Change in attitude needed if Traveller crisis is to be solved, conference is toldIf local authorities were to have any success in providing accommodation for Travellers, there was going to have to be a huge…Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
Agency recommends licence for new Clare dumpThe Environmental Protection Agency yesterday granted a proposed licence to contentious plans by Clare County Council to operate…Sat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Objectors welcome council decision to refuse planning permission for Clare wind-farmsTwo wind-farm projects planned for Co Clare have been rejected by Clare County CouncilFri Dec 29 2000 - 00:00
Clare explosives factory approvedAn Bord Pleanla, the environmental group, Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) and local residents are to appeal a Clare County…Wed Dec 27 2000 - 00:00
Dissent over Cliffs visitor centreMajor differences have emerged between the two promoters of visitor facilities at the Cliffs of MoherSat Dec 23 2000 - 00:00
Clare men nab veteran lobsterA giant lobster reckoned to be in its 80s is to be pensioned off to Lahinch Seaworld and Leisure Centre after evading the clutches…Sat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Plight of Ennis Traveller family`I'd love a house, some place to play and do my homeworkSat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Coastal search for 5-year-old boy continuesThe search continued off the Clare coast yesterday for five-year-old Rory Sambrook, who was swept out to sea at Doolin on Tuesday…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Wave sweeps boy out to seaA search continued last night for the body of a five-year-old boy who was swept out to sea by a freak wave at Doolin, Co Clare…Wed Dec 06 2000 - 00:00
5 jailed after clash between Travelling familiesFive men who were involved in a major row between two rival families in Ennis yesterday have been jailed or detained.Sat Dec 02 2000 - 00:00
Potholer stable after cave rock-fall rescueA student injured in a cave rock-fall was recovering at Limerick Regional Hospital yesterday after being rescued late on Saturday…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Clare council to halt waste disposalClare County Council has decided to stop disposing of the county's waste next year because of the impending closure of the county…Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
Battle is over between health board and soccer clubA planning application for a £40 million digital park for Ennis, Co Clare, is to be lodged before the end of the yearSat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Clare council opposes early closure of landfill sitePlans for waste disposal by Clare County Council have been disrupted after a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (…Thu Oct 19 2000 - 01:00
Tech townies stay offlineFewer than half the households in Ennis, Ireland's Information Age Town, are using the Internet, according to the first major…Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00
3 killed in a head-on collision in Co ClareThree men in their early twenties from the one car were killed in a head-on collision one mile outside the east Clare village…Sat Oct 07 2000 - 01:00
Bishop sells land at palace for social housingThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr William Walsh, has sold lands at his Westbourne Palace residence in Ennis to the local council for…Thu Oct 05 2000 - 01:00
Tech boost for disabled studentsA school in Ennis, Co Clare, is leading the way in demonstrating adaptive technology for children with special needsTue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Villagers fear explosives plant would ruin tourismPlans to build a £5 million explosives factory on the Shannon estuary are facing increasing opposition from residents in the …Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Waste crisis looms for ClareClare householders and the county council may face a waste crisis next July when the county's central landfill site at Doora …Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Businessman plans to ferry visitors to see Doolin dolphinA Co Clare businessman is investing £250,000 in a 48-seater passenger boat in an effort to tap the tourism potential of the Doolin…Thu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
Traveller accused of threatening officialA traveller threatened to shoot a Clare County Council official during several days of disturbances outside the local authority…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Planning decision upheld in test of `outsiders' banClare County Council's controversial policy that bans "outsiders" from building homes in certain parts of the county has been…Thu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
Clare welcomes celebrity dolphinA rival to Fungi's title as Ireland's most loved dolphin has emerged off the coast of Co ClareMon Aug 28 2000 - 01:00
Clare villages have a say in developmentConflict over planning matters may become less of an issue in the Clare coastal villages of Ballyvaughan and Doonbeg where both…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Radical review is urged of Shannon Development roleA radical review of Shannon Development's operations has been urged in the mid-west region in the wake of the resignation of …Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Objection by Aer Rianta to house extensionA young family's plans to overcome overcrowded conditions at their home near Shannon Airport have been thwarted by Aer Rianta…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Clare ban on outsiders forcing up price of sitesThe controversial rule banning "outsiders" from building in certain parts of Co Clare has resulted in higher site prices and …Wed Jul 12 2000 - 01:00
Locals oppose home for children in ClareLocal residents living near an east Clare village are opposing plans by the Sisters of Mercy order to house disadvantaged children…Tue Jul 11 2000 - 01:00
Bishop of Killaloe in discussions to sell diocesan land for social housingThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr William Walsh, stated yesterday he was in discussion with three groups with the aim of making land…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
McKenna files complaint about Clare golf courseGreen Party MEP Ms Patricia McKenna yesterday filed an additional complaint with the European Commission highlighting new evidence…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Review of ban on non-locals welcomedClare County Council's decision to review its County Development Plan offers the opportunity to redress the damage done to the…Wed May 24 2000 - 01:00
`Sinister' attack on Clare council officials' carsGardai in Ennis are investigating what they have described as two "very sinister" attacks on cars owned by Clare County Council…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Minister drops Burren reviewThe Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, Ms Sile de Valera, confirmed yesterday that she would not be seeking…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Jail terms for air-rage tourists quashedTwo US tourists convicted of an air-rage offence on a transatlantic Aer Lingus flight last week had their jail terms quashed …Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Residents halt work at siteThe traveller accommodation crisis in Ennis has intensified, with gardai being called to intervene in a dispute between some …Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Corofin residents told 12-month lease signed to use hostel for asylum-seekersResidents in the north Clare village of Corofin were told last night that a 12-month lease already has been signed between the…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Corofin residents oppose hostel planResidents of the north Clare village of Corofin are expected to protest to Department of Justice officials at a public meeting…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
`Air rage' US tourists to apply for bail todayAn application is to be made in the High Court in Dublin today for bail for the two US tourists convicted of an "air rage" offence…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Brothers jailed after air rage incident on Aer Lingus flightTwo US tourists visiting Ireland for the first time were jailed yesterday at a special sitting of Ennis District Court following…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Clare plans to curb new building by outsidersClare County Council was told last night that there should be no inquisition into people's backgrounds when processing planning…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Treat TDs as humans, pleads psychiatrist turned politicianVulnerable to criticism? Stopped trusting your own judgment? Always believe the last thing you read or hear?Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Minister's plans for Mullaghmore rejectedThe way is clear for the dismantling of the partially completed interpretative centre at Mullaghmore in the Burren National Park…Tue Mar 07 2000 - 00:00
Burren appeal decision todayToday, after a nine-year conflict, the Mullaghmore saga reaches an end with An Bord Pleanala set to announce its ruling in relation…Mon Mar 06 2000 - 00:00
Couple angry at council policy in Clare `exclusion' zonesClare County Council was yesterday accused of infringing constitutional rights as it began to enforce its policy of generally…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
EU suspends £2.4 million funding in golf resort disputeEU funding of £2.4 million earmarked for the proposed Doonbeg golf resort in Co Clare, designed by Greg Norman, has been suspended…Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
Residents demand action after second flood in four years hits EnnisEnnis residents and business people were counting the cost yesterday of the worst flooding in the town in recent memory.Mon Dec 27 1999 - 00:00
Medical crew refuse to transfer sick childThe Mid-Western Health Board confirmed last night that three emergency medical technicians had been put off duty following their…Thu Dec 16 1999 - 00:00
Building constraint to affect `outsiders'Clare County Council last night enshrined into law its general ban on "outsiders" building in certain parts of the county by …Tue Dec 14 1999 - 00:00
Work gets under way at Doonbeg golf courseConstruction work has started on the Greg Norman-designed £12.5 million golf course at Doonbeg, Co Clare, despite £2Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
