Woman (80s) dies in West Clare crash
A WOMAN in her eighties has died following a road traffic collision involving a car and a truck between Kilbaha and Kilkee.
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Conviction for sexual offence should be ‘black mark’ & rule people out of social housing – Clare TD
*The comments were made at a sitting of the Clare JPC. A CLARE TD has said persons with a conviction for sexual offences should not be considered for social housing schemes that also include families.
Thefts in Clare ‘easily preventable’ if public lock the doors and keep windows shut
*Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward BURGLARIES AND THEFTS are rising across Co Clare with the public aiding this level of criminality by keeping doors and windows opened, the Chief Superintendent has said.
Extra Garda resources unlikely for Lisdoonvarna
INCREASED GARDA resources are needed in Lisdoonvarna on the back of a surge in the North Clare town’s population due to the arrival of hundreds of Ukrainian refugees.
‘He brought the calm to every situation’ – highly respected John Galvin retires from An Garda Síochána
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis ONE OF CLARE’s most respected Garda officers has this week retired from the force.
Hurleys, golf clubs, bikes & jackets stolen in spate of Shannon thefts
*Tradaree Court in Shannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley GARDAÍ in Shannon are investigating two thefts which occurred overnight on Friday night and Saturday morning.
Tensions simmer in Shannon over refugee accommodation plan
*Donna Marie O’Neill and Dominic Haugh try to put across different points of view at the meeting. Photograph: Joe Buckley TENSIONS ESCALATED in Shannon on Saturday morning as members of the public gathered for a meeting to discuss plans to accommodate refugees in the town’s industrial estate.
Attempted house blaze serves as latest incident in Ennis feud
*No commitment has been issued to bulk up Garda resources to quell the feud. A HOUSE IN ENNIS was put alight in what is understood to be the latest event linked to an ongoing feud in the county town.
No arrests following Church Drive altercation in Clarecastle
NO ARRESTS have been made following a violent altercation in Clarecastle in the past fortnight.
Social activity drug use by middle class fuelling Clare’s criminal network – Dooley
*Senator Timmy Dooley (FF). Photograph: Joe Buckley A CLARE SENATOR has hit out at “middle class people” helping to support the criminal drug network through their use of recreational drugs on a social basis.
