80 year old man pleads guilty to indecent assault of five boys
*One of the assaults took place on Holy Island. AN 80-year old man has pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of five boys over a six year period at locations in Clare and Limerick.
Lough Derg
Smother creators return to Clare with Killaloe drama Blackshore
KILLALOE will come under a national spotlight from this Sunday as the setting for a new RTÉ drama.
Bathing prohibition notice issued in Mountshannon
A SWIMMING BAN has been introduced in Mountshannon.
Bathing ban for Ballycuggeran
PRESENCE OF ALGAL bloom has prompted the introduction of a do not swim notice at the Ballycuggeran bathing area on Lough Derg.
Talks, walks & tours at Scariff Harbour Festival
Stories of emigrant settlements in the USA, stories of life in a conflicted Northern Ireland, the Aughty Rainforest in the time Brian Boru, are topics of talks to be given during Scariff Harbour Festival over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend.
Clarescapes on show in Scariff
AN EXHIBITION inspired by Clare’s rivers, coast, weather, history, wildlife, old stories and music form part of a new exhibition in Scariff.
Offspring from widowed white-tailed eagle spread their wings in East Clare
NEW CHICKS from the widowed white-tailed eagle have emerged in East Clare.
Young man dies following jet ski incident in Killaloe
*Photograph: RTÉ A YOUNG MAN has died in Killaloe following an incident with a jet ski.
Drunken swimmer who sparked Lough Derg helicopter rescue effort refused to get into first rescue boat
A DRUNKEN swimmer who sparked a Coast Guard rescue effort that included the Coast Guard helicopter being dispatched to Lough Derg, refused to get into the first rescue boat that went to his aid, a court has heard.
Green light given to large scale 19 turbine wind farm in East Clare
*The wind farm is located on a 750 hectare site. AN BORD PLEANÁLA has given the green light to Coillte for contentious plans for a large scale 19 turbine wind farm in east Clare that will have the capacity to power 66,500 homes annually.