IT was a case of home sweet home in Ennis this week as a new social housing development for six people with intellectual disability, undertaken by Banner Housing Association, was officially launched by Minister for Housing Jan O’Sullivan.
Read More »Fundraising starts for €1.2m Killaloe amenity park
A NUMBER of fundraising events supporting the provision of a €1.2 million sports and recreational development spearheaded by former Lions and Rugby caption Keith Wood in Killaloe, have been organised by a local committee.
Read More »Burren footprint mystery solved
A GIANT footprint visible on the landscape from the sky above the Burren has turned out to have very natural origins.
Read More »Daly to assume Mayor of Clare role
COUNCILLOR Pat Daly is set to be named as the new Mayor of Clare this Friday, making him the fifth Ennis councillor to take the chains of office.
Read More »Report heaps praise on Kilbeacanty National School
The Department of Education has praised Kilbeacanty National School’s board of management in a recent whole school evaluation report.
Read More »Fleming dons mayoral chain
MICHAEL Fleming took over the office of Mayor of Shannon at Tuesday night’s town council meeting. He was elected unopposed, after being nominated by his Fine Gael party colleague Sean McLoughlin and seconded by Independent Patricia McCarthy. Both of them referred to his performance when he filled in for Tony Mulcahy, when holding the office of deputy mayor.He said he wanted to welcome county manager Tom Coughlan to the meeting and acknowledged the other councillors for electing him as the town’s first citizen. “It’s a great honour and I’m privileged to have it,” he said.Mr Coughlan paid tribute to the new mayor. “We have had opportunities to meet in the past and they were all pleasant and I’m sure you will continue to operate like that.”The county manager also said there is a need for partnership between council staff and elected members and he wanted to acknowledge the contribution of all the staff.He said there is currently an opportunity …
Read More »Lynch to stand in 2014 county council election
IN his final speech as Mayor of Kilrush, Councillor Ian Lynch revealed plans to stand for a seat on Clare County Council in 2014.
Read More »O’Suilleabháin praises music centre project
THE director of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick, Professor Micheál O’Suilleabháin, this week expressed his keen interest in the Cnoc na Goaithe music centre project in Tulla and outlined its potential for both the locality and broader music community.
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