WITH her bubbly personality and brightly coloured hair you wouldn’t think there is much that could leave veterinary nurse Bev Truss speechless. However that’s exactly what she was on discovering she had been named Ireland’s Veterinary Nurse of the Year at the weekend.
Read More »Crowd gathers in Kiltarten to honour historian
More than 100 people turned out to witness the unveiling of a commemorative stone in memory of much-loved Gort historian, Tom Hannon, at Kiltartan last week.
Read More »Noonan preaches to the Chamber converted
FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan acknowledged he was largely preaching to the converted when he addressed Shannon Chamber members at a breakfast meeting on Monday, but he urged all there to use the influence they have to help the referendum pass.
Read More »Minister turns sod for €1.2m Clarisford Park
WORK has started on a €1.2 million sports and recreational development in Killaloe, spearheaded by former Lions and Ireland rugby caption Keith Wood.
Read More »Marquee swings back into action
ON Sunday, June 3, Kilmurry McMahon will stage the parish’s first marquee in approximately 30 years. The first marquee was staged in 1963 and it realised a profit of £874, 15 shillings and nine pence. The expenditure was £581, six shillings and three and a half pence.
Read More »Celebrating summer in the Burren
The villages of Ballyvaughan and Fanore will play host to the first ever summer festival Féile an tSamhraidh or Burren Summer Festival next week. Events run over the June Bank Holiday from June 1 to 4.
Read More »Shocking attempt being made to break world record
The group behind plans to install 24 hour access defibrillators throughout Ennis may not just be helping to save lives, but they could also be breaking records.
Read More »Rás riders roll into town
The town of Gort received a huge boost on Monday when An Post Rás competitors, fans and support personnel descended on the town for the end of the second-longest stage of the gruelling eight-day event. Riders covered 157 kilometres from Kilkenny to Gort before setting off from the South Galway town again on Tuesday morning. Pirmin Lang of the Switzerland Atlas Jakroo team was first past the finish line on Monday’s stage two of the 2012 Rás. The Swiss rider sprinted to victory at the end of a particularly hilly stage taking riders through East Clare. Participants stayed in Gort, Loughrea and Ennis on Monday night before setting off from the Lady Gregory Hotel on Tuesday. The hotel found itself at capacity on a Monday night outside of peak season. “We had about 150 people staying. It was great and there was a great buzz around town, especially for a Monday evening. Registration was in the hotel on Tuesday …
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