Tributes paid to disability activist Thomas Connole
*Thomas Connole. TRIBUTES have been paid to North Clare native, Thomas Connole following his recent death.
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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.
‘Unimaginable sadness’ in North Clare with death of Ennistymon’s Tim O’Dwyer in New Zealand
A TWENTY year old from Ennistymon has died in a single vehicle collision in New Zealand.
Kilfenora Céilí Band launch 2024 tour
KILFENORA CÉILÍ Band will be one of the headline acts for a special Fleadh Nua at the beginning of June.
Inland Fisheries Ireland prosecuting Uisce Éireann in connection with 2,000 fish kill in North Clare
*The fish kill in North Clare. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is prosecuting Uisce Éireann in connection with a fish kill that occurred in North Clare in May of this year.
Families of suspected murder/suicide Kilnaboy couple thank neighbours and friends for many fond memories
*Joe and Claire Collins. THE families of suspected ‘murder-suicide’ couple, Joe and Claire Collins from Kilnaboy have come together to publish a notice thanking their wonderful friends and neighbours, who have been on hand with “many, many fond memories of our beloved Claire and Joe”.
