Protected buildings causing traffic jamsDAILY TRAFFIC snarl-ups are doing untold damage to Ennistymon, to north Clare and are a disincentive for people to visit the …Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Up to 40% of final-year interns set to emigrateA SENIOR HSE official has admitted that about 40 per cent of the 102 final-year intern doctors in the HSE West area will emigrate…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher pickets lifted after move to resolve disputeINDUSTRIAL ACTION by workers at one of the Republic’s most popular tourist attractions, the Cliffs of Moher, was suspended yesterday…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Guilbaud reports increase in profitRESTAURANT PATRICK Guilbaud, one of Dublin’s most celebrated restaurants, continues to trade profitably through the recession…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
ESB gets licences for wave energy testsTHE ESB has been awarded foreshore exploration licences to carry out marine tests for a planned €40 million wave-energy project…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Boy assaulted mother in internet rowA COURT has heard how a 15- year-old Ennis boy falsely imprisoned his mother and sister, assaulting his mother in a row over …Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Lighthouse a beacon for touristsTHE DOORS of Loop Head lighthouse overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in west Clare were opened to the public yesterday for the first…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Mayor disappointed as Clare parish left without priestTHE MAYOR of Clare yesterday expressed disappointment at his parish being rendered “priestless” in a move by Bishop of Killaloe…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
13 new Seanad members to share fund of €435,000THIRTEEN OF the recently elected members of the new Seanad are to share a windfall of almost €435,000.Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Cameras to be placed at Traveller sitesCLARE COUNTY Council has given the go-ahead for surveillance cameras to be installed at two Traveller accommodation sites in …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
'Unacceptable practices' found at nursing homeINDEPENDENT health watchdog inspectors have uncovered “unacceptable practices” at a nursing home run by the Health Service Executive…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Michael Cusack Centre secures funding lifelineTHE MICHAEL Cusack Centre in Carron, Co Clare, has secured a lifeline with the approval of a three-year marketing fund.Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
€173m losses for firms controlled by Galway developerCOMPANIES CONTROLLED by Galway developer John Lally incurred losses totalling €173 million in 2009, new figures show.Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
'Iconic' signpost's restoration urgedTHE BALLYVAUGHAN Community Development Group has urged Clare County Council members to restore the “iconic” Ballyvaughan signpost…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Hitting the right note: Music school in full swingINSIDE THE “House of Lords” yesterday, luminaries in the world of traditional Irish music at the Willie Clancy Summer School …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Con man jailed over probation failureA CON man who once turned himself in to gardaí after phoning Joe Duffy’s RTÉ Liveline programme was yesterday jailed for 21 months…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher staff to strike after pay talks break downSIPTU MEMBERS at the Cliffs of Moher are to strike from next Thursday following the collapse of pay talks with management at …Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Con man jailed in Co ClareA con man who turned himself in to gardaí shortly after phoning the Joe Duffy’s RTÉ Liveline programme has been jailed for 21…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Shannon aircraft leasing firm posts profit of €627mA SHANNON-based aircraft leasing finance company recorded pre-tax profits of $900.6 million (€627 million) last year.Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
'Hundreds' of warrants outstanding for con manA NEAR two-year long countrywide trawl by gardaí for con man Frankie Shanley ended with his arrest by the side of a road in March…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Retiring consultants' lump sums top €400,000THREE CONSULTANT psychiatrists employed by the HSE last year received tax-free retirement lump sums in excess of €400,000.Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Public donations to guide dog charity fall by €1mDONATIONS FROM the public to one of the country’s best-known charities, Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind (IGDFTB), dropped by €…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Aughinish refinery group back in black after two years of lossesTHE LARGEST aluminium refinery in Europe, Rusal Aughinish on the Shannon estuary, returned to profit last year after sustaining…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Dubarry profits up 13% on booming overseas salesONE OF the State’s oldest firms, Dubarry, enjoyed significant growth in profits last year due largely to a 44 per cent increase…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
'Gap in information' noted at inquest of drowned sistersGARDAÍ FOUND bloodstains in the car owned by two Waterford-based sisters who both drowned off a Co Clare beach in March, an inquest…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
HSE to end 'indiscriminate' transport arrangementsTHE HSE is due to publish a review later this week that is set to end “the indiscriminate arrangements” for transporting dialysis…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
American Ireland Fund raises record $40mTHE CHIEF executive of the American Ireland Fund confirmed yesterday that the fund had its most successful year to date last …Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Clare council refused offer to reinstate iconic signpostTHE CONTROVERSY over the removal of road signs in the Burren village of Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, has taken a new twist with the…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore warns of 'damage' to French relationsMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore said yesterday he had told his French counterpart that France’s opposition to Ireland…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Bhamjee tells of his fears for mental health servicesAHEAD OF his retirement from the Health Service Executive (HSE) after 37 years of service, Dr Moosajee Bhamjee admits that “there…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher looks likely to receive support of Clare councillorsBUSINESSMAN and “Dragon” Seán Gallagher looks poised to receive the support of Clare County Council to be a candidate in the …Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Developer fined for destroying bat roostCO CLARE developer John Declan Flanagan was yesterday ordered in court to pay more than €3,000 between costs and a fine after…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Locals angry over removal of tourism landmarkTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority has caused controversy by removing a remarkable tourism landmark used by Tourism Ireland in marketing…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Tributes as Ennis student laid to restTHE BROTHER of 21-year-old Ennis man Eoin Ryan yesterday asked mourners to remember Eoin “as a peaceful, loving, beautiful young…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Man appears in court charged with murder of law studentA CLARE man appeared in court last night charged with the murder of law student Eoin Ryan.Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Man charged with Clare murderA 31-year-old man appeared before Ennis District Court this evening charged with the murder of 21-year-old Eoin Ryan yesterday…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Operators of nursing home claim report is 'overly critical'INSPECTORS HAVE uncovered “unacceptable practices” at a Co Clare nursing home, saying they are not satisfied the health and wellbeing…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Louis Fitzgerald pub group records €50.3m pre-tax lossTHE PUB, restaurant and hotel group run by Louis and Helen Fitzgerald recorded a €50Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Ennis takes delivery of Dev's restored DodgeTHE DODGE Plymouth that transported two of Ireland’s presidents in the early years of the State was driven back to Ennis, Co …Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Call for HSE Healthstat system to be changedTHE DIRECTOR of Operations for HSE West, John Hennessy, yesterday called for the criteria in which acute hospitals are evaluated…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Proposed wind farm in Clare halved in sizeTHE DEVELOPERS of a proposed 400ft wind farm in west Clare have halved its size after concerns were expressed by local residents…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Surf wear boss joins opposition to Doolin pierTHE CHIEF executive of one of the world’s largest surf apparel companies, Billabong, has intervened in a row between surfers …Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Over-reliance on junior doctors 'must end'PATIENTS WILL suffer and hospital departments will close unless structural reform of the Irish hospital system takes place that…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Moher visitor centre posts reduced lossesLOSSES AT the company that operates the Cliffs of Moher visitor attraction amounted to €83,000 last year, according to new figures…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Healthcare in midwest targeted for €17.6m cutsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is proposing fresh cuts totalling €17Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Management overhaul after worst hospital performanceAN OVERHAUL in the management of the worst performing hospital in the country is to take place.Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
An Taisce labelled secret society by councillorAN TAISCE was last night labelled a secret society as councillors demanded that the Minister for the Environment delist the organisation…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Corrib Oil planning to expand in MunsterPRETAX PROFITS at the Galway-based Corrib Oil forecourt group were flat last year in spite of its revenues rising by 14 per cent…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Insurance body calls for more spending on flood defencesTHE CHIEF executive of the Irish Insurance Federation has warned that current levels of investment in and implementation of flood…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
