Ballyvaughan continues to provide the inspiration for Fintan O’Toole
*Fintan O’Toole on stage at glór for EBCF 2022. Photograph: Eamon Ward BALLYVAUGHAN has been a hive of inspiration for one of the country’s most respected scribes.
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Housing waiting list in West Clare ‘will take 31 years to clear’ says Kilrush councillor
*Social housing in Quilty. IT WILL TAKE 31 years to alleviate the social housing waiting list in West Clare, a county councillor has warned.
Moran back in the mix for Sinn Féin
*Noeleen Moran. Photograph: Martin Connolly FORMER GENERAL AND LOCAL election candidate, Noeleen Moran (SF) has emerged as a contender to reappear on the next ballot paper when the decision to select Clare’s four TDs is put to the county.
Mary Lou snub was final straw for Violet-Anne with Sinn Féin
*Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) and Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF). Photograph: Joe Buckley Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) has revealed a snub from Mary Lou McDonald (SF) was the “straw the broke the camel’s back” leading to her exit from Sinn Féin.
‘We need pull in areas & we’ve known it for a long time’
PULL IN POINTS along busy tourist routes in North and West Clare are needed to minimise traffic disruption, elected representatives have said.
Clare Echo’s 2021 Sporting Awards
Another sporting year has been and gone, some of the events are worthy of books in their own right, for now let’s look back and savour the memories as The Clare Echo’s Head of News & Sport Páraic McMahon dishes out the 2021 Clare Echo Sporting Awards.
Dismay & devastation in Clare hospitality sector as NPHET recommend 5pm closing times
UPROAR has been expressed nationally with the recommendations of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) issued amid the rising spread of the Omnicron variant
Population projections for Clare heighten fear for less post offices & teachers but more sporting amalgamations
*Action from the Minor B hurling final which was referenced at Clare County Council level. Photograph: Ruth Griffin POPULATION projections for the county as they stand “will be the end of rural Clare,” an elected representative has claimed.
Double delight for Costello
*Ballymac Merlin, winner of the 2021 Matchbook Irish St.Leger Final at Limerick Greyhound Stadium for Liam Dowling Ballymac Kennels in a time of 29.68 with Paul Geasley of Matchbook Betting Exchange & Shane Dowling of Ballymac Kennels BALLYVAUGHAN’s Michael Costello had double the success in Galway track last weekend while a total of five Clare …
Development of serviced sites suggested to save rural Clare from ‘fatal’ policies
*Photograph: John Mangan Rural Clare’s ability to have a sustainable future is under a serious threat, county councillors have warned.
