The Clare Champion Archives

Owen Ryan tenders resignation with The Clare Champion after eighteen years

*Owen Ryan (centre) is to leave The Clare Champion this month. Photograph: Joe Buckley LONG-serving journalist with The Clare Champion, Owen Ryan is to leave the publication.

‘Behind it all there was an appreciation that you were doing something’ – O’Reilly reflects on career in Clare media

By Páraic McMahon

*Seamus O’Reilly. Photograph: Joe Buckley ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION with young people is among the biggest challenges facing newspapers in Clare and beyond, a former editor and owner maintained.

Fiona McGarry to finish up with The Clare Champion

By Páraic McMahon

*Fiona McGarry. AWARD-WINNING journalist, Fiona McGarry is to leave The Clare Champion.

Champion hire ex Clare People reporter

By Páraic McMahon

*The Clare Champion offices on Barrack St in Ennis. FORMER CLARE PEOPLE journalist, Andrew Hamilton has joined The Clare Champion.

Media movement sees exits from Clare FM & The Champion

By Páraic McMahon

*Josh Prenderville, Rebecca O’Sullivan, Fiona Cahill & Derrick Lynch of Clare FM at the IMRO Radio Awards. TWO NEWS REPORTERS are to leave Clare FM while there has also been an exit from the newsroom of The Clare Champion.

Council criticised for media snub

By Páraic McMahon

*Waterpark House was the location for the Mayoral reception. LOCAL GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS were honoured with a mayoral reception in Ennis last week with Clare County Council criticised for snubbing the media for the event.

ABC report verifies Clare Echo as county’s most circulated newspaper

By Elaine Tubridy

*Managing Director & Editor of The Clare Echo, Stuart Holly. Photograph: John Mangan A NEW report from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) has verified The Clare Echo’s position as County Clare’s most circulated newspaper.