1,500 without water as storm effort continues
THE IMPACT of the historic levels of damage caused by Storm Éowyn is still being felt across Clare, almost a week after it first made landfall on the 23rd of January.
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Killaloe Bypass opens to traffic
KILLALOE’s Bypass has opened to traffic in the first major step of the biggest regional road project currently underway in the country.
‘The difference it would make to us as a family is unimaginable’ – Whitegate mother leads fight for respite house in East Clare
*Emma and Anne Malone in Whitegate. Photograph: Ruth Griffin A WHITEGATE mother of four is pleading with Clare’s elected TDs to fight for a respite house to be opened in East Clare.
Moroney claims bullying ongoing in Fianna Fáil & Independent Ireland have lack of democratic process
*Matthew Moroney (IND). Photograph: John Mangan A GENERAL ELECTION candidate has claimed he was subject to bullying while a member of Fianna Fáil and said democratic processes are lacking in Independent Ireland.
Moroney pledges to do ‘whatever it takes’ to reopen Ennis Hospital A&E
*Matthew Moroney (IND). Photograph: John Mangan REVERSING the decision to close down the accident and emergency unit at Ennis Hospital is no longer an option, Matthew Moroney (IND) has declared.
New community policing unit to cover East Clare & North Tipp
A NEW dedicated community policing unit to cover East Clare and North Tipperary has been established by An Garda Síochána.
Killaloe choir hit the high notes at Prague International Choral Festival
THE KILLALOE Male Voice Choir returned home with two bronze awards from the Praga Cantat Choral Festival in Prague.
Contracts signed for €1.2m Ballycuggaran water sports facility
*An artist’s impression of the Fáilte Ireland Ballycuggaran Sports Activity Facility at Ballycuggaran in County Clare. CONTRACTS have been signed for the construction of the €1.2 million Ballycuggaran Water Sports Facility on the shores of Lough Derg in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.
Killaloe Male Voice Choir representing Ireland at International Festival
NEXT week, the Killaloe Male Voice Choir will travel to Czech Republic to partake in the Prague International Choir Festival.
‘Logistical nightmare’ of amalgamating Clare & Tipp Garda Divisions has increased burnout
*Photograph: John O’Neill AN AMALGAMATED Garda Division of Clare and Tipperary has been “a logistical nightmare,” the Dáil has heard.