Public urged to check the voting register before Tuesday
*Voting boxes in Co Clare. A SHORTER run in for the General Election has resulted in a tighter window for the public to register to vote.
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Voter drive to help under-represented groups to register underway in Clare
TWELVE of Clare’s community organisations have come together with the support of Clare County Council to help under-represented communities get registered to vote in advance of the local and European elections.
‘We Are Human Too’ launch hears calls to end shocking discrimination towards persons with disabilities
*Ann Marie Flanagan and Jacqui Browne. Photograph: Tom Micks A NEW book co-produced by the Clare Leader Forum has delved into the dark reality of neglect, abuse and deprivation of liberty faced by disabled people in Ireland.
Ennis Book Club Festival expands literary horizons with new series
*Sarah Clancy. ENNIS BOOK Club Festival’s Beyond Borders Book Club returns this month with an international feel.
Solidarity shindig held in Ennis to welcome asylum seekers
A ‘SOLIDARITY SHINDIG’ was held in Ennis on Saturday to welcome some of the county’s newest residents.
Clare communities must reject far-right agitators trying to stoke community division
*Sarah Ferrigan and Sarah Clancy of the Clare PPN. Photograph: Joe Buckley FAR-RIGHT GROUPS attempting to hijack community concerns regarding the arrival of asylum seekers need to be rejected, the Clare Public Participation Network (PPN) Secretariat has stated.
Sadness at death of Tulla environmental activist Cornelia Wahli
*The late Cornelia Wahli. SADNESS has been expressed following the death of environmental activist, Cornelia Wahli.
Clare activists among speakers in event to celebrate life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
THREE Clare activists will be among the speakers for an online event honouring South African humanitarian and anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Funding secured to establish Traveller Community Development project
Funding has been secured to establish a Traveller Community Development project in Clare.
“We’re not going to be silenced” – environmental groups stand up to Council
*Sinead Sheehan. Photograph: Clare PPN Environmentalist groups declared they were not going to be silenced as they presented Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Cathal Crowe with a signed petition asking the local authority to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency on Monday.
