‘No houses at risk of flooding’ in Kilbaha village
Houses in Kilbaha on the L2002 are not at risk of flooding, Council officials have said in response to requests coastal protection works.
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Smaller areas like Kilbaha kept Wren Boys tradition alive
A now dying tradition, the Wren boys were a source of entertainment, so much so that RTÉ cameras travelled to West Clare in 1979 to discover more.
Revised GAA championship format rules out participation of amalgamations
Western Gaels will be prohibited from competing in the 2020 Clare senior football championship.
Kate Nash recalls ‘beautiful’ Kilkee visit
English singer-songwriter and actress, Kate Nash has shared her love for Kilkee and sunsets at the Cliffs of Moher.
Promotion of Clare visitor moorings ’embarrassing’
*Carrigaholt Bay. Photograph: Páraic McMahon Clare’s promotion of its visitors moorings in an international cruise sailing route is “embarrassing”, Cllr Cillian Murphy has claimed.
Anonymous donor willing to contribute six figure sum to Coláiste Eoghain Uí Chomhraidhe
An anonymous donor has expressed an interest in making a significant contribution believed to be in six figures towards Coláiste Eoghain Uí Chomhraidhe if it is turned into an Irish language cultural hub.
Keating confident work of last term will strengthen his vote
*Gabriel Keating. Photograph: Gary Collins His slogan is “the man who gets things done” and Cllr Gabriel Keating is confident his re-election to Clare County Council will be the done thing in two months time. In 2014, Cllr Keating polled in twelfth position out of sixteen candidates following the first count. However he still managed …
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‘Rural Clare in need of more survivors’
JIM Connolly moved to Kilbaha 50 years ago. He lives just a stone’s throw from the most westerly tip of Co Clare, which is just about as rural as you can get. A natural social activist and enchanted by the quality of life Kilbaha offered, Jim was concerned about rural depopulation. He established Rural Resettlement …
