Father convicted of assault but escapes jail for head-butting another Dad at Killaloe GAA grounds
*Smith O’Briens GAA. A FATHER who head-butted another Dad at an East Clare GAA ground has been convicted of assault but has escaped a jail term.
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Meelick man found ‘butt-naked & out of his mind’ on magic mushrooms
*The man was found on a balcony at Killaloe Hotel & Spa. A 45-year old Co Clare man was found by Gardaí “completely out of his mind” and “butt-naked” on a hotel balcony after taking too many micro-doses of magic mushrooms for therapeutic reasons, a court has heard.
Officials optimistic 95% of land for 43km Limerick to Scarrif Greenway will be on publicly owned land
*Raheen Woods has emerged as a preferred route along the Greenway. A 43km greenway linking Limerick City and East Clare is to be opened up in stages with officials optimistic 95 percent of the land used will be publicly owned.
Greenify loans available at Derg Credit Union
DERG Credit Union is celebrating the launch of Greenify, a new national green loan initiative designed to help credit union members access affordable finance for home energy upgrades and sustainable transport solutions.
Frustration reaches fever pitch for ex Mayor O’Brien on failure to provide safe facilities on Clare roads
*Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. A FORMER MAYOR of Clare has said he won’t sit back any longer and accept unsafe conditions on the roads of East Clare.
Mountshannon lion was actually a ‘friendly mouse’
KILLALOE GARDAÍ have solved the mystery of a reported ‘lion-like’ animal in the woods of East Clare.
Killaloe bodybuilder goes international
A Killaloe man preparing to compete in an international bodybuilding competition in LA says that the sport is “definitely growing” in Co Clare.
Limerick to Scariff Greenway ‘has gone off the agenda’
*Ogonnelloe is among the expected connection points. A 43km greenway planned for East Clare “has gone off the agenda,” a former Mayor of Clare has lamented.
Old Killaloe Ballina bridge to be pedestrianised permanently
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. PERMANENT pedestrianisation of the Old Killaloe Ballina Bridge is to come into effect this Friday evening.
€1m for Killaloe/Ballina enhancement plan but Crusheen rail stop misses out on funding
€1M has been allocated for the delivery of public realm and enhancement projects in Killaloe and Ballina but the wheels are not moving in Crusheen with no money set aside for the reopening of the rail stop in the village.