Cnoc na Gaoithe preserving the culture of Tulla & East Clare
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin REDEVELOPMENT of an old convent and primary school building in Tulla into a cultural hub has been described by one Minister as “a gamechanger” for the locality.
Timmy Dooley
Warm welcome home for Michael Blake & Aga Khan trophy in Tuamgraney
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin MICHAEL BLAKE enjoyed a hero’s welcome when he returned to Tuamgraney on Wednesday evening with the Aga Khan trophy, the most famous piece of silverware in showjumping.
Nestor departure shows influence of youth wings at County Council is dropping
*Mark Nestor was the youngest Clare councillor until his resignation this week. Photograph: Eamon Ward The changing of the guard is vital in all political parties in order to keep them relevant.
Broadford to get the nod in wastewater scheme
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon BROADFORD is set to be one of two Clare areas included in an application from Clare County Council for a national pilot sewerage scheme project by the Department of Housing.
ACRES can deliver positive results – Dooley
*Photograph: Natasha Barton LONG-TERM environmental improvement will be delivered through a payment package to farmers, a Clare Senator has said.
€481k CLÁR boost for Clare communities
*The People’s Park in Kilmihil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill €481,486 has been awarded to ten projects in the county under the latest round of allocations from the CLÁR programme to help develop local facilities and amenities in rural areas.
National grid in ‘very precarious position’ – Dooley
*Senator Timmy Dooley. Photograph: Martin Molloy FOR THE second day in a row, an amber alert was issued on the electricity market.
If teams in the Clare SHC were politicians….
*Action begins this weekend in the Clare SHC with four games down for decision on Saturday. It may be argued that the GAA is more political than political organisations themselves, off-the-field antics can certainly strengthen this theory across multiple aspects of the Association.
Aer Lingus to cut one daily Shannon flight for Heathrow cap
*Photograph: Joe Buckley AER LINGUS IS to pull one daily flight from Shannon Airport in order to meet a Heathrow Airport cap on passenger numbers.
Dooley becomes Co-President of ALDE Party
In photo attached from l-r: Ukrainian Ambassador Larysa Gerasko, President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna, Senator Timmy Dooley. SENATOR TIMMY DOOLEY (FF) is the new Co-President of the ALDE Party.