McKeoghs woven into fabric of Killaloe & Ballina
IF you’ve spent any time in the twin towns of Ballina and Killaloe, you’ll know that McKeoghs is a name woven into the fabric of the place.
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GALLERY: ‘Pipe down Dublin’ the message from Killaloe parade over water piping plans
*Photograph: Robert Fairfield / Buffalo Studios Ireland PLANS TO pipe water from Clare and Tipperary to Dublin provided plenty of inspiration for floats in the Killaloe/Ballina St Patrick’s Day parade.
‘There will be uproar’ – farmers fume over preferred route for Limerick to Scariff Greenway
*Photograph: Tom Micks “THERE WILL BE UPROAR” in South-East Clare over the proposed route for the 43km Scariff to Limerick greenway, the former Chairman of Clare IFA has said.
‘They have everything else inside the Pale they don’t need the River Shannon’
*The Parteen Basin where water will be piped to Dublin. CO CLARE will get no benefit from supplying water to Dublin and surrounding counties as part of a multi-billion proposal, councillors have claimed.
Killaloe dog owner (78) agrees to pay €4k in compensation to farmer over killing of eight sheep
*The matter was before Killaloe District Court on Monday. A 78-year old Killaloe man who has pleaded guilty to owning a dog who ‘worried’ livestock in connection with a dog attack on sheep that left eight sheep dead has escaped a conviction.
GAA dad ‘lost the plot’ and saw red before headbutting another father
A FATHER who head-butted another Dad at an east Clare GAA grounds in a row over missing footballs told Gardai that he “lost the plot” and ‘saw red’ before the assault, a court has heard.
Resonance Festival reveals 2026 line-up and February dates
*Gemma Hayes. Photograph: Charlotte (@underthefeather) RESONANCE Festival has revealed its 2026 programme, announcing a line-up that brings together leading voices from economics, culture, sport, media and music for three days of talks, performances and shared experiences on the shores of Lough Derg. Now entering its fourth year, the not-for-profit, volunteer-led micro-festival will run on Wednesday …
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Seat facing the road rather than Lough Derg ‘the latest PR disaster’ in Killaloe with bench now moved
PR disasters have been far too common in Killaloe in 2025, the latest seeing the installation of a seat facing the road as opposed to the shores of Lough Derg at Ballycuggeran.
Plans lodged for multi-billion water extraction project at Parteen Basin
*Parteen Basin. UISCE ÉIREANN have lodged plans for the State’s largest-ever water project which will see water drained from the Parteen Basin on the River Shannon to supply the capital.
Fundraiser launched for Killaloe’s Aoife following Vietnam fall
*Aoife Cahill. FUNDS are being raised to try bring a Killaloe woman home from Vietnam after she sustained a serious accident while travelling.