Level of spread of COVID-19 ‘worse than March’ says Prof Nolan as Clare records 55 new cases
Clare has recorded an increase of COVID-19 cases with a further 55 persons diagnosed with the virus in the county.
Triage nurse becomes first staff member of UL Hospitals Group to receive COVID vaccine
Staff Nurse Rosaline O’Brien this Monday morning became the first healthcare professional in the Mid-West to receive a vaccine against COVID-19.
Sixmilebridge motion on re-grading defeated
There was strong opposition to a motion from Sixmilebridge dealing with re-grading.
Potential move of Council meetings to mornings must not turn off potential candidates
A North Clare councillor has cautioned that any potential change to the times of meetings must not “disenfranchise” prospective representatives from stepping forward.
Clare Echo’s 2020 Sporting Awards
Countless milestones, memories and gatherings were taken from our reach in 2020 but once again sport came up trumps in providing joy and solace with many organisations also leading the way when it came local community responses during the pandemic, Head of Sport Páraic McMahon dishes out the gongs in the inaugural Clare Echo Sporting Awards.
‘A life devoted to music’ – Clare Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann lead tributes to Pat Liddy
Clare Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann have led the tributes to a Newmarket-on-Fergus man who devoted his life promoting CCE.
COVID-19 positivity rate now at 20% as Clare records 19 new cases
19 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Co Clare among the 1,754 nationally while medical officials have cautioned over 9,000 additional cases will be reported over the next few days.
Establishment of air-cargo bridge at Shannon Airport ‘a huge opportunity for Mid-West’ – Crowe
A Clare TD is leading the call for the creation of an “air cargo bridge” at Shannon Airport post-Brexit.
‘Incredibly slow’ COVID-19 vaccine process can be accelerated with assistance of GPs
Roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Republic of Ireland has been described as “incredibly slow” by an Ennis GP.
Ryanair predict they will have 450k passengers flying out of Shannon Airport in 2021
Ryanair have expressed their hope to grow their operations at Shannon Airport over the coming years.