60% of robbed cars in Ennis estates last year were left unlocked
Reported crimes of thefts from moved and parked vehicles has dropped across the county in 2019 but Gardaí are reminding members of the public to ensure their cars are locked at night.
Kilrush
Clare Youth Service celebrate 50 years with Kilrush open night
*Eoin Daly, Kilrush Community Garda, with Julie Queally & Adriona Meere of Clare Youth Service and Margaret Purcell, Juvenile Liaison Officer An Garda Siochána at the recent CYS Open House in Kilrush As part of the 50th anniversary of Clare Youth Service, the public in West Clare were recently invited to view behind the scenes …
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Wheelchair users neglected by public transport & hotel facilities
Public transport and hotels in Ireland are neglecting wheelchair users through their lack of accessibility, a Clare man has said.
Miltown Malbay ‘written off the map’
An absence of signs directing motorists to Miltown Malbay has been done deliberately to ‘write the West Clare town off the map’.
Developing coach parking an objective for Kilrush
*Photograph: Kilrush Tidy Towns More groundwork is needed to accelerate proposed plans for a public park and coach park in Kilrush.
Keating confident work of last term will strengthen his vote
*Gabriel Keating. Photograph: Gary Collins His slogan is “the man who gets things done” and Cllr Gabriel Keating is confident his re-election to Clare County Council will be the done thing in two months time. In 2014, Cllr Keating polled in twelfth position out of sixteen candidates following the first count. However he still managed …
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Chambers wants Cooraclare’s history of having a councillor to continue
*Cllr Bill Chambers. Photograph: Gary Collins “Politics is a tough life,” Bill Chambers admitted but it’s one he wants to stay in as the countdown to May’s local elections continue. He forms the Fianna Fáil ticket in the Kilrush local electoral area alongside Cllr PJ Kelly. “It’s going to be a hard few weeks, a …
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King of Cappa won’t let cerebral palsy slow him down in charity cycle
A Kilrush man who lives with cerebral palsy will this Saturday complete a charity cycle in aid of a vital West Clare service.
Friesian calf sells for the price of a stamp in Kilrush
A friesian calf sold in Kilrush last week for the same price of sending a letter from one part of Ireland to another. Farmers that were present in Kilrush Mart last week have told The Clare Echo that a friesian calf was purchased for €1 in what is believed to be one of the lowest …
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Brexit poses risk of ‘farmageddon’ for Clare farmers
Brexit is posing the risk of “farmageddon” for gravely concerned Clare farmers. With calving season underway, farmers in the county have hit out that in all the Brexit negotiations, animals and their welfare have been scarcely mentioned. Five months since its foundation, 19,000 farmers across Ireland have become members of the Beef Plan, 790 of …
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