GREEN CLARE: Sixmilebridge polytunnel coming to life
Although schools are currently closed across the country, one Clare school is ensuring their garden is being well maintained.
Red Hugh O’Donnell led raids of Co Clare in 1599 & 1600
Red Hugh O’Donnell has been back in the national headlines this week but in 1599 and 1600 he led a raid of Co Clare.
GREEN CLARE: Tackling gum litter in Ennis
An Ennis group is among one of only four in the country to tackle gum litter recycling.
John F Wood’s trailblazing time in charge of The Falls Hotel
County Clare’s Falls Hotel, formerly known as Ennistymon House, has seen a spate of reverential ownership throughout the centuries, from the autocratic O’ Brien Dynasty to an IRA stronghold, little else compares to the trailblazing tale of John F Wood.
Clare uniquely positioned to ‘come out of this fighting’ says Allen Flynn
*Allen Flynn. Photograph: Eamon Ward The Clare Echo joins Flynn Hotels owner Allen Flynn from his establishment’s historic lobby, where he discusses his role as Ennis Chamber President and explains why failure is ‘not an option’ for the local economy.
GREEN CLARE: Wild about Ennis
Wild About Ennis is a community driven urban biodiversity project that looks to both protect and celebrate the ecological diversity of the Clare capital.
Mad Dog McGlinchey survivor of wild west shootout at Newmarket safehouse
A man who was involved in a wild west type shootout which saw over one hundred bullets fired at a Newmarket-on-Fergus safehouse was the quickest person to be extradited in the history of the State.
Feakle talks led to IRA ceasefire
Talks held in Feakle attended by leading Protestant clergymen and high ranking IRA members led to a two week ceasefire in December 1974. On December 10th, 1974, in the dark of night and with great risk attached to it, several cars containing clergymen, IRA leaders and Sinn Fein representatives crossed the border on route to …
Ballynacally Cottage was once home of notorious drug smuggler Howard Marks
*Howard Marks. Paradise Cottage in Ballynacally was one of the safehouses used by notorious drug smuggler, Howard Marks.
GREEN CLARE: Getting to grips with Green Waste
Green Waste can be clearly defined as any compostable organic waste. A by product of garden maintenance, green waste is often mistaken as a biodegradable leftover. Its misappropriation can lead to a number of environmental issues, encouraging other forms of illicit dumping as well as the attraction of vermin in the locality. Competent composting of …
