CLARE patients will only be able to get treatment for minor injuries and non-life threatening medical illnesses at Ennis hospital from next week.

A CUSTOMS dog at Shannon Airport earned his Pedigree Chum on Tuesday, uncovering a quantity of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of between €250,000 and €300,000.

A NEW group has been established in West Clare in opposition to possible fracking in the region. The group includes business interests in the area including Doonbeg Golf Club.

EMERGENCY services and water-based organisations in Kilkee are to be given a key apiece so that they can unlock the East End car park barrier in the town. Town mayor Paddy Collins also suggested boat owners visiting the town should join Kilkee Boat Club to ensure access to the pier.

THREE of 30 people gathered for what was believed to be a staged bare-knuckle fight at a graveyard in Cratloe ended up getting wrapped on the knuckles themselves for road-traffic offences after gardaí intervened to prevent the fight from proceeding.

TWO sheep were killed and four were injured to such an extent that they had to be put down following a dog attack in the Boston area of Tubber.

ORGANISERS of the inaugural Hopper’s Way fundraiser have reported they raised €7,300 last Sunday in aid of Pieta House.

TWO Clare TDS have clashed over an alleged 10% cut in special needs assistants in the county next September.