Open goal for offshore investment off Co Clare despite chill factor for external investors
CLARE is standing in front of an open goal but is kicking the ball towards the corner flag when it comes to securing investment for offshore energy.
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Murphy ‘gobsmacked’ with data gathering practices in UL Hospitals Group
*Cllr Ian Lynch, Cllr Cillian Murphy and Michael Harty. Photograph: John Mangan A WEST CLARE representative has admitted he is “gobsmacked” that the HSE do not have a geographic breakdown on where in the Mid-West patients are admitted to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) from.
Kilkee man caught with cannabis plants of €18,400 walks free
*John O’Regan at Ennis Courthouse. A ‘legalise cannabis’ activist who was caught by Gardai cultivating cannabis plants at his home with a combined street value of €18,400 on different dates has walked free from court.
Dowling to extend term as Council Chief Executive
*Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling. Photograph: Eamon Ward CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling is to extend his contract by three years.
West Clare farmer pleads guilty to health and safety breach concerning Carmody death
*A guilty plea was made at Ennis Circuit Court. A WEST Clare man has pleaded guilty to a health and safety breach concerning a fatal farm accident which claimed the life of a farmer two years ago.
Kilkee man jailed after decades of abusing young girls
*Patrick Larkin outside Ennis Courthouse. Photograph: Liam Burke / Press 22 A ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ who abused a 10 year old girl for the last time on his wedding day 42 years ago has received a prison term of 11 years and four months.
Isolated players & admission fees for club league games discussed at March Co Board meeting
*Clare GAA’s Head of Operations, Deirdre Murphy. Photograph: Natasha Barton ISOLATED PLAYERS, the potential return of admission fees for adult league games from 2024 and Clondegad’s placing in Division 5 of the football league were among the issues to raise debate at the March meeting of Clare GAA.
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.
Wynne adamant Ennis A&E can be reopened and staffed safely
*Photograph: Martin Molloy SAFELY REOPENING the emergency department at Ennis Hospital is a realistic aspiration, Violet-Anne Wynne TD (IND) has maintained while she said the people of West Clare ‘suffer in silence’ when it comes to their fear of health services.
No elephant in the room following advisor’s remarks on Wynne
*Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: Martin Connolly UNIQUE as the county’s only female TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) was also inimitable when it came to the conclusion of The Clare Echo’s four-part series sitting down with Clare’s representatives in Dáil Éireann.