‘We’re facing into a recession’ warns Fianna Fáil’s O’Callaghan
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). A KILMURRY oil distributor and ex Mayor of Clare has warned that the country is heading for a recession amid the rising costs of fuel.
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‘Getting Wiggy with it’ – O’Callaghan among those to receive spoiled vote in Clare
A CLARE councillor was among those to receive a vote in the Presidential election.
Disruption to water supply in Shannon Town, Sixmilebridge, Cratloe, Quin, Kilkishen & Kilmurry
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON TOWN, Sixmilebridge, Cratloe, Kilkishen, Quin and Kilmurry are experiencing a loss of water supply following operational issues at Castlelake Water Treatment Plant.
Clare athletes claim medals at European lifesaving championships
(L-R). Amelie Carolan, Evan McMahon, Susan Meehan, Oisin O’Grady, Leana Liddane, Ferdia Hayes, Elin Blake, Jude Collins, Aoibh Blake. NINE Clare athletes made a splash at the European Lifesaving Championships held in Poland.
Gilligan found not guilty by jury in assault trial
*Niall Gilligan. A JURY has found All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan not guilty of assaulting a then 12 year old boy with a stick almost two years ago.
Jury asks judge ‘what is next step if we’re not unanimous’ in Gilligan trial
*Deliberations from the jury continue on Wednesday. THE JURY of seven men and five women in the assault trial of former Clare hurler, Niall Gilligan are to continue their deliberations on Wednesday.
Teenage witness didn’t see Gilligan hit boy but heard sound of wood smacking off him
*The alleged assault took place at The Jamaica Inn in October 2023. A CLARE teenager told a court today all he could hear was the sound of wood smacking off his then 12 year old friend after he saw former All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan go to hit him.
All-Ireland winner Gilligan pleads not guilty to assault of boy with a stick
*Niall Gilligan. Photograph: John Mangan FORMER All Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan today pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the assault causing harm of a boy with a stick in October 2023.
‘It was a year full of everything’ – O’Callaghan looks back on term as Mayor of Clare
*RTÉ’s Marty Morrissey with former Mayor of Clare, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). Photograph: Tom Micks A YEAR as Clare’s first citizen was “full of everything,” said Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) when reflecting on his twelve month stint as Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council.
Male pedestrian (60s) dies after being hit by tractor in Kilmurry
A MAN in his sixties has died after he was hit by a tractor in Kilmurry on Saturday morning.