Clare learner drivers stuck in neutral as waiting times for tests rise
LEARNER drivers in Clare are stuck in neutral with waiting times for driving tests continuing to climb.
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CLARE IFC: Clondegad, Corofin & Kilrush seal quarter-final places with wins for Naomh Eoin, Coolmeen & Banner
*Clondegad’s Morgan Garry tries to rescue the ball back from Shannon Gaels’ Dylan Kenny. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SUCCESSIVE wins for Corofin, Clondegad and Kilrush Shamrocks have sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare intermediate football championship.
Pauline paints through the lens with latest exhibition
‘PAINTING THROUGH The Lens’ is the latest exhibition from Kilrush’s Pauline Dunleavy.
Flyers Minnie trained by Kilrush’s Fitzgerald causes big upet in Leger quarter-final
THERE was a major upset in the quarter-final of the Leger at the Limerick Track on Saturday night last as Flyers Minnie (Ballyhimikin Jet & Liosgarbh Lila) made every inch of the running to win at odds of 33/1.
Kilrush RNLI rescues two people and their dog from rising tide in Carrigaholt
*Photograph: Charlie Glynn. TWO PEOPLE and their dog were rescued by Kilrush RNLI who became cut off by the rising tide near Carrigaholt on the Shannon Estuary on Saturday.
‘Really special win’ as Crowe completes dream of captaining Clare to All-Ireland glory
*Clare captain Aisling Crowe receives the All-Ireland U18B trophy from LGFA Vice President Brendan Cregg. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile CAPTAINING Clare to All-Ireland success was the stuff of dreams for Aisling Crowe.
Lauretta to launch first poetry collection ‘Never Give Up’
*Lauretta Callaghan O’Dea. Photograph: Natasha Barton KILRUSH woman, Lauretta Callaghan O’Dea will launch her first book of poetry this weekend.
‘They are atrocious & a law onto themselves’ – councillors slam Uisce Éireann over West Clare outages
UISCE ÉIREANN have been labelled as “a law onto themselves” with the ongoing failure to provide safe drinking water in West Clare slammed by elected representatives.
N68 upgrade essential to create future jobs & industry in West Clare
*Councillors raised the matter at Monday’s meeting of the County Council. IMPROVING the “not fit for purpose” N68 has to be viewed as a strategic project of national significance.
‘You wouldn’t be able to make a living as a publican with a young family today’ – Keane
*Publican Michael Keane. Photograph: John Sheridan. ON a windswept stretch of the Wild Atlantic Way lies Keane’s Oyster Bar, ran by owner Michael Keane since 1980 although the pub has been serving customers for much longer than that.