A SMARTPHONE application that uses GPS technology and Google Maps to guide tourists around the heritage trails of Ennis has gone live.
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Planning applications fall
CLARE experienced the eighth sharpest fall in housing planning applications and commencement notices, according to the latest edition of the National Housing Construction Index.
Read More »Postmasters fear for their futures
THE destructive effect on post offices throughout the county if the Government proceeds with its policy to channel social welfare payments out of An Post to financial institutions has been presented to Social Protection Minister Joan Burton.
Read More »Quilty drownings’ report published
IN their report into the tragic drownings of Quilty fisherman Michael Galvin and Noel Dickinson last August, the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) found it is probable that the Lady Eileen encountered wind or wave action or a combination of both.
Read More »’Bridge woman highlights dyslexia
The Family Project is a new TV series that follows families working together to overcome educational issues that affect their lives, whether it’s Dad wanting to return to education, the kids finding maths difficult, or simply parents not finding time to help with homework.
Read More »Final meeting of Clare VEC after 83 years
THIS Thursday’s meeting of County Clare Vocational Education Committee will be its last after 83 years.It is being subsumed on July 1 into Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB).
Read More »New entrance to Kilrush estate on hold
KILRUSH town councillors decided to postpone a decision to support a Part 8 motion, which is part of the ongoing John Paul Estate Regeneration Programme.
Read More »New group vows to fight disability cuts
AS a response to the ongoing cuts to the lives of people with disabilities, a number of people have organised themselves under the internationally recognised name of the (Clare) Centre for Independent Living.
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