Suicide rate in Clare half that of 2004The number of suspected suicides in Co Clare last year was half the 2004 totalMon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Ennis votes to rezone FF councillor's landMembers of Ennis Town Council yesterday voted to rezone 70 acres of land for housing owned by a father of one Fianna Fáil councillor…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Clare pier protection proposal defeatedPlans by Clare County Council to give protected status to a 19th-century pier on the Shannon estuary were defeated after the …Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Clare council budget exceeds €100mSpiralling wage costs have pushed Clare County Council's budget for this year over the €100 million barrier for the first time…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Hundreds of jobs planned for Shannon zoneThe chief executive of Shannon Development said yesterday that "hundreds of jobs" are to be announced for the Shannon Free Zone…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Profits fall 32% for Irish division of RocheProfits fell 32 per cent at the Irish subsidiary of pharmaceutical giant Roche in 2004, accounts recently filed to the Companies…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Cliffs of Moher buskers face court actionClare County Council is to seek a High Court injunction against musicians operating at the Cliffs of Moher visitor attraction…Tue Jan 03 2006 - 00:00
Clare county planner rejects architects' criticismCo Clare's top planning official has hit back at criticism by the county's top architects that Clare's planning system is not…Wed Dec 28 2005 - 00:00
Clare officials paid €170,000 in bonusesSix Clare County Council officials were given an estimated €170,000 between them in bonus payments this year.Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Burren group debt move criticisedA leading opponent of the Burren Action Group during the 10-year Mullaghmore controversy has described as very unhelpful a move…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
€130,000 paid to sex abuse victimsBishop Willie Walsh of Killaloe yesterday published the diocesan accounts for 2004, which showed that the diocese made a payment…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Clare planning system not working, say architectsClare County Council's planning system is not working and needs to be overhauled, according a letter submitted by a group of …Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Plan to boost Clare falters as council blocks new housesRural Resettlement Ireland's (RRI) programme to boost depopulated areas of west Clare through building new homes yesterday lay…Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
Shannon to reduce airport chargesShannon Airport will substantially reduce its airport charges on transatlantic routes in response to the ending of the Shannon…Sat Dec 17 2005 - 00:00
Failed IT firm lost €1.2mThe private IT company funded from monies left over from Eircom's €19 million Ennis Information Age Town project accumulated …Mon Dec 05 2005 - 00:00
Council warned about landfill odourThe Environmental Protection Agency has issued Clare County Council with its ninth notice of non-compliance in relation to the…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
First Capital puts Limerick on corporate finance map"These are boom times in Limerick, you only have to look out at the number of tower cranes across the city skyline," says 32-…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Property sale boosts Shannon DevelopmentShannon Development last year avoided recording losses of over €14 million only after selling off part of its property portfolio…Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Youth held after attack on home of councillorA 17-year-old youth was last night being questioned in relation to a shotgun attack on the home of a Fianna Fáil councillor on…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Hotelier fined for not having migrant permitsThe driving force behind the annual international Lisdoonvarna match-making festival was convicted yesterday of employing migrant…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Editor of 'Clare Champion' departsThe Clare Champion is without an editor for the second time in ten months after the departure of Michael Sheridan.Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Centre for troubled teenage boys to reopen in LimerickStaff recruitment A €5 million centre for disturbed teenage boys that has been operational for just seven months in the past…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Deal described locally as 'worst possible outcome'The deal ending the Shannon stopover was described by local campaigners last night "as the worst possible outcome for Shannon…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Man charged with Kilrush murderA Co Clare man was yesterday charged at Ennis District Court with the murder of Kilrush woman, Ann Walsh (23).Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Car park planned for site in BurrenClare County Council yesterday moved to address the lack of facilities for the 100,000 tourists that visit the world renowned…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Third body found as Doolin tragedy victim is buriedMourners were told yesterday that the tragedy involving the drowning of three Co Clare men is one that does not seem to want …Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
€1.3m spent on ill-fated mast projectIt has cost the Government more than €300,000 to store an obsolete 219m (720ft) navigational mast proposed for Loop Head.Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Volunteers join search for missing east Clare manOver 80 volunteers yesterday joined the search for the body of missing east Clare man Joseph O'Callaghan along a 35-mile stretch…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Cullen to negotiate Shannon 'open skies' agreement with USThe Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, is to travel to the US today to renegotiate the bilateral agreement between the two…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Coast Guard confident of finding third bodyA spokesman for the Doolin Coast Guard rescue unit was confident last night that the body of the third man missing off the Co…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Rough seas halt search for two menRough seas off the Co Clare coast over the weekend prevented Garda divers from searching for the vehicle that may contain the…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Clare residents split on status of pierA west Clare community is split over moves by Clare County Council to list a 19th century pier as a protected structure in the…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Clare golf club works rejectedA plan for coastal protection works, justified as necessary to protect the €150 million Doonbeg golf resort from the effects …Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Couple appeal retail plan for EnnisA Co Clare couple who received over €100,000 from a developer after withdrawing their objection to a €20 million housing development…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Doonbeg course has €15.9m lossThe Greg Norman-designed Doonbeg Golf Course has accumulated losses of €15Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
McDonald's gets go-ahead for EnnisAn Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead to McDonald's to build a drive-through fast-food restaurant in Ennis, Co Clare.Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Former minister to seek FF nominationFormer cabinet minister Senator Brendan Daly (FF) confirmed yesterday that he is to put his name forward to contest the next …Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Ennis water again ruled unfit for drinkingA fresh contamination of the Ennis public water supply yesterday caused a new pollution scare, prompting the Health Service Executive…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Readying the rooms for American tourist market"It was certainly the most fraught 48 hours of my hotel life," says Mark Nolan, managing director of Dromoland Castle, recalling…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Halliburton firm may build Shannon tunnelThe biggest infrastructural scheme undertaken by the National Roads Authority (NRA)outside Dublin, the construction of the €372…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Airport Authority to meet Siptu over ShannonThe Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is to meet with senior Siptu officials today as part of the authority's bid to cut back on…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Ennis water ban to stay for old, young and sickThe young, the sick and the elderly were yesterday advised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) not to drink from the Ennis …Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Man sentenced over oil depot orderA Clare businessman has been sentenced to three months in jail after failing to comply with a court order to demolish an oil …Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Ennis ban on drinking public water supply to goA three-week ban on 30,000 residents drinking from the public water supply in Ennis, Co Clare, is set to be lifted today by the…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Parlon reveals Ennis flood barriers planA plan to build flood defences to protect Ennis has been announced by Minister of State for Finance Tom ParlonTue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
'Clare Champion' body-searching clause a 'breach of civil liberties'The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has advised newly recruited staff at one of the State's best known regional newspapers…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Clare man charged with court assaultA Co Clare man yesterday appeared in court on charges arising from a disturbance at Ennis District Court last Friday when a district…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher centre to cost €31.4mThe cost of a Cliffs of Moher interpretative centre has now climbed to €31Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Woman accused of burning homeA woman appeared in court yesterday charged with setting fire to her own home, from which her husband and three children were…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Anti-war rally told that action against use of Shannon by US troops neededAnti-war activists have been told that protesting against the use of Shannon by the US military is no longer enough, that action…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
