Avocent paid out $33m dividend in 2007 ahead of this year's staff cutsA SHANNON-BASED technology firm that cut its workforce by one-third in July paid out a dividend of $33 million (€25Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Clare council rezones 70 contentious acresMEMBERS OF Clare County Council have rejected Department of the Environment warnings not to press ahead with a contentious "ad…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Tesco plan for petrol station opposedPETROL STATION retailers from across Co Clare are opposing a plan by Tesco to open a station in Kilrush which they say will force…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
O'Leary admits Shannon monopolyRYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O’Leary has admitted that the airline operates a monopoly at Shannon, Knock and Kerry airports…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Danger of Burren being loved to death, says BellamyLAUNCHING A new conservation trust specifically for the Burren area of Co Clare, the internationally-renowned botanist, Prof …Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Inquest hears of bid to save boy from drowningAN INQUEST has heard how a four-year-old boy shouted to tell his mother that he loved her as he was carried away by a river current…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Clare firm's profits up 111% to €3.8mTHE CHIEF executive of a large construction firm yesterday warned that below-cost tendering for projects by some construction…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Open verdict on man who fell from cliffsA COUNTY coroner yesterday returned an "open verdict" on the death of a Czech national who fell off the 182m (600ft) high Cliffs…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
West forum unhappy with role in HSEMEMBERS OF the HSE West Regional Forum may as well be sending off motions to Santa Claus as sending them to HSE chief executive…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Call for legal aid scheme to be 'tightened up'THE STATE last year paid barristers and solicitors in excess of €44 million through the criminal legal aid scheme, the highest…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Digital River posts €1.7m pretax profitUS-OWNED e-commerce firm Digital River Ireland Ltd last year returned a pretax profit in its first full year of operation in …Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Budget cuts 'hit small farmers'IFA PRESIDENT Pádraig Walshe told a rally of 7,500 farmers in Ennis, Co Clare, yesterday that Government budget cuts in farming…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
BWG-acquired Mangan Bros posts €5.5m pretax profitWHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR and cash and carry company Mangan Bros Ltd, which was acquired by BWG Group earlier this year, returned…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Lenihan told of medical card 'risks'MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan and Department of Health officials were warned that there were "significant risks" attached…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Traveller advocate fined €2,400THE EQUALITY Tribunal has ordered a Traveller advocate to pay Clare County Council €2,400 for "obstructing and impeding the investigation…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair calls for airport travel tax to be replaced with levyRYANAIR HAS urged the Government to replace its new airport travel tax with a levy "charged as a percentage of the passenger …Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Doonbeg Golf Club records loss of €7m last yearDOONBEG GOLF Club Ltd last year recorded a loss of €7 million, resulting in accumulated losses of €28 million at the Co Clare…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Profits down 76% at RSA SecurityA SHANNON-BASED internet security firm last year recorded pre-tax profits of $4Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Pilot sought help of passengers to land jetA CAPTAIN of an Air Canada transatlantic flight sought the assistance of any passengers with flying experience to help him land…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Ex-doctor Carmody convicted of assaulting summons serverA DISTRICT Court judge yesterday imposed a two-month prison term on former doctor Paschal Carmody (60) after he was convicted…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Work on Gort-Crusheen bypass to beginMINISTER for Transport Noel Dempsey yesterday performed his last sod-turning ceremony for a major road scheme for the next year…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Plans lodged for €60m retail park in Shannon townPLANS FOR a €60 million retail park for Shannon town that it is claimed will create 250 jobs were lodged yesterday.Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Alumina plant's profits fall 97%PRETAX PROFITS at the largest alumina refinery in Europe, Rusal Aughinish on the Shannon estuary, last year tumbled 97 per cent…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Shannon to lose 55 jobsSHANNON-BASED pharmaceutical firm Schwarz Pharma yesterday announced a loss of 55 jobs arising from a global restructuring of…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Almost 200,000 troops use ShannonFIGURES RELEASED by the Shannon Airport Authority show that almost 200,000 US troops have passed through Shannon airport for …Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Irish arm of Gama sees operating loss jump to €56mOPERATING LOSSES at the Irish arm of Turkish-owned construction giant Gama jumped to €56 million last year, according to returns…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Not guilty verdict in case of triathlete killed on the roadA JURY has found a Co Galway man not guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of charity founder and businessman, Howard…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Work on €207.5m bypass due to beginCONSTRUCTION WORK is due to get under way shortly on the next phase of the "Atlantic corridor", with the National Roads Authority…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
4x4 driver denies sleeping at wheelTHE DRIVER of a 4x4 that struck and killed a cyclist has denied in court that he fell asleep at the wheel.Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Gormley set to intervene over development plan for EnnisMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is expected to intervene in the drawing of the new Ennis development plan after members…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Inquest told how refugee child died on flight to New YorkAN INQUEST has found that a child died of bronchial pneumonia on board a New York-bound flight that was forced to make an emergency…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Shannon explosives plant hearing goes aheadA SENIOR official with the Department of Justice said yesterday that no information had been withheld on security grounds in …Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Opponents walk out of hearing on explosives siteOPPONENTS OF plans to locate a €10 million explosives plant on the Shannon estuary are expected to apply to the High Court today…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Nuns seek for 32.5 acres to be zoned residentialA RELIGIOUS order has applied to Clare County Council to have 32.5 acres rezoned for housing.Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Over 30 District Courts across 12 counties to be closedTHE COURTS Service has approved the closure of over 30 courts in peripheral areas along the western seaboard and in the midlands…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Clare council grants permission for tourist resortCLARE COUNTY Council yesterday granted planning permission for a large tourist complex, including holidays homes, to the developers…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Bishop welcomes common school enrolment policyTHE BISHOP of Killaloe has endorsed a common enrolment policy for Ennis primary schools that he believes will avoid the difficulties…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Shannon ground staff to be reduced to fiveA SKELETON staff of fewer than five Aer Lingus ground personnel will remain at Shannon airport as part of the company's plans…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Council wants to close right of wayCLARE COUNTY Council has been accused of trying to breach the property rights of citizens by limiting public access to the grounds…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Councillors accused of forsaking housing listTHE MEMBERS of Clare County Council were yesterday accused of walking away from their responsibilities in refusing to participate…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Three years in jail on fatal driving chargeA CLARE man has been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to the dangerous driving causing the death of two friends last…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
DPP must decide by January on Carmody retrialTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions has been given a 3½-month deadline to decide if former doctor Paschal Carmody …Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Inquest told of suicides of brother and sisterA CLARE coroner yesterday returned an open verdict in the cases of a teenage brother and sister who took their own lives in the…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Irish Rail says planning appeal will not delay western routeIARNRÓD ÉIREANN said last night that the reopening of the €106 million first phase of the Western Rail Corridor will not be delayed…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Parents of missed cancer victim want HSE apologyTHE PARENTS of Kilrush cancer victim Edel Kelly (26) yesterday demanded the Health Service Executive (HSE) apologise for failing…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Oral hearing on Clare golf club plansCLARE COUNTY Council has announced that it is to hold an oral hearing into contentious plans to extinguish a right of way across…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Second woman dies after breast cancer missedA REVIEW of cancer cases and an external inquiry have been demanded following the revelation that a second woman has died when…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
School protests as staff numbers cutTHE PRINCIPAL of a west Clare secondary school said yesterday that it was crazy that students were being denied the opportunity…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
President tells of days spent living with nuns in EnnisPRESIDENT MARY McAleese each year spends a number of days in prayer with an enclosed religious order in Ennis, she revealed yesterday…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
New Leas Cross owner returns €680,000 profitTHE NEW owner of the controversial north Dublin nursing home formerly known as Leas Cross returned pre-tax profits of €680,000…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
