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Blue skies ahead for cultural centre

Snowflakes fell in the sunshine at the Church of Ireland in Kilkishen last Monday morning and indication perhaps that, despite the harsh conditions, a bright future lies ahead for the rejuvenation of the East Clare village. Deputy Pat Breen officially turned the sod kick starting the construction phase of the Kilkishen Church of Ireland restoration project on Monday morning where a large crowd gathered to mark this momentous occasion. The site was also blessed by local parish priest Fr Donal Dwyer and chairperson of the restoration committee Mike Hogan welcomed those present. He said after much talk and umpteen fundraising events the committee was finally at the important stage to progress the project to the construction phase. “This project has been talked about for so long but we have finally, with the help of a lot of people, made it happen. We are at the stage where we are convinced that this is the place for our cultural centre, which …

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Turning around East Clare unemployment

Suffering from unemployment and emigration of its young people, the community of East Clare has not been immune to the effects of the economic downturn, but a newly formed group is aiming to tackle this issue head on. Rather than accepting continued austerity, the newly-formed East Clare Development group, chaired by Sean Bugler, has set itself the objective of developing a sustainable, prosperous and vibrant future for East Clare. One of the objectives of the group is to put together a development plan. With this in mind three sub-committees were established to focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Farming and Developing a Unique Tourist Experience. Their work will include developing initiatives to create, support and encourage local employment opportunities to give young people the option to live and work in their own community. “Farming has been important in the past to East Clare and will equally be important into the future and this sub-group will work on driving initiatives that …

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Objections to Kinvara camping bylaw

CONTROVERSIAL bylaws preventing overnight camping in areas of Kinvara were passed by Galway County Council recently.Councillors voted unanimously to pass a new Kinvara bylaw, which prohibits temporary dwellings at Kinvara Pier, a move that has caused outrage among sections of the local community.However, an objection to the decision is to be lodged with the Minister for Local Government Dominic Gallagher, chairman of the Kinvara Community Council, said the decision sent the wrong message and stressed, “Kinvara is a tourist town; tourists are welcome here”.The community council held a number of meetings on the proposals in recent months, where Mr Gallagher said, “every side got a fair hearing”.“The first meeting was called in Johnston’s hostel and more than 100 people attended and there were speakers from lots of backgrounds. There were representatives from the fishermen, the sailing club, people from Cruinniu na mBád, people in the tourist industry, people from the campervan movement and there was the general public. All of …

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Fr Tommy to lead Gathering parade

FR Tommy Marrinan PP has been appointed grand marshall for the Gort St Patrick’s Day Parade to be held next Monday.He follows a long list of marshalls, who have taken on the position over the years.Fr Tommy, a native of Lahinch, has been parish priest in Gort for the past five years. He had been chaplain at UCHG for the previous 11 years. He is an accomplished harmonica player and plays for charity events with local musicians, Colie Moran, Willie Doorhy, Paddy Jordan and P J Brady.The parade will start on Monday with the traditional blessing of the shamrock immediately after a special mass at 12.15pm.All entrants should be in place at Church Street for the start at 1pm. The parade will be lead by a colour party of Gort Reserve Defence Force, followed by St Patrick’s Pipe Band, Tulla. Participants are observing strict secrecy regarding the nature of their floats and entries on foot. The official theme of the …

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Killaloe pupil gets a close look at the ‘science of small’

A Killaloe transition year student was this week given a unique insight into nanoscience, the “science of the small”, when the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Ireland’s leading nanoscience institute at Trinity College Dublin, hosted their Spring Transition Week.

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