Two quarries sold pyrite blocks in Clare – Oireachtas sitting hears
ONE OF THE COUNTRY’s biggest construction companies has been named as the one of the suppliers of defective concrete blocks in Clare.
Michael McNamara
Confidence lost in UHL management following HIQA report
*CEO of UL Hospitals Group, Colette Cowan. MANAGEMENT’S POSITION AT UNVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK (UHL) is no longer tenable, TDs in the Mid-West have said.
Decision on Burren & Holy Island UNESCO status to be made next month
A DECISION on the inclusion of the Cultural Landscape of the Burren Uplands and Holy Island (Inis Cealtra) on a new Tentative List of potential World Heritage Properties for Ireland will be made next month.
Dublin Airport’s misfortune is Shannon’s opportunity
DUBLIN AIRPORT’s inability to carry out its primary function of facilitating flights has once again opened the door for Shannon Airport to capitalise.
HSE to lodge plans for community nursing unit in Ennis
PLANS FOR a 100 bed community nursing unit in Ennis are to be lodged by the HSE next month.
Clare TD to make official complaint over Oireachtas Committee’s Shannon Airport snub
A CLARE TD is to make an official complaint after he was denied access to an engagement involving the Oireachtas Transport Committee at Shannon Airport this week.
Setback with scrapping of plans for Shannon NCT centre
“CONTRACTUAL DIFFICULTIES” means the proposed NCT centre for Shannon will not proceed.
Proposed ban leaves Senator Garvey in Last Word ‘turf war’
*Senator Roisin Garvey. Photograph: Natasha Barton A CLARE SENATOR was embroiled in ‘a turf war’ while appearing on one of the country’s most listened to radio shows.
Insurance cover sourced to allow Spancilhill Horse Fair proceed
*Photograph: Bob Singer. INSURANCE COVER will be provided to allow the Spancilhill Horse Fair proceed this year.
Future of iconic Spancilhill Horse Fair under threat
*Photograph: David Crimmins INSURANCE DIFFICULTIES have put the future of the world-renowned Spancilhill Horse Fair under threat.