New date fixed for Darkness into Light
Darkness into Light will be taking place in October for the first time.
Shannon
Shannon teen heads up #GAASolo campaign
Posted by GAA Future Leaders on Thursday, 2 April 2020 THE GAA/PDST Future Leaders #GAASolo Challenge campaign, led by Shannon teenager Sally Fox, is proving massively popular online. They are a series of student and teacher challenges which will run for a number of weeks. There are different challenges each week, all linked to the modules in the GAA Future Leaders …
Gardaí utilising ‘all available resources’ in Clare during COVID-19
*Gardaí on duty in Ennis. Photograph: John Mangan “All available” Garda resources are being used to ensure public health measures are adhered to in Co Clare.
Meals on Wheels nourishing the most vulnerable as it records 300% increase in service demand
*Mairead Casey after dropping food to Mrs Casey on the Ballycar Rd. Photograph: John Mangan A Newmarket-on-Fergus based community group is ensuring the county’s most vulnerable residents are kept fed during the current COVID-19 pandemic and has seen its demand increase by over 300% at this time.
Prominent buildings in Clare including Shannon Airport & Clare Echo HQ to light up
Runway lights at Shannon Airport will shine at 9pm tonight (Saturday) as part of the #ShineYourLight campaign which will see prominent buildings around the country light up.
Contractors & temporary staff let go by Zimmer
Contractors and temporary staff have been let go from a leading Shannon factory.
Grass cutting contract in Shannon to be ‘overhauled’
Shannon’s grass-cutting contract for 2020 has been overhauled.
Shannon priest launches creative writing competition
SHANNON Parish Priest Fr. Arnie Rosney has launched an initiative to encourage creativity for those spending more time at home these weeks. He is inviting people to compose a prayer, a reflection, a short story or a poem that reflects the need to pray for protection for ourselves and those we love at this time. …
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St Caimin’s students write letters of hope to Carrigoran residents
Students at a Shannon secondary school have written to residents of Carrigoran House urging them to stay hopeful during the current COVID-19 pandemic. As with all nursing homes in the country, no visitors are allowed enter the Newmarket-on-Fergus nursing home in an attempt to limit the spread of Coronavirus among the nation’s most vulnerable. Residents …
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VOTE: Clare’s Greatest Senior Hurling Midfielders 1990-2020
Some of the toughest calls are being put forward Clare hurling supporters as voting commences to decide who the best midfielders to have lined out at senior level are.
