Limerick

Limerick-Shannon commuter traffic putting pressure on Clare roads

Meelick road speed limit || Insets: Cllr Patrick O’Gorman (FF) and Cllr Rachel Hartigan (FF) CONCERNS have been raised over the impact of Limerick-Shannon commuter traffic on Clare roads, with councillors warning that some routes are carrying volumes they were not designed to accommodate. Speaking to The Clare Echo, Shannon Municipal District Cllr Rachel Hartigan …

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Clare within touching distance of quarter-final after third win

PICTURED: Róisín Begley IT’S NOT mathematically rubber-stamped just yet but Clare have virtually a foot and nine toes in a second successive All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship quarter-final following a derby victory over Limerick in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosog, Ennis. All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Round 3 Clare 1-13 Limerick 0-11 Having completed back-to-back wins over Leinster …

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Clare County Council have lodged plans to carry out further enhancements of Newmarket-On-Fergus village

FOLLOWING the completion of recent roadworks, the local authority is proposing a number of road and footpath developments in the Clare village, popular with commuters to Ennis, Shannon and Limerick. The council have applied to the planning department for “Proposed new parking area, proposed junction upgrades to include raised tables, upgrade of existing parking areas …

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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

*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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