Autistic boy (16) transferred from adult psychiatric unitAfter spending almost three years in a closed adult psychiatric unit, a 16-year-old Co Clare autistic boy has been admitted to…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
National bodies to take over Shannon Development roleShannon Development was yesterday stripped of its remaining enterprise functions in a new reduced mandate announced by Minister…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Sustainable farming programme for Burren launchedA blueprint for sustaining the Burren region into the future was launched yesterday by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage…Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Increase in US troop traffic at ShannonAlmost as many US troops have passed through Shannon airport during the first six months of this year as in the whole of 2004…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Councillor denies wrongdoing as father set for rezoning windfallA Fianna Fáil member of Ennis Town Council has denied any wrongdoing and said that he did not even speak at a meeting about rezoning…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Clare not to impose beach ban on dogsClare County Council last night failed at the final hurdle to push through its proposal to ban dogs from the county's beaches…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Shannon search for Tipperary manA major search was expected to restart at first light this morning for a Co Tipperary man who fell overboard from a passenger…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Concern over rare bats halts quarryClare County Council has put on hold plans by Gama Construction for a quarry near the €190 million Ennis bypass because of concerns…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Gardaí say man had false passportA bench warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of a man who told gardaí he was fleeing India because police there accused…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Shannon agency warns of more job lossesThe chief executive of Shannon Development yesterday warned of further job losses at the company in order to cut costs.Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Sale of land earns €8.5m for Clare collegeA 35-acre tract of land near the new €190 million Ennis bypass has been sold by St Flannan's College for €8.5 million.Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Councils lift ban on swimming in Lough DergClare and North Tipperary county councils yesterday lifted their ban on public swimming in Lough Derg.Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Swimming is banned in Lough Derg after two dogs dieThe deaths of two Labrador dogs after a swim in Lough Derg have prompted Clare and North Tipperary County Councils to ban the…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Woman dies in Clare house fireFire claimed the life of a Co Clare woman in her family home at Drewsboro outside the village of Scarriff on Sunday night.Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Man charged with hackney driver murder in Clare returned for trialThe man charged with the murder of Ennis hackney driver, Liam Moloney was yesterday returned for trial to the Central Criminal…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Shannon bridge is focus of reportA major step was made yesterday towards the provision of a new bridge across the Shannon, aimed at alleviating the daily gridlock…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Clare council forced to delay plan to ban dogs from beachesStrong opposition to Clare County Council's proposal to ban dogs from beaches during peak hours has resulted in the council postponing…Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Barristers and solicitors received €26m from legal aid schemeBarristers and solicitors were last year paid over €26Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Information Age Town IT firm to closeThe private IT company funded from monies left over from Eircom's Information Age Town project is to be wound up after losing…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Rape cases hindered as region awaits medical unitTwo prosecutions arising from sex attacks last year will not be proceeding because there is no sexual assault medical unit available…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Gama spending €100,000 to build house for bats on bypass routeThe Turkish firm at the centre of a long-running pay dispute with its workers is believed to be spending over €100,000 building…Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
ESB delays €200,000 traffic systemESB red tape is delaying the introduction of a €200,000 computerised traffic system designed to ease congestion on the bridge…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Clare golf club wall had no permissionLocals in west Clare have welcomed a Bord Pleanála ruling that the owners of Doonbeg golf course built a two-metre wall across…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
New monthly magazine is launched in ClareThe first of two glossy monthly magazines aimed for markets in the midwest was launched in Ennis last night.Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Planning permits linked to cattlePeople who want to build one-off homes in Co Clare are being asked by the council to provide copies of cattle herd numbers to…Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Diocese reports rise in vocationsThe Diocese of Killaloe is enjoying a rise in vocations to the priesthood, it emerged yesterday.Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Shannon pharmaceutical firm faces €10m in finesA case being taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) against a Shannon-based pharmaceutical firm was yesterday adjourned…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Travellers challenge move to Clare siteTravellers living on the roadside without sanitation have launched a legal challenge against an attempt by Clare Council Council…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Ennis 'at no loss' after meters theftEnnis Town Council has claimed that the theft of €300,000 from parking meters in the Co Clare town in three years has left it…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Concern voiced over council's €3.2m legal feesConcern was expressed yesterday at the scale of legal fees paid out by Clare County Council over the past two years.Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Council silent over €123m Gama deal for Ennis bypassClare Co Council yesterday refused to comment on their secret deliberations on the €123 million contract with Gama Construction…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Clare council accused over Gama contractClare County Council was last night accused of having something to hide over its €123 million contract with Gama Construction…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Rural resettlement body acts to save Clare schoolRural Resettlement Ireland (RRI) yesterday moved to secure the future of a primary school in a depopulated part of west Clare…Mon May 09 2005 - 01:00
New hotel complex to house rare bat speciesA developer yesterday secured planning permission for a €15 million luxury hotel but only on condition he builds a house to accommodate…Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
Coroner criticises 'insensitive' cliff-jump advertA Guinness advertisement depicting a man about to jump off the Cliffs of Moher was insensitive to families who have lost loved…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Suspended sentence for role in smugglingA 47-year-old Ennis man yesterday received a four-year suspended sentence for his role in smuggling almost four million cigarettes…Thu May 05 2005 - 01:00
Lack of staff stops €5m Limerick care centre reopeningA €5 million special care unit for disturbed teenagers in Limerick city has operated for only seven months since it was completed…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Judge alters stance on information to journalistsA district court judge has backed down after issuing a directive to court staff to deny reporters access to court documents.Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Restriction on court papers angers NUJThe National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to lodge a formal complaint to the Courts Service over the decision of a District …Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Schwarz Pharma reopens after six weeksSix weeks after shutting down most of its production processes in response to local concerns over air emissions, a Shannon-based…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Casement letters found in council archive to go on display todayA lost batch of letters to and from Roger Casement was last night described as a very significant find by Fianna Fáil senator…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Failure to award An Post pay rises condemnedThe Government was yesterday condemned for permitting An Post not to award two pay increases to its 10,498 workers under the …Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Shannon chairman makes job promiseNobody is going to be forced out the door in Shannon Airport Authority's (SAA's) proposals to reduce its cost base at the loss…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Gardai say Clare woman's death is being treated as 'suspicious'Gardaí have described the death of a 23-year old Clare woman as suspicious, following the discovery of her charred body in a …Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
Dispute over bid to extend city boundaryA row has erupted over Limerick City Council's proposals to extend its boundary by taking 22 Clare townlands under its control…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Jail term for air rage affirmedA Circuit Court judge yesterday affirmed a District Court ruling that a 37-year-old Derry man serve a one-month jail term arising…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Hotels charged over workersAn investigation in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, during the town's September match-making festival yesterday resulted in two well-…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Change in Clare Traveller planThe prospect of Travellers securing council housing in Clare has been reduced following a late intervention by councillors in…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Clare family move towards resolving bitter will disputeA Co Clare family appear to have resolved a bitter court dispute over a contested will.Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Council allows work to protect golf clubThe long-term future of the €150 million Doonbeg golf resort was secured yesterday when Clare County Council granted planning…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
