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UNESCO team carry out review of Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark status

Pictured at the Cliffs of Moher Experience (L-R): Dr. Eamon Doyle and Seán O’Farrell, Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark; Dr. Babis Fassoulas, University of Crete; Cllr. Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council; Geraldine Enright, Director of Cliffs of Moher Experience; Adina Popa, Hațeg Country UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania; Deirdre O’Shea, Head …

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Clare hero Bernárd Lynch honoured with civic reception for endless dedication fighting for equal rights

By Páraic McMahon

*Cllr Tony O’Brien presents Bernárd Lynch with a civic reception presentation scroll. Photograph: Eamon Ward. ENNIS NATIVE, Bernárd Lynch has been bestowed with the highest honour that Clare County Council can bestow upon a citizen or group, a civic reception.

‘It will take a big disaster for things to change in fire service’

By Páraic McMahon

*Photograph: John Mangan A CLARE COUNCILLOR who works as a retained firefighter in Ennistymon has warned it will take “a disaster” before change is forthcoming in the pay and conditions of those working in the service.

Clare’s camogie & ladies football sides take to Cusack Park in bid to record successive wins

By Páraic McMahon

*Clare’s Zi Yan Spillane. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CUSACK PARK will host both encounters for the county’s flagship ladies teams this weekend.

Council praised for big screen at Fair Green for Munster final

By Páraic McMahon

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL have been praised for their initiative in showing the Munster senior hurling final via a big screen at the Fair Green in Ennis.

Fair Green big screen to show Munster Final between Clare & Limerick

By Páraic McMahon

*Shane O’Donnell and Peter Duggan in action for Clare’s senior hurlers. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill THOUSANDS OF CLARE SUPPORTERS have been unsuccessful in their bid to secure tickets to Sunday’s Munster senior hurling final but a big screen will be erected at the Fair Green for Banner fans.

Hayes tops poll as Fianna Fáil select sitting councillors to fight to retain seats in East Clare

By Páraic McMahon

*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan, Cllr Pat Hayes & Cllr Tony O’Brien. FIANNA FÁIL members in East Clare have voted to select their three sitting councillors as the party’s representatives on the ballot paper in the Killaloe Municipal District for the 2024 local elections.

Feedback invited on new Climate Action Plan for Clare

By Stuart Holly

*FILE PIC: Photograph: Martin Connolly The development of a new five-year Climate Action Plan for County Clare is underway with individuals, communities and organisations across the county invited to provide their feedback to inform the plan’s development.

Tensions beginning to bubble in Fianna Fáil’s East Clare Comhairle Ceanntair

By Páraic McMahon

*Scariff Bay presenter Paul Bugler with Cllr Pat Hayes, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan and Cllr Tony O’Brien. TENSIONS ARE BEGINNING to simmer among the Fianna Fáil faithful in East Clare.

‘Deep concern’ with appointment of design team for Francis St development

By Páraic McMahon

*Councillors were not briefed before the Ennis 2040 DAC appointed the design team. PLANS FOR A TEMPORARY car park in Francis Street have been scrapped altogether with a design team appointed to develop a masterplan for a mixed-use development on the site.

Tony O’Brien

The Clare Echo 2025