Greenways for Clare take ‘step in the right direction’ with almost €1m allocated
CLOSE to €1m has been allocated for the progression of six greenway routes across Co Clare.
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Scariff Community Council rename Riverside Park & proudly open new paths
*Cllr Joe Cooney speaking to fifth and sixth class pupils of Scariff NS at Riverside Community Park. Photograph: Ruth Griffin SCARIFF COMMUNITY COUNCIL have officially opened upgraded paths at the newly named Riverside Community Park.
Clare Echo’s 2021 Sporting Awards
Another sporting year has been and gone, some of the events are worthy of books in their own right, for now let’s look back and savour the memories as The Clare Echo’s Head of News & Sport Páraic McMahon dishes out the 2021 Clare Echo Sporting Awards.
Scariff mother & daughter offer to spend Christmas with those feeling lonely
A SCARIFF mother and daughter are hoping to spread the festive cheer by offering to spend time with people living alone on Christmas Day.
EOIN NEYLON: What the latest political opinion polls mean in Clare
*Roisin Garvey with The Clare Echo Editor, Stuart Holly. Photograph: Joe Buckley The last set of opinion polls for 2021 were announced last weekend and made for interesting reading. The usual caveat that a poll is but a snapshot in time is ever present, but there is still much we can gleam from that snapshot.
Connection to Scariff Martyrs still as strong in East Clare 101 years on
WAR and murder in East Clare is evoked in Tomás Mac Conmara’s latest book, The Scariff Martyrs a project that was seventeen years in the making.
Population projections for Clare heighten fear for less post offices & teachers but more sporting amalgamations
*Action from the Minor B hurling final which was referenced at Clare County Council level. Photograph: Ruth Griffin POPULATION projections for the county as they stand “will be the end of rural Clare,” an elected representative has claimed.
Corofin/Ruan justify favourites tag advancing to U21A final with Crusheen/Tubber & Bodyke/Mills to meet in B decider
*Corofin/Ruan’s Shane Punch. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Corofin/Ruan sealed their place in the U21A hurling final while Crusheen/Tubber will meet Bodyke O’Callaghans Mills in the B decider.
Seating sought for Scariff cemetery
INSTALLATION of park benches or seating is to be considered for Carrowmore Cemetery in Scariff.
Over €9m in RRDF funding shared between West, North & East Clare since 2018
*Minister Heather Humphreys at the Vandeleur Walled Gardens in Kilrush. Photograph: Eamon Ward OVER €9m worth of funding from the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) has been shared among projects in North, West and East Clare with nothing allocated for South or Mid Clare since 2018.
