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Kilrush council applies for sports complex funding

KILRUSH Town Council has recently applied for grant funding under the 2012 Sports Capital Grant Scheme with a view to progressing with the proposed sports complex on the Cooraclare Road in the town. However, it will be several months before any feedback is forthcoming regarding the success of the grant application. The matter was raised at last week’s meeting of Kilrush Town Council by town Mayor Ian Lynch, who asked that the town council call a public meeting to update local people on the status of the project. “I wish to confirm that two applications for grant funding under the 2012 Sports Capital Grant Scheme, for proposed works on the Cooraclare Road Sports Project, have been made recently by both Kilrush Town Council and by Clare County Council,” Kilrush Town Clerk John Corry replied. “As part of this process, we sought letters of support from the various sporting organisations, who would be utilising this facility and we explained to each …

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Miltown gearing up for 40th Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy

THE Willie Clancy Summer School is celebrating its 40th anniversary next month, and the Kilfenora Céilí Band can hardly contain their excitement. The summer school, formed by Martin Talty, Muiris Ó Rocháin and Harry Hughes, in honour of renowned uilleann piper Willie Clancy, has grown in stature over the years, welcoming musicians from across the globe to join in the festivities.   In many ways, the band represents the entire concept of the week, as both have encouraged young performers to play. The birth of the North Clare band stretches back 102 years, and similar to the Miltown festival, they have always tried to encourage and nurture up-and-coming talent for the next generation.“The festival started at a time when traditional music certainly didn’t have the status that it has now,” John Lynch, leader of the Kilfenora Céilí Band stated. “Muiris, Harry and Martin have to be commended for the brave, bold and innovative summer school model that they founded and …

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Bringing sustainable tourism to life

LAST April, Trea Heapes was appointed to the role of animator by Loop Head Tourism, which primarily incorporates members from Kilkee, Carrigaholt and Killballyowen. The objective of the year-long role, which is funded by Leader, is to bring life to the sustainable tourism product in West Clare.  

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Indian ambassador unveils plaque to Kilkee scientist

THE Indian Ambassador to Ireland, Debasish Chakravarti, unveiled a plaque to Kilkee-born scientist, Sir Edwin J Butler, at Kilkee library on Tuesday. Mayor of Clare Pat Hayes also attended the ceremony.Edwin Butler was born in 1874 in Kilkee, where his father was resident magistrate. He graduated in medicine from Queen’s College Cork, now University College Cork, where a building is named in his honour, in 1898.After graduation, Edwin won an 1851 exhibition travelling scholarship and studied mycology (fungi) in Paris, Freiburg, Antibes and Kew. In 1901, he was appointed cryptogamic botanist to the Government of India.He trained mycologists and technicians in India, set up a herbarium and culture collection, inspired workers and advanced knowledge and research. In 1905, he was appointed imperial mycologist at the new Agricultural Research Station in Pusa and in 1920 was appointed agricultural adviser to the Government of India. He is known in India as ‘The Father of Indian Plant Pathology and Mycology’.Edwin investigated the diseases …

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