A new index of air quality launched this week has so far shown that Clare’s air is clean and there are no risks to those affected by air pollution.
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The first day of the revolution
It is very difficult to say with certainty who was the first casualty of the Easter Rebellion although, in all probability, it was a civilian.
Read More »Preparations continue for Famine Commemoration
THE recently postponed National Famine Commemoration public meeting will take place next Monday at 7.30pm in the Vandeleur Walled Gardens, Kilrush.
Read More »Emma lauded in New Zealand parliament
A TEACHER from Ennis has been praised in New Zealand’s parliament for her work with students, which saw them win a number of prestigious business awards. Emma Kim O’Riordan, originally from Gallows Hill, lives in Auckland with her husband, Borin and teaches in Manurewa High School.
Read More »Trad music in the air in Kilfenora
MUSIC fans are expected to descend in their droves on Kilfenora this weekend for the fifth annual Kilfenora Trad Festival. Jigs and reels will reverberate from one end of the street to the other in one of the county’s great centres for traditional music.
Read More »A hall at the heart of the community
LOUGH Graney Community Development Association has had funding approved through Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) for the development of a community hall for Flagmount and Killanena.
Read More »Irish team set for Lough Cutra challenge
THE Irish team to compete in the Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon in Gort on Sunday, May 26 has been announced.
Read More »Top US honour for Séamus Connolly
An internationally renowned fiddle player and teacher from Killaloe will be honoured with 90 other outstanding Americans, including actress and humanitarian Mia Farrow, at a special gala ceremony on historic Ellis Island on Saturday, May 11.
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