Stuart Holly, Author at Clare Echo

‘Whistles for Refugees’ pick up their instruments for fundraising fun in Kilkee

WHISTLES for Refugees, a charity that helps the most vulnerable people who have been displaced from their homes, will hold its first fundraising event tomorrow night. The Stella Maris Hotel in Kilkee will host a night of live bands, poetry, fire performers and few surprises thrown in for good measure. Whistles for Refugees collected sleeping bags …

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Gardai reveal one Clare location they’ll target today for National Slow Down Day

By Stuart Holly

TAKING care on the roads is so important and that’s why the gardai have released a list of locations they’ll be targeting in a bid to encourage drivers to stay under the limit and drive safely. National Slow Down Day will see a large garda presence on the roads and in Clare, the N68 Knockalough …

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Design team announced for Roslevan social housing scheme

By Stuart Holly

The social housing scheme planned for Roslevan came a step closer to realisation today as Clare County Council officially appointed the design team for the project. The eight unit scheme in Roslevan is funded by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and is scheduled for completion in 2019. Almost €1.6 million was …

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€1m facelift for Cliffs of Moher

By Stuart Holly

CLARE’S most visited tourist attraction will be able to cater for even more visitors next summer as the visitor centre facilities are set to receive a €1.34 million upgrade. The upgrades will consist of a new Coach Park reception building and a revamp of existing coach parking facilities at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience. …

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Watch: Ten year old superfan pens song for Clooney Quin

By Stuart Holly

Clooney Quin’s biggest fan 10-year-old Patrick Finneran is creating quite the storm online after writing a song for his heroes. His dad Ciaran said the youngster was inspired to write his first song to give the senior hurling team a boost ahead of the county final against Sixmilebridge. “He said I’m going to write a …

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Ernesto, Kilkee and Shannon: When Che Guevara came to Clare

By Stuart Holly

WITH An Post releasing a new stamp to commemorate Che Guevara, The Clare Echo has dug through media archives to shed light on the Cuban revolutionary’s trip to Co Clare. The stamp has been released to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of his death on October 9, 1967 – just five years after he met …

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Donnellan’s Centra clean up at ‘Oscars of Business’

By Stuart Holly

IF YOU’RE stopping off on the Lahinch Road for a coffee or some fuel for the road, don’t forget to congratulate all the staff at Donnellan’s Centra in Loughville. That’s because the Ennis family-run business has just landed the top honours at what’s lauded as the Oscars of Business Excellence, The National Q Mark Awards. …

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Clare parent not informed of drain cleaner issue in phone call from HSE

By Stuart Holly

THE Clare Echo has learned that a parent who received a phone call from the HSE was not initially informed of the drain cleaner issue at the HSE Dental Clinic in Bindon St, Ennis. Yesterday the HSE closed the dental clinic after it was detected that drain cleaning fluid was mistakenly mixed in with water …

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‘Gorilla limb’ found in West Clare still had flesh on it

By Stuart Holly

THE primate’s limb that mysteriously washed up on a West Clare beach still has flesh on it, indicating that the animal may have been alive up until recently. Clare Dog Warden Frankie Coote has been left with the unenviable job of disposing of to the limb that was found washed up on a beach near …

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Lissycasey school teacher’s brush with fame on RTE continues

By Stuart Holly

RTE’s Painting the Nation artists will take on the beautiful sights of the Burren this Sunday as this week’s episode comes from North Clare. And who better to welcome presenter Pauline McLynn back to the Burren (where she found fame at Fr Ted’s House in the 90s) than Ballynacally native Elaine Gavin. Multi-talented artist Elaine, …

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