MONEY collected from the property tax must be ringfenced to carry out work in unfinished estates in Ennis, one local councillor has insisted, as Clare County Council rejected claims that residents in these estates have been neglected.

PLANS for the €40 million Shannon Bridge Crossing have officially been put on hold after a well-known environmentalist was granted leave in the High Court to lodge a Judicial Review.

IT’S not a case of who’s taking the horse to France, but who is taking the jetski, as two Clare men endeavour to jetski their way across the English Channel for charity.

Kilkishen fashion student Michael Stewart has been announced as the overall winner of The Limerick School of Art and Design, LIT, Graduate Fashion Show.

A LINEAR history of Kilfenora will be launched this weekend, in an effort to encourage tourists to stay in the area for longer and find out more about the village’s cultural, social and archaeological heritage.

DECIDING whether to identify himself as being from Gort or Kilbeacanty is a dilemma James Mahon has not faced in a while. In Chattanooga, he just says he is Irish. Sometimes even that seems too specific. Speaking to The Clare Champion from his new home in Tennessee, after a pause, he decides on Gort.

THE Loop Head peninsula has beaten off competition from more than 1,400 entries from all over Ireland to be named in the final five of The Irish Times Best Place to Holiday in Ireland competition.

  WHEN Brian Dinan set out to document the history of St Flannan’s Terrace last August, little did he realise what lay ahead. At first he planned to produce a commemorative booklet within a few months. However, the wealth of photographic material and heart rending stories that emerged led Brian to delve even deeper. This research has resulted in the publication of new book A Terrace of Houses – A Passion of People, which will be launched by the Clare Roots Society next week. The book is based on the history of St Flannan’s Terrace and the people who lived there over the past 100 years. The book will be launched at 8pm on Thursday, May 30 in The Old Ground Hotel and all are welcome. Included in the book are 240 photos, most never seen by the public. There are reports on housing conditions of the early 20th century, the Urban Council’s role in building the scheme and a …