Ennis Tidy Towns receive most funds from €54k allocation for Clare groups
44 Tidy Towns groups in Co Clare have been allocated a combined €54,000 which they will be able to use despite the cancellation of this year’s competition.
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McGann to hit the road as referees run the country in aid of Pieta House
*Rory McGann with Kevin Corry & Andy McMahon. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography A Clare referee is among those partaking in a national relay from GAA officials raising funds for Pieta House.
New date fixed for Darkness into Light
Darkness into Light will be taking place in October for the first time.
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.
Reform needed of Ireland’s ‘collapsing’ childcare system
It is unknown when childcare facilities will reopen in the country, prior to their closure they were described as being “on the brink of collapse” by elected representatives in the county.
‘Leave us alone’ – Sixmilebridge family horrified at being falsely linked to UK COVID-19 death
*Sixmilebridge. Photograph: Joe Buckley A Sixmilebridge family are horrified with misinformation being spread online stating that their relation was one of the UK’s youngest fatalities from COVID-19.
VOTE: Clare’s Greatest Senior Hurling Full Forwards Line 1990-2020
One more line of the field requires your say to determine who will line on Clare’s greatest senior hurling team of the past three decades. Plenty of debates have already taken place as attempts were made to figure out who gets to line out from one to twelve (voting for which is still open, if …
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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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Clare’s Greatest Senior Hurling Team 1990-2020
Hurlers on the ditch have less matches to go these days but more time on their hands and as such we’re trying to maximise this by getting you to select Clare’s Greatest Hurling team from 1990 to 2020.
SHANNON & ENVIRONS: Covid-19 Business Directory
It’s unprecedented times for businesses as attempts are made to flatten the curve of the spread of coronavirus. Many doors remain open and The Clare Echo has compiled a local directory by areas to alert you as to what businesses are still operating as normal and are in need of your support. If your business …
