The inquiry into the death of Clare teenager Aoife Johnston at university hospital Limerick (UHL) is due to start “very shortly”. The 16-year-old Shannon schoolgirl died last month after contracting bacterial meningitis. She had spent a number of hours waiting on a trolley prior to her death at the hospital. The health services executive (HSE) …
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*Photo by Natasha Barton AFTER recovering from a serious cycling accident, Clare man Robert Phillips is gearing up for the trek of a lifetime in the Arctic circle. Next week, the father of three will be part of a group of volunteers embarking on an expedition from Tromso in northern Norway. After training, and days …
DATA centres are not “evil” and can play a role in providing Ireland with a “safe and secure” energy system, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has said.
*Eamon Ryan. Photograph: John Mangan A group of protestors last night attempted to effect a citizen’s arrest of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. The protest occurred in the Old Ground Hotel in Ennis where Minister Eamon Ryan was holding a public meeting. The Minister had just started to speak when members …
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by Ronan Judge The State has been granted further time to serve the book of evidence on a man accused of murdering another man in Lisdoonvarna. Thomas Lorigan (32), of no fixed abode, appeared at Ennis district court via video link from prison where he has been on remand since being charged last month. Lorigan is …
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by Ronan Judge A house party in Kilrush that was in breach of covid regulations was no “golf-gate” type event, a court has heard. At Kilrush district court, Marian Dusail (36), with an address at O’Dea’s Road, Kilrush, pleaded guilty to an offence contrary to the health act as amended by the Health (preservation and …
IT’S almost time for last orders at a popular Ennis pub. The operators of McHugh’s bar have announced that the business will close on March 6.
A Clare photographer who is aiming to help Irish men find love in Ukraine is now training his lens on matters of the heart closer to home.
SHANNON has emerged as a potential location for a major investment in renewable energy under ambitious plans set out by one of the county’s biggest employers.
A Clare woman who endured years of “brutal” abuse at the hands of her father hopes that by speaking out she can help others.
