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Clare schoolwear business teaming up with local schools

A SIXMILEBRIDGE company supplying uniforms to schools across the Midwest has launched a school partnership programme. Run by award-winning business woman Cara O’Malley, TCM Schoolwear has earned a strong reputation for premium, durable uniforms, easy online ordering, and responsive customer service. In a move set to strengthen communities, the accredited Irish schoolwear provider has unveiled …

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‘We failed Jessica’ – HSE admits fatal UHL surgery should not have been performed

By Dearbhla Parry

*Jessica Sheedy A YOUNG girl’s surgery at UHL leading to her death “should not have been performed,” the HSE have admitted. Jessica Sheedy (18) from Bruff, Limerick, experienced complications in May 2018 during surgery to remove a large but benign tumour from her abdomen at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). She passed away three days later …

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Ennis slips in litter rankings

By Dearbhla Parry

ENNIS has slipped to 15th spot in a recently released 2025 litter survey. The latest litter survey by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows that although Ennis is clean, the town has slipped two places in the ranking of 40 towns and cities. The An Taisce report for Ennis stated, “With just four …

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Clare make a winning start to 2026 season

By Seamus Hayes

*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Clare 3-20 Limerick 3-18 Hurling games between Clare and Limerick rarely disappoint and the latest meeting of the Shannonside neighbours was no exception. This Co-Op Superstores Munster hurling league first round clash at Dr. Daly Park in Tulla this Saturday afternoon proved to be a very entertaining affair in which the teams …

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Banner backlash restores pride with first win

By Eoin Brennan

PICTURED: Mark Rodgers scored 1-08 for Clare. Photo by Ruth Griffin The curtain finally came down on Clare’s Munster Senior Hurling Championship campaign but not without a final sting in the tail after inflicting a first defeat on neighbours Limerick in the TUS Gaelic Grounds. Munster Senior Hurling Championship Round 5 Clare 3-20 Limerick 0-24 …

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20 years of smiles at Ennis Orthodontic Practice

By Stuart Holly

ENNIS Orthodontic Practice is preparing to celebrate 20 years in business. In 2004, Dr Jeeves Kochhar established the first full-time orthodontic clinic in County Clare, a leap of faith that has been fully embraced by the public as Ennis Orthodontic celebrates two decades in operation this Christmas. Founded on a patient-centred ethos of transparency and …

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