Bodies recovered from water in Ennis & Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Rescue 116 had been involved in the Ennis search. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO BODIES have been recovered the water in different parts of Co Clare today.
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Kanturk overwhelm Kildysart in Munster quarter-final
*Conor Cusack controls the ball with Alan Walsh closing him down, watched by Kieran Leahy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Clare’s wait for a Munster intermediate club football title continues as this year champions, Kildysart bowed out of the provincial campaign at the first hurdle on Saturday.
‘Fabulous’ Fergus Greenway proving most popular
SWIFT ALTERATIONS by the local authority along the River Fergus Greenway have been commended.
Extension of River Fergus walkway receives boost
PROPOSALS for a major extension of the River Fergus walkway have received a significant boost with the allocation of €50,000 to assess how best to link it to Clarecastle Quay where a trailhead development is being planned.
Clarecastle cousins convicted for possession of illegally caught salmon
Two men have been convicted for being in the possession of illegally caught Salmon on the River Fergus in Ennis, Co. Clare and were ordered to pay fines following prosecutions taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Clarecastle scheme to end discharge of raw sewage into River Fergus & Shannon Estuary
DISCHARGE of raw sewage into the River Fergus and Shannon Estuary is to end when the construction of the Clarecastle Sewerage Scheme is completed.
Absence of maps for Ennis flood relief scheme confuses councillors
*Flooding in Clareabbey from February 2020. Photograph: Joe Buckley FRUSTRATION has been voiced with the continued absence flood maps to represent the Ennis South Flood Relief Scheme.
Clarecastle crying out for link to Greenway
Continuing the planned Ennis to Clareabbey riverwalk to Clarecastle has been underlined as valuable to linking the Fishing Village to the West Clare Greenway.
Crews assemble for annual River Fergus clean-up
The annual River Fergus clean-up took place last week in Ennis, yielding a large rubbish profile from one of the town’s Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).
Estimated bill of €20m for flood defence works in Ennis as concerns raised on stability of Clarecastle Barrage
An estimated €20m is being spent on flood defences projects in the Ennis Municipal District while ongoing concerns regarding the structural stability of the Clarecastle Flood Barrage have been raised.