€580,000 in cuts saved music centreTHE IRISH music centre Glór in Co Clare “nearly went under” last year before huge cuts were made in the centre’s operation, its…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Council backs Lough Derg seaplane baseTHE PROMOTERS of a new seaplane service for the west of Ireland were yesterday victorious in their plans to locate a seaplane…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Bishop elect speaks of 'dark days'BISHOP ELECT of Killaloe Fr Kieran O’Reilly said yesterday that it was “huge, almost trauma” to be asked to leave his senior …Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Cowen insists Coalition will last full termGOVERNMENT: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen last night insisted that his Government would see out its five-year term and would not change…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Revamped Thomond Park hoping to break even as revenue rises by 30%THE COMPANY that operates the €40 million Thomond Park stadium in Limerick expects to break even on a cash-flow basis this financial…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Homelessness among young in midwest on rise, report saysA report into homelessness in the midwest has raised concerns over the growing numbers of young people presenting to homeless…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
OPW says zoned areas around Ennis prone to floodsTHE OFFICE of Public Works (OPW) has raised concerns that there are still “significant areas” around Ennis that are zoned for…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Killarney park and Clara Bog fail to make Unesco shortlistCONCERNS OVER the global merits of Killarney National Park and some of Ireland’s most popular tourist attractions resulted in…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Barringtons Hospital back in black with €319,000 profitTHE COMPANY that operates the privately run Barringtons Hospital in Limerick last year returned to profit to record an operating…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Ikea clocks up early sales of over €15mHOME FURNISHINGS giant Ikea recorded sales of over €15.57 million in the first 36 days of operation of its Dublin store.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Council makes millionaires of farmersPAYMENTS BY Galway County Council to farmers along the next phase of the Atlantic Corridor have created six new millionaires.Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Aer Arann unveils Shannon routesAer Arann has announced four new routes out of Shannon in franchise agreement with Aer Lingus.Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
No room in refuge for 154 familiesSOME 154 families suffering domestic violence were denied emergency accommodation last year from refuges in the midwest because…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Accused jailed for harassing witnessA 30-YEAR-OLD man at the centre of a Garda car chase in Ennis town centre on Wednesday was yesterday jailed for contempt of court…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Losses soar at Celtic HelicoptersLosses at Celtic Helicopters increased more than sixfold last year to almost €1 million.Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Woman found guilty of slanderA JUDGE yesterday ruled that a Co Clare woman maliciously slandered a delivery man by falsely claiming he had sexually assaulted…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Forensic tests find woman was murderedTHE SISTER of the late Emer O’Loughlin says her family “have always known” she was murdered.Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Murder inquiry begins after tests on exhumed remainsGARDAÍ HAVE opened a murder investigation into the death of a Clare woman whose body was exhumed yesterday, five years after …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Court backs Cliffs of Moher staff claimWORKERS AT the Cliffs of Moher visitor centre have secured a victory in their three-year battle to have the same terms and conditions…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Nursing home 'dealing with concerns'THE OPERATOR of a Co Clare nursing home said yesterday the facility had put in place a comprehensive response to a series of …Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Woman wins appeal on unfair dismissalA CLARE woman has won a six-year legal fight with a British-based human rights legal firm over her claim that she had been unfairly…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
BreastCheck delay not fault of councilTHE HEAD of the National Cancer Screening Service Tony O’Brien, has apologised to the Minister for Health Mary Harney for misleading…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Bishop saddened over heroin deathTHE BISHOP of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, says he is saddened by the death of a heroin user who injected himself with a fatal …Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Publicans claim trade is 'on its knees'THE OUTGOING president of the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), Val Hanley, yesterday warned that any more legislation from…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Care urged with plans for BurrenCLARE COUNTY Council needs to be extra careful when deciding on granting planning permission for one-off homes in the Burren …Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Irish losses at Celtic Bookmakers at €1.29mPRETAX losses at Celtic Bookmakers, the independent bookmaking group led by former minister Ivan Yates, increased more than fourfold…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Limerick a city 'in danger of decline'LIMERICK IS a city in danger of terminal decline and a boundary extension of the city into urban parts of Co Clare and Co Limerick…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Shannon body aims to create 1,500 jobsSHANNON DEVELOPMENT has declared its intention to create 1,500 jobs in the Shannon Free Zone in the next three years.Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Galway rail route beats expectationsPASSENGER TRAFFIC on the first phase of the Western Rail Corridor has exceeded expectations, Iarnród Éireann said yesterday…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Clare windfarm may be delayedThe businessman behind plans to construct a €200 million windfarm in west Clare has admitted that may be five or six years before…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
HSE to tackle A&E delays in GalwayTHE HSE has sent two high-ranking executives to help resolve the continuing problems at the A&E department of the largest…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Dukes wants Nama subject to FoI ActTHE CHAIRMAN-designate of Anglo Irish Bank, Alan Dukes, has said the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) should be subject…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Politics marred by donations, says DPPPOLITICAL CORRUPTION won’t be eliminated “so long as the private financing of political parties is permitted”, Director of Public…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Serving Catholic bishops should all resign, says DukesANGLO IRISH Bank chairman Alan Dukes last night called for all current Irish Catholic bishops to resign.Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Flower power to yield €15,000 windfallFARMERS ARE to receive Government payments of up to €15,000 annually for producing wild, rare flowers such as the Mountain Aven…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
'Stunning' Viking necklace found in ClareAN ARCHAEOLOGIST has expressed amazement at the “bizarre” discovery of a 1,150-year-old Viking necklace in a Burren caveWed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Plan to turn Lahinch loo into apartmentsPLANS HAVE been lodged with Clare County Council to convert a derelict €400,000 toilet in Lahinch into a mixed-use development…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan adviser defends approach to banking crisisTHE GOVERNMENT approach to the banking crisis “is the best, as other approaches would be more expensive and do a lot more damage…Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Dutch national jailed for bomb threat to airlineAN AIRLINE passenger’s threat to bring an aircraft down with a bomb over the Atlantic was triggered by a demand that he pay €…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Council seeks to renovate housesCLARE COUNTY Council is seeking to renovate homes in a six-unit housing development in Ennis and make them fit for habitation…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
€1 million spent on Viagra-like drugs in HSE WestLIMERICK CITY and county has the highest public spend on Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs per head of population in…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Clare council moves to restrict headshopsMEMBERS OF Clare County Council last night took the first moves in putting in place a de facto ban on headshops across the county…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Man admits making false bomb claim on flight to ArubaA MAN HAS pleaded guilty to causing a mid-air bomb scare on board a transatlantic jet last January.Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Council to slow development in 'overzoned' Ennis areaDEVELOPERS IN the greater Ennis area are facing further writedowns in the value of land banks following Clare County Council’…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Court orders head shop in Ennis to closeAN ENNIS businessman has claimed he was tricked into leasing out a premises to a head shop operator after being told the shop…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Limerick border extension opposedMEMBERS OF Clare County Council have declared “not an inch” to Government moves to extend the Limerick city boundary into Clare…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Atlantic plunge: Tour de Burren launched with a splashA GROUP of cyclists plunged with their bikes into the Atlantic yesterday to launch the 2010 An Post Tour de Burren.Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Payments to barristers by DPP rose 11% to €15.2mPAYMENTS MADE by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to barristers last year increased by 11 per cent to €15Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Firm insists Cliffs of Moher park 'n' ride will go aheadFEARS THAT construction work was not going to proceed on contentious plans for park ’n’ ride facilities for the Cliffs of Moher…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
