‘They are like children to me’ – Kilrush man holds protest after Council impound five of his horses
*Danny O’Brien. A KILRUSH MAN has said the impounding of five of his animals was like having his children taken from him.
Kilrush Marina
Eight Clare beaches retain Blue Flag but Cappa loses out
EIGHT CLARE BEACHES have retained Blue Flags for the 2023 bathing season while Cappa has lost its status.
Inis Cealtra visitor centre opening off target & progress of Kilrush Maritime Training Centre ‘lagging’
*The Old Rectory building in Mountshannon. TARGETS for the operation of a visitor centre for Inis Cealtra are set to be missed while the work on a Maritime Training College in Kilrush is “lagging”.
Movement sought to bring DAC off the shelf for Kilrush Marina & appoint BDO
*Kilrush Marina. SWIFT MOVEMENT is needed to appoint a business development officer to maximise the potential of the maritime training college in Kilrush.
Kilrush funding boost ‘single biggest announcement for West Clare since Moneypoint’
*Kilrush Marina. ALLOCATION OF €3.5m in Government funding for the development of a maritime training centre and research base for the offshore renewable energy sector has been hailed as the biggest announcement for West Clare since Moneypoint in the 1980s.
€7m in funding for development of Kilrush maritime centre & Holy Island visitor centre
A COMBINED €7m in funding has been announced for the development of a visitor centre at Holy Island and a maritime training centre and research base for offshore renewables in Kilrush.
Blue Flags retained by 9 Clare beaches
NINE CLARE BEACHES have retained their Blue Flag status for 2022 with three Green Coast Awards also maintained.
Scattery Tours in thick of Kilrush Marina revival
Irene Hamilton has just finished a day of Zoom meetings, when speaking to The Clare Echo this week. What you might assume to be downtime for the Scattery Island Tours’ owner, is in fact a busy period of marketing the business to the international market for the year ahead, and preparing and licensing the vessels …
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The Daily Click: Kilrush
WELCOME to The Daily Click, where we put the spotlight on businesses in County Clare with an online shop. The Clare Echo is asking local people to get behind Clare businesses, and to think local before visiting international shopping websites. Today, we have a jam-packed room of online traders from Kilrush. Go ahead, give them …
A trip of a lifetime for Peter Lawless
Kilrush will be the starting point for an attempt by Peter Lawless to become the first Irish person to solo navigate around the world.
