Clare to turn green for St Patrick’s Day parades
*Photograph: John O’Neill CLARE TURNS green this weekend with St Patrick’s Day parades taking place across the county.
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Kilkee performance for Padraig Jack as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge
Aran Islands folk musician Pádraig Jack will be performing in Cutúrlann Sweeney in Kilkee, on Friday as part of Clare County Council’s Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.
Alpacas apprenticeships & more at Kilkee careers fair
ST JOSEPH’S Community College Kilkee turned the typical career fair on its head with alpacas, apprenticeships, and a vast range of local and national opportunities.
Dowling says Shannon Heritage risk will pay off for Clare & ‘legal loopholes’ to blame for slowing down projects
*Pat Dowling. Photograph: Eamon Ward DEPARTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council, Pat Dowling said the risk in acquiring the Shannon Heritage tourism sites is paying off for the county and criticised “legal loopholes” for slowing down works on projects such as Blake’s Corner.
‘I was added in & left without life support’ – Dr Nolan disappointed with lack of support from Fine Gael HQ
*Dr Tom Nolan (FG). Photograph: Joe Buckley. DR TOM NOLAN (FG) said he was “added in and left without life support” by Fine Gael party headquarters throughout his election campaign.
Climate ambassador award for Kilkee’s Sharmila
*Sharmila Bano, Conor Anderson, Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, Gráinne Ryan, Climate Action Programme Manager. KILKEE’s Sharmila Bano has received a Climate Ambassador Award from An Taisce.
The Campaign Trail: Kevin Hassett in Kilrush
*Kevin Hassett (IND) with canvassers in Kilrush. RIGHTLY or wrongly Kevin Hassett (IND) won’t back down from a fight even when the odds are against him.
The Campaign Trail: Dr Tom Nolan in Quilty
*Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG) and Dr Tom Nolan (FG). ‘POLE POLE’ pronounced poley poley is Swahili for slowly, it’s a phrase etched in the minds of those who climb Kilimanjaro, Dr Tom Nolan (FG) is one of them and he’s reminded of the expression on the canvass.
Hassett hoping to close ‘Government’s Pandora Box on immigration’
*Kevin Hassett (IND). Photograph: John Mangan ONE OF six Independent candidates on the ballot paper, Kevin Hassett (IND) has said the Government have “a Pandora’s box which they are unable to control” regarding immigration.
Nolan back in the ring to fight once more against downgrading of Ennis Hospital
*Dr Tom Nolan (FG). Photograph: John Mangan SEEKING A SEAT in Dáil Éireann is one last roll of the dice for Dr Tom Nolan (FG) in battling to overturn the decision to downgrade Ennis Hospital.