Taoiseach to question Irish Water on West Clare outages
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (FG) has confirmed he will seek an update from Irish Water on outdated infrastructure in West Clare will be improved.
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Minke whales spotted off West Clare
*A minke whale visiting West Clare waters. Photo courtesy of IWDG NATURE lovers are having a whale of a time these days with basking sharks chilling off Kilkee and minke whales putting in an appearance over the weekend.
Golf courses to operate at 55% capacity
*Action from the 2020 South of Ireland Golf Championship in Lahinch. Photograph: Brian Arthur Golf clubs have been advised to prepare for a surge in activity as the sport becomes one of the first to resume on May 18th.
President Trump sends letter of condolence to family of late Fr Joe Haugh
*Donald Trump in Shannon Airport. US President, Donald Trump has sent a letter of condolences to the family of the late Doonbeg priest, Fr Joe Haugh.
2,000 laid off in Trump’s US resorts but Doonbeg hotel saves jobs through wage subsidy scheme
*Trump Doonbeg. Photograph: Arthur Ellis Unlike their US counterparts, employees of the Trump Organisation in West Clare are availing of the Government wage subsidy scheme.
Fifteen selected for Clare’s greatest senior football team (1990 – 2020)
*Munster SFC winning captain of 1992, Francis McInerney Clare’s greatest senior football team of the past three decades has been picked.
VOTE: Clare’s Greatest Senior Football Forwards 1990-2020
We’ve reached the attack in the quest to select Clare’s greatest senior football team of the past three decades.
VOTE: Clare’s Greatest Senior Football Back Line 1990-2020
Voting for Clare’s greatest senior football team (1990 – 2020) continues with attention now turning to defence.
‘One of the old stock who will be sadly missed in Doonbeg’ – funeral of Fr Joe Haugh takes place
*Fr Joe Haugh. Photograph: Louise Brooks “One of the old stock” with a loyalty to the people of his own area was how Fr Joe Haugh was described at his funeral mass on Monday morning.
Beloved Doonbeg priest Fr Joe Haugh dies
*Fr Joe Haugh with the Sam Maguire. Popular Doonbeg priest, Fr Joe Haugh has died in the early hours of Saturday morning. A native of Coolmeen, Joe was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Killaloe in June 1957 by Bishop Joseph Rodgers in the Church of St Mary of the Rosary, Nenagh. He …
