7.7m development
*Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien. Photograph: Tom Micks DESPITE over fifty towns and villages in Clare being prohibited from the construction of housing developments due to inadequate wastewater infrastructure, the Minister for Housing insists the climate is improving for young people to build homes.
Uisce Éireann fined €5,000 after treatment plant caused ‘ecological tragedy’
*Photograph: John Mangan AN IRON SLUDGE discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard.
Normal water supply returning to parts of North & East Clare
NORMAL water supply is returning to parts of North and East Clare following bursts in recent days.
Clare footballers without 12 of last year’s panel for 2024 campaign
*Ciaran Russell is among the players not available for Clare boss Mark Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill MARK FITZGERALD’s first Allianz National Football League campaign as Clare manager begins in earnest this Sunday when they welcome Sligo to Cusack Park.