*Jane Halloran Ryan. EMIGRATION stories from East Clare parishes to the United States will be the focus of a talk at Waterways Ireland Building in Scariff on Bank Holiday Saturday & Sunday (July 30th and 31st) during the local Harbour Festival.
*Photograph: Joseph Butler KILLALOE is among the towns and villages in the county facing challenges “in the current environment” when it comes to the removal of weeds.
In photo attached from l-r: Ukrainian Ambassador Larysa Gerasko, President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna, Senator Timmy Dooley. SENATOR TIMMY DOOLEY (FF) is the new Co-President of the ALDE Party.
NINE CLARE BEACHES have retained their Blue Flag status for 2022 with three Green Coast Awards also maintained.
FIVE WEEKS AFTER CENSUS NIGHT, some homes in East Clare have yet to receive their forms.
Mountshannon Angling Club presented lifetime honorary membership awards to two members, Billy Hickey and Andrew Brown for services rendered to the club over the years and for their role in promoting angling and works to ensure the ongoing rehabilitation of Lough Derg as a brown trout nursery.
*The McMahon family of Cooraclare celebrate. The Final of the Ann Cheevers Memorial A5 525 Yards Stake was the feature contest on last Saturday night’s card the stake remembered a lady who’s family are synonymous with Greyhound Racing in the West Of Ireland and who is much missed by her family and wide circle of …
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*Michael Hynes in action for Whitegate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN OUTPOURING OF SADNESS has been evident across East Clare and the wider county following the sudden death of Michael Hynes.
Absence of an electric vehicle (EV) charging point in the entirety of East Clare has been described as “an awful indictment” with plans in place to address the dearth of the infrastructure.
*O’Callaghans Mills is one of the villages included in the East Clare Way. Photograph: John Mangan A “BOGGY ROAD” along the East Clare Way has not made the cut for this year’s schedule of works.
