*David Hogan (left) is among the Clare owners hoping for success this weekend. ALL ROADS lead to Clonmel this Sunday for the 2023 National Coursing Meeting with a big line up of greyhounds representing the Banner County and hopes are high that celebrations could well be on the cards at the end of the three …
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*Photograph: Páraic McMahon THE ESB is hoping to secure permission for site investigation works at Moneypoint as part of the early stages of its multi-billion euro Green Atlantic plan.
Clare’s district court judge has stated that as a woman she has on numerous occasions had to suffer inappropriate behaviour from men who have no respect for women. At Kilrush District Court, Judge Mary Larkin made her comment before convicting a 56 year old west Clare man of sexual assault after he slapped the backside …
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The Manchester Martyrs’ Monument in Kilrush was recently restored by Clare County Council with grant aid from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the Historic Structures Fund and with the support of Cllr. Ian Lynch, Clare County Council. The fully restored monument was visited by Cllr. Ian Lynch and Pat Dowling, Chief …
A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with alleged assault and ammunition offences in Kilrush this week. Patrick Wynne, with an address at the Willows, Raheen, Athenry, Co Galway, appeared at Ennis district court charged with two offences. Judge Alec Gabbett remanded Wynne on bail to appear at Kilrush district court on …
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*Photograph: Joe Buckley PEOPLE IN HOMES damaged by pyrite “are living in purgatory,” a Kilrush councillor has claimed.
*Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Paul Corey CLARE’S TDs were split when it came to the voting in favour or against the Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar (FG) becoming Taoiseach.
*Violet Anne Wynne and Donna McGettigan at the 2020 General Election count in Ennistymon. Photograph: John Mangan SINN FÉIN ALLOWED Violet-Anne Wynne to stand as a candidate in the 2020 General Election because they did not believe she would win a seat, the author of a biography on Mary Lou McDonald has said.
AN ELDERLY KILRUSH WOMAN was left waiting eight hours for an ambulance to arrive.
*Planning is envisaged to be obtained by 2026 with construction hoped to commence thereafter. A REPLACEMENT PARTNER FOR EQUINOR to develop a major wind farm off the coast of West Clare is to be announced next month.
