Literary devotees to descend on Ennis for annual book club festivalHUNDREDS OF literary enthusiasts will visit Ennis, Co Clare, this weekend to celebrate the second annual book club festival.Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Planning refused for visitor centre at Clare caveCLARE COUNTY Council has refused planning permission for a visitor centre to serve the Pól an Ionáin cave near Doolin.Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Major rise in Clare charges plannedHomebuyers across Co Clare face major rises in house prices because of planned new local authority charges.Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
'Victory' claim on council accessA Green Party councillor was last night claiming victory in his move to have TDs banned from the non-public sections of Clare…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Ennis householders told to boil waterThe discovery of E.coli in the Ennis public water supply yesterday forced local councils to warn thousands of householders not…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Hurler seeks damages over commercial use of his imageAn inter-county GAA star is taking a case against a newspaper over the alleged unauthorised use of his image in promotional material…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Conservation officer says claim ludicrousClare's conservation officer has come under fire after a councillor claimed his intervention cost the Catholic Church an additional…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Ennis council offices open todayEnnis County Council's new €27 million headquarters will open to the public today - almost a decade after the proposal was first…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Ex-doctor faces further larceny chargesA former Co Clare doctor appeared in court yesterday charged with receiving €35,436 through falsely pretending to three cancer…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Woman 'stable' after snow plough accidentA woman from Co Clare last night remained in a "serious but stable condition" after being struck by a snow-plough in California…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Shannon-Heathrow passengers up 10,000 in 2007Passenger numbers on the abandoned Aer Lingus Shannon-London Heathrow service increased by more than 10,000 last year.Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Plan to return red deer to Burren criticisedA proposal to reintroduce red deer into the Burren in a bid to halt the spread of scrub was yesterday dismissed by the chairman…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Shannon airport traffic growth stallsPassenger growth at Shannon airport has stalled following several years of double-digit growth.Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
More died from suicide in Clare last year than on the roadsRising suicide figures for Co Clare show that more people took their own lives last year than died in motor incidents.Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Artists oppose building of €10m wind farmA group of east Clare-based artists, including film-maker and Aosdána member Joe Comerford, have added their opposition to plans…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Cliffs of Moher centre attracts one million visitorsAlmost one million visitors were recorded at the Cliffs of Moher last year in the first year of the operation of the new €31.…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
EPA may sue Clare council over dumpPersistent foul odour problems at Clare County Council's €11 million waste dump have prompted the Environmental Protection Agency…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Talks to begin on Burren park planConsultations are to start on drawing up a management plan for the national park at the Burren in Co Clare, Minister for the …Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00
More than €7m spent on security measures at Shannon airportThe Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan has confirmed that over €7 million has been spent on preventing further incursions by …Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Clubs approve sale of Cusack Park for €86mProposals for a €350 million commercial riverside quarter in Ennis, Co Clare, have moved a step closer after the GAA in Clare…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Nursing home operator Mowlam records €380,000 operating lossThe nursing home operator headed up by the chairman of the Shannon Airport Authority (SAA), Pat Shanahan, last year recorded …Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Final leg of €205m Ennis bypass opens after long delayThe final leg of the €205 million Ennis bypass opened yesterday, ending gridlock at one of the country's most notorious bottlenecks…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
University seeks waiver of €300,000 in planning leviesThe University of Limerick (UL) is seeking to have the imposition of more than €300,000 in planning levies waived on its new …Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Radio Kerry to buy Clare FMClare FM is to be sold to Radio Kerry for €7.2 millionSat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Council to provide 20 Muslim gravesA campaign by Clare's best-known Muslim to source burial plots for his community looking towards Mecca has proved successful.Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Funeral takes place of mother found dead in hotelMourners were told yesterday that three communities had been plunged into darkness by the death of a mother of two young children…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Disputed land will 'soon be sold'The 66-acre tract of land at the centre of a family dispute in Co Clare will soon be sold, the auctioneer looking after its sale…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Service in Ennis for 140 murdered womenThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, has stated that every time a woman is murdered, we are diminished as a societyWed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Inquest held 16 years after murderAn inquest has heard how a Cork man died after being slashed across the throat in a pub in Ennis, Co Clare, 16 years ago.Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Woman fined over operation of crecheA judge has warned that operating a creche was a dangerous business to be involved in, where it was very easy for operators to…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Report on Ennis urges measures to counter flood riskA new report that focuses on the threat of global warming on Ennis is recommending that certain areas zoned for industry, community…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Concern over plan for social housingThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has expressed "huge concerns" over plans by Clare County Council to impose social …Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Old butter-making skills and memories get churned up in ClareElderly residents of a Co Clare day-care centre have churned back the years to demonstrate to local schoolchildren the craft …Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Pretax profits at Gama's Irish arm reach €10mThe Irish subsidiary of Turkish construction giant Gama recorded a pretax profit of €10 million last year, according to accounts…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Travellers fined for 'riot' at pubOne Traveller was jailed yesterday and nine others were ordered to pay a total of €14,000 to an Ennis publican arising from a…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Retail premises fire was second in two monthsThe fire that destroyed an Ennis retail premises yesterday causing an estimated €3 million in damage was the second to have occurred…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Schwarz Pharma losses hit €8.5mShannon-based pharmaceutical firm Schwarz Pharma recorded an operating loss of €8Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Neligan urges more investment in healthThe country cannot get out of the mess the health service is in without society deciding that it is going to invest more money…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Samaritans erect signs at Cliffs of Moher to save livesSigns have been placed at the Cliffs of Moher by Clare County Council in conjunction with the Samaritans to deter people contemplating…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus seeks 51 redundancie sat ShannonAer Lingus yesterday moved to almost halve the numbers employed in its ground operations at Shannon Airport as part of its plan…Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
Man is charged over Ghana kidnapA man in his twenties yesterday appeared before a court in Accra, the capital of Ghana, charged with the kidnap of Clareman James…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Three on trial for killing man in Clare on break homeA jury has been told how a father of five, who was on a short break home to Co Clare, was assaulted by three men outside a village…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Scariff-based firm quadruples profitsClare firm Finsa Forest Products more than quadrupled its profits last year, but is facing substantial costs to meet new environmental…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Shannon Aerospace dispute cost Irish Lufthansa €3.5mAn industrial dispute at Shannon Aerospace last year cost the Irish Lufthansa group of companies more than $5 million (€3Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Shannon airport executive chairman resignsShannon airport's executive chairman, Pat Shanahan, resigned yesterday in protest at the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) not informing…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Midwest region must 'move on', says Ó CuívMinister for Community, Gaeltacht and Rural Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív yesterday told a midwest audience that "it is hard to expect…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
€4m parish pump politician becomes a sparkling successA 50c twisted metal coat hanger has helped produce a €4 million windfall for the Co Clare village of Lissycasey.Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Bishop donates lands valued at €10mThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, said yesterday the Catholic Church was "not in the business of profit-making" after …Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00
Visitors spellbound by spectacular vistaThe planned itinerary for the visit of the King and Queen of the Belgians to the Cliffs of Moher was cast aside yesterday as …Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Shannon area to lose 178 manufacturing jobsThe mid-west region has suffered another jobs blow with the loss of 178 manufacturing jobs at Shannon-based electronic component…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
