THE death has taken place of Mrs Frances Browne, Buttermarket Street, Ennis. She was wife of the late Kevin J Browne, a well-known journalist in the Mid-West until his death in 1986.

THE trees removed when a roundabout associated with the Glaise na Rinne was being developed should be reinstated, Councillor Greg Duff has said.

Ethan Morrissey is five-years-old, he lives in Clohanes in West Clare, he loves music, especially pop and he can’t wait to start at the local national school on Monday. Ethan is the same as every other little boy his age, only he has Down’s syndrome. This week Ethan will be the first student with Down’s to go to mainstream school in Clohanes and he’s really looking forward to it. equally the school is eagerly awaiting his arrival. When Ethan came into the world, his parents Anthony and Sandra, and his sister Helena, were delighted to welcome the bundle of joy they had been waiting nine months for. However, they were shocked by the comments from those they met who sympathised with them for their loss. “The hardest thing that we were ever told was that we were going to have an awful life with him. He wasn’t born a week and I was sympathised with for my loss. I thought …

Communities in Clare are invited to play their part for the 27th Milford Hospice annual Harvest Fair taking place on Sunday. The Harvest Fair will be located at the Unigolf complex in Castletroy, just a 10-minute walk from the Milford Care Centre in Limerick and kicks off at 1pm.The fun family day out includes some new features this year in the kiddies area and while the children are occupied, adults will find plenty to interest them with an array of stalls offering clothes, shoes, books and cakes. The fair also includes a wheel of fortune, Munster’s largest vintage car rally, and it introduces the Bloom Forever in Our Hearts initiative. Speaking about the importance of the Harvest Fair, Milford Care Centre chief executive, Pat Quinlan said, “The fair is the largest single voluntary fundraising event in our fundraising calendar and it has traditionally been a day where the people of the Mid-West have lent their generous financial support towards our …

THE growth and spread of the noxious weed, ragwort throughout the county has been aided by damp weather conditions in recent months. A lack of funding and limited resources have meant Clare County Council do not have a specific strategy in place to eradicate the poisonous plant from its 4,500km road network.

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning, which takes place on Thursday, September 20 and an appeal is being launched by Clare Hospice at Cahercalla for people to enjoy a cup of coffee with friends or colleagues and raise much-needed funds for local hospice care.

We all know James Joyce as one of the great Irish writers. What we may not know is that he had a fine tenor voice, loved music and at one stage contemplated a career as a professional musician.

THE past number of years have seen more and more people starting, or returning, to growing their own food. In backgardens throughout the county, protective structures like polytunnels and glasshouses are springing up.