*Cllr Tom McNamara & Cllr John Crowe. Photograph: Eamon Ward It’s shaping up to a busy year for the Crowe family from Sixmilebridge in sport and politics, over the coming months John wants to see them soar.
342 competitors from over a dozen countries have registered online to play in this year’s Bunratty International Chess Festival. Round 1 of the competition commences at 8pm tonight with a further 30 chess players expected to register today. Together with family, friends, arbiters and organisers the festival brings over 400 people to Bunratty every February. Last …
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“Third world connectivity” to Co Clare is putting tourists off staying in the county, Cllr Pat Daly has claimed. Tourism was listed as a key asset to the Mid West in the draft regional spatial and economic strategy (RSES) produced by the Southern Regional Assembly. The document referred to the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient …
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Shannon Group “have a golden opportunity” to turn an unused hotel into a historic theme park in Bunratty, local councillors have claimed. In 2009, the Shannon Shamrock Hotel closed as a new owner could not be found to take over its operations. In April 2017, Crescent House Ltd who had taken ownership of the site …
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Ex Barnsley and Limerick FC striker, Jeff McGowan has signed for Galway Utd. He has been snapped up by The Tribesmen alongside 24 year old right back Andrew Peters of Mayo ahead of the 2019 SSE Airtricity League First Division season. In 2015, Jeff moved to Barnsley having put pen to paper on a two …
No incentives are given to tour bus operators that travel to the Cliffs of Moher. Clare is home to Ireland’s second most popular tourist attraction and subsequently large amounts of tour buses travel to the Cliffs of Moher daily. Individuals involved in the hospitality and tourism sector have spoken about the how the amount of …
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A trip to the Island While the Aran Islands themselves belong to Galway, Inis Oirr is nearer to Clare and so I think it’s ok to include it in this week’s Love Clare column. I can’t think of a better way to spend a day/week/month during the summer months for families of all ages. Take …
SHARON Carey became homeless over a year ago when her landlord decided to sell the property she was living in. “My landlord sold the house. He gave me a month’s notice and I didn’t have time to find a house. He gave me an extra two weeks and I still didn’t find a house,” Sharon …
