Arnold Palmer Cup tees off in Lahinch
*Photograph: Brian Arthur AFTER months of planning the Arnold Palmer cup week at Lahinch has arrived.
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Rita makes history as female Chair of West Clare MD
*Cllr Rita McInerney (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. CLLR RITA McInerney (FF) has made history by becoming the first female Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District.
Seasonal dog warden appointed as Council enhance paw patrol on Clare beaches
Annette Kenny, Seasonal Dog Warden, and Ciara Daffy, Environmental Community Warden, Clare County Council, at Lahinch Beach. EXTRA DOG control patrols are to be conducted across Clare beaches this summer.
Ryan returned as CDSL Chairman
*Jason Ryan. Photograph: John Mangan THERE are a number of changes to the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) executive for next season.
Stronger measures needed to tackle water pollution
FAR STRONGER measures are needed to address the country’s water pollution crisis, the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) has argued.
Stephen Ryan to miss out on Clare’s crunch tie with Donegal
*Stephen Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers are to be without vice-captain and first-choice goalkeeper Stephen Ryan for Saturday’s crunch All-Ireland SFC clash with Ulster champions Donegal.
Distraught driver heard say ‘why didn’t I hit the fox?’ at crash which claimed grand-mother’s life
*FILE PIC. A “very upset and distraught” grandson and driver was heard saying ‘why didn’t I hit the fox” at a crash scene in West Clare where his 73 year old grand-mother died.
Voting closes in Clare for local and European elections
*Photograph: Joe Buckley ALL VOTES have been cast in Co Clare for the local elections.
Stance of Kilrush LEA candidates on the West Clare Greenway
*A section of the West Clare Greenway CONSTRUCTION on the €80m West Clare Railway Greenway is anticipated to start during the course of the next Council term and will be one of the biggest projects for West Clare.
Burst watermain in Doonbeg impacting supply
UP TO forty properties across Doonbeg and Kilrush are without water after a main burst in West Clare.
