No more on-shore windfarms for West Clare say councillors
West Clare councillors have called on Clare County Council’s planning department to cease the granting of permission for the construction of onshore wind farms in the area.
Kilrush
Boosting Kilrush businesses a goal behind website revamp
*Photograph: Home Thought Productions Promotion of Kilrush businesses is one of the key aspirations behind the revamp of Kilrush.ie.
Daly resigns as Kilrush manager
*Aidan Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Less than a week after their first outing in the 2021 Clare SFC, Kilrush Shamrocks have been handed a setback with manager Aidan Daly suddenly stepping down from the role.
Power tools stolen in three separate West Clare thefts
Kilrush Gardaí are investigating a spate of power tool thefts which were carried out in West Clare at the end of July.
‘Kilrush has Ireland’s second widest street yet has not maximised potential for outdoor dining’
*Frances St, Kilrush. Photograph: Gordon Hatton Kilrush is home to the second widest street in Ireland but the West Clare town’s potential as an outdoor dining space has not been capitalised on.
‘We’re failing to back a winner’ – frustration with lack of work on Moneypoint trans-shipment port
Frustration has been expressed among West Clare councillors on the inability to progress a potential trans-shipment port at Moneypoint.
Better balanced Kilmihil off to a winning start at Kilrush’s expense
*Gearoid O’Grady tears away from Keith Crowley. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kilmihil’s recent dominance over Kilrush in adult football was taken a step further at Cooraclare this Saturday afternoon when the teams clashed in the opening round of the 2021 Clare senior football championship.
Espresso Bar moves into new premises in Kilkee
*Judi Kinnane. Photograph: Kirsty Lyons A quirky family friendly cafe on the Wild Atlantic Way has moved into bigger premises on the pier in Kilkee.
Difficult test facing Clare minor footballers
Clare face into this Friday’s Munster minor football championship semi-final against Limerick without two of the survivors from last year’s team.
34 years without a title is a long time for Kilrush
*Clare goalkeeper Stephen Ryan will be lining out for Kilrush Shamrocks. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kilrush lead the Clare senior football roll of honour with twenty one titles to their credit, their last having been achieved all of thirty four years ago in 1987.