CLARE’s chief fire officer has denied suggestions of ‘call vetting’ in response of emergency calls.

WHEN Clare County Council held responsibility for health services, it sent young girls and women to the Good Shepherd Magdalene Laundry in Limerick and at this week’s meeting, Mayor of Clare, Pat Daly, issued an apology.

Members of the Clare Special Needs Parents’ Group have launched a new campaign to collect up to 2,000 old mobile phones to help provide IPads for children with a wide range of disabilities.

A surfer was airlifted to University College Hospital Galway on Wednesday after getting into difficulty off the North Clare coast. The surfer was taken from the water near the world famous Aill na Searrach or Aileens wave close to the Cliffs of Moher.

An investment of €20million providing new and upgrading facilities at Ennis Hospital safeguards its future, according to Health Minister Dr James Reilly.

THE provision of a wide range of services in the Carrigoran House complex had been hailed as a best model for elderly care that should be replicated throughout the country.

Ennis Hospital nurses have requested Health Minister Dr James Reilly to consider operating the proposed medical assessment unit (MAU) on a 24-hour basis to ensure the hospital reaches its full potential.

HEALTH Minister James Reilly joked “not all cuts are painful” before the cut the ribbon to unveil the new dementia unit at the Clarecastle District Day Centre on Monday.