‘It was a bit of craic’ – Doonbeg farmer Brian brings ‘a different view’ to The Irish Open
DOONBEG farmer Brian Shanahan’s ingenuity has been toasted all over the golfing world.
Kilrush
Kilrush 50 years after worrying RTÉ report: From ‘deprived town’ to a town of opportunity
*Jack Fennell, then chairman of Kilrush Urban Council || Credit: RTE Archives, Economic Disaster Zone, 1976 FIFTY years after an RTÉ report described Kilrush as a “dying town”, many of the challenges highlighted in the programme remain familiar, although the town now has greater opportunities and assets to build on. An RTÉ News report broadcast on August 3, 1976, …
Shannon has highest commercial vacancy rate in Ireland
*Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON has the highest commercial vacancy rate in Ireland while the county’s figure is above the national average.
Fitzgerald trained Tiermana Dream wins €20k Bar 1 sprint sweepstake for Clare syndicate
Tiermana Dream winner of the BarOne national Irish sprint trained by Colm Fitzgerald and owned by the Zero Zero syndicate which consists of Nicholas O’Dwyer, Joe Kelly and Fitzgerald family members. YOUNG trainer, Colm Fitzgerald of Tullabrack, Kilrish landed the Bar 1 Sprint Sweepstake with Tiermana Dream Ireland claiming the €20,000 winner’s prize at Dundalk …
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New proposal seeks greater role for Kilrush students in local decision-making
Kilrush Town Hall || Inset: Cllr Ian Lynch YOUNG people in Kilrush could be given a greater say in shaping the future of their town under a new proposal supported by Clare County Council.
CLARE IFC: Banner & Cooraclare book quarter-final places, Naomh Eoin & Wolfe Tones bounce back & Clondegad keep cruising
*Thomas Meenaghan scored two goals for Banner. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BACK TO BACK wins have secured qualification to the quarter-finals of the Clare intermediate football championship for Banner and Cooraclare.
Treble for Cooraclare’s McMahon family
There was no denying the dominant kennel on the card at Galway on Friday night was the McMahon family of Cooraclare who completed a fantastic treble on the night.
‘The speed of cars is frightful’ – Footpath campaign faces major obstacles in West Clare
A PETITION from residents of a West Clare community calling for a footpath and traffic calming measures has renewed concerns over speeding on the approach to Kilrush. The issue was raised by Cllr Dinny Gould (IND) at the July meeting of the West Clare Municipal District, where he called for a review of speeding and …
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Busy Bank Holiday for Kilrush RNLI with three call-outs in three days
KILRUSH RNLI had to make six assists over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Clare TD criticises “appalling” findings of CSO report that Kilrush is furthest town in Ireland from an A&E department
KILRUSH people have the furthest distance to travel to an A&E of any town in Ireland, according to a new report from the Central Statistics Office. The new findings showed that the median distance of households to the median household distance to a HSE Emergency Department was 12.9 km, however Kilrush in Clare, along with …