AFTER a very successful day at the Munster Schools Swimming Championships recently, the Coláiste Muire team returned with 22 medals. In individual events Ella Holly took bronze in the U16 100m Breaststroke and Freestyle, while Elin Blake took bronze in the Senior 100m Backstroke. All swimmers performed superbly with Leah O’Connor, Mia Holly and Olivia Cosgrove …
*Padraic McElwee, Head of Enterprise with Local Enterprise Office, Clare Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample 23 events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Clare. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, supported by Enterprise Ireland …
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CLARE TD Cathal Crowe (FF) has described his embarrassment after being defecated on by a seagull while out cycling his bicycle.
The full programme for the 17th Ennis Book Club Festival has been announced. This year’s festival will offer a vibrant programme of live events and activities for book lovers of all ages. As always, the festival will offer opportunities to engage with your favourite authors and features an additional programme of events for younger readers. The official launch …
ONLINE singing classes were a major hit with people in Clare during the Covid year. It’s just one of the many courses at Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s College of FET that focusses on personal development. Further Education and Training (FET) is intrinsically linked to furthering career prospects or moving into higher education, …
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A CARRIGAHOLT engineer is central to an unlikely business success story for rural West Clare, which has put Loop Head at the coalface of numerous international developments. John Aston heads up Aston Eco, an engineering company which bridges the partnership gap between big infrastructural proponents and project host communities when developments such as wind turbine …
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Tristan FASD Ireland Tristan and Scott Casson-Rennie are the CEO and COO respectively of FASD Ireland, one of eight organisations to win a place on Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s (SEI) Action Lab programme. This three-month programme aims to accelerate social change through the power of people. The eight successful participants had previously taken part on the …
Ennis pair working to prevent Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awarded €3,000 Read More »
Fianna Fáil Senator for Clare Timmy Dooley has said the West of Ireland must not lose out in offshore wind development amidst reports that the High-Level Offshore Wind Phase 2 Policy Statement due imminently will discriminate against the West of Ireland by giving priority to projects in the East and South of the country. Viable …
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COUNTY Clare-based broadband and Wifi providers are offering customers in Ennis a cost-effective broadband solution. In a bid to help communities in Ennis soften the blow of the cost of living crisis, Cellnet are offering the broadband plan from just €29.99 per month on a rolling monthly contract. Based in Ballybeg Business Park, Ennis, Cellnet …
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The memoir of well-known activist and Corofin native, Dermot Hayes, is set for publication shortly after a huge response to an online funding campaign organised by his friends. ‘The Road That Rises – Memoir of Boy from Kells’ will lift the lid on a life of campaigning and community action that has challenged establishment thinking over …
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