Clare 1971: GAA Ban the Practice of ‘Battering’: County Clare is widely known for having a soft spot for traditional Irish music. Whether it’s Cruises pub in Ennis or the infamous Friel’s of Miltown Malbay, you can almost always guarantee a whole host of talented musicians from across the country strutting their stuff. Set …
*Members of Los Paddys performing in Lahinch. Photograph: Olga Tamášová A Clare band have been accused of bringing coronavirus to Santiago as they find themselves in desperate need of a return trip home.
Three Clare clubs are pursuing facility upgrades ahead of the long-anticipated await of the return of competitive GAA to the county this year.
*Photograph: John Mangan Clare County Council has requested the decommissioning and removal of a 73-metre-tall wind turbine in Parteen by April 8th, following local opposition which led to an enforcement case.
Clare 1970: The seventies are cherished dearly in the hearts of the older generation. It was a time for change accentuated by individual freedom of expression. Humanitarian and civil rights came to the forefront and Ireland’s political and social landscape took off into the stratosphere, leaving behind traditional, outdated practices such as matchmaking. A collective …
This fifty-two-part series, brought to you by Ennis journalist Cian O Broin, looks at the best and brightest of Clare’s years along with its deepest and darkest. Travelling back in time to 1967 all the way up to 2019, each week we shall revisit three or four moments that defined the year in County Clare. …
