CLARE TD and Fianna Fáíl Spokesperson on Transport Timmy Dooley has written to the chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport looking for an investigation into Ryanair, following allegations on a recent Channel 4 documentary.
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Rural communities to be hit by health cuts
SCARIFF GP and president of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) has warned the next tranche of Government health cuts will have serious implications for the public, particularly those in rural communities.
Read More »History of good luck at Lahinch shop
THE North Clare shop that sold a €6 million winning Lotto ticket recently also sold the first jackpot-winning ticket in the county a quarter of a century ago, it is claimed.
Read More »Civic reception for Clare New York Association
THE 125th anniversary of the Clare New York Association was marked on Monday when members were accorded a civic reception by Clare County Council.
Read More »Honouring Clare association
EDITORIAL THE Clare diaspora have never forgotten their roots. Individuals and organisations all over the world have been generous to a fault in their patronage of many charity, community and social groups back home.
Read More »Better together
LAST Sunday, Bill O’Herlihy chose to use his position as speaker at the annual Béal na Bláth commemoration to suggest the political divisions that arose at the time of the Civil War should finally be left behind and lose their sway on modern Irish politics.
Read More »Blistering start sees Clare through
Clare 1-16 Galway 0-7 A blistering start to the second half, which saw them score 1-5 in the opening ten minutes, paved the way for a comfortable Clare victory over Galway in the All-Ireland U-21 hurling semi-final at Thurles this Saturday evening.
Read More »Siobhán’s work Made to Measure for script festival
STAYING busy is often a problem for people involved in drama. It’s not something that’s bothering Mountshannon playwright and actor Siobhán Donnellan these days.
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