*Burren Hostel. A 62-year old Ukrainian war veteran, who has four sons fighting in the war against the Russians, has escaped jail after stabbing a man in the buttocks at a direct provision centre in North Clare.
*Paddy Donnellan. Photograph: Brian Arthur BROADFORD’s Paddy Donnellan has graduated with a first-class honours degree in Process and Engineering Management from the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS).
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. REVIEWS on the pilot season of the Burren and Cliffs Explorer must realise that the inclusion of an Ennistymon spur for 2026 is “a no brainer,” one county councillor has stressed while another has said there was a “positive pile-on” for the shuttle service.
*Helga Himmelsbach. Photograph: John Mangan A Clare widow has told an inquest that the absence of restorative justice in the case where her late husband died as a result of a French tourist’s dangerous driving “is a lost opportunity” for all concerned.
*Photograph: John Mangan RURAL SCHOOLS in North and West Clare were specifically hit with their removal from the State’s Hot School Meals scheme “because of logistics and costs,” elected representatives have claimed.
A report on motorhome carping was previously completed by consultants for the Council in December 2023. DEFICITS of motorhome camping facilities in Clare can be tackled to extend the tourism season in the county, county councillors have said.
*Helga Himmelsbach at the location in Ballyvaughan where her husband Jerry O’Connor was killed on his motorbike. Photograph: John Mangan OVER TWO YEARS on from the death of her husband, a North Clare widow has walked from Kilrush to Kinvara to highlight the lack of road safety in the area and has committed to continue …
SAMARITANS will be on hand at the Matchmaking festival in Lisdoonvarna this weekend.
One of seven buses in Burren and Cliffs Explorer fleet at the Cliffs of Moher Experience. Photograph: Eamon Ward ENNISTYMON and Fanore’s inclusion is among the big learnings for the pilot Burren and Cliffs of Moher Explorer shuttle bus to take on board if it is to become a long-term success in North Clare.
*The Match Maker Bar in Lisdoonvarna. THOSE seeking love at this year’s month-long Lisdoonvarna match-making festival in North Clare have received a boost in their romance prospects.