Lifestyle

PADDENS O’Loughlin has been a member of the Ennis and District Anglers for over 60 years and was recently presented with a watch by the club for his long-standing membership and for all the assistance he has given anglers during that time. He was also recently re-elected as a club trustee at their annual general meeting and was surprised with a special presentation of a watch honouring his many years of service to the club.Paddens, now 89, is originally from Old Mill Street, Ennis, but lives on the Golf Links Road. He worked for the ESB and was also employed on the West Clare railway train. He was among the Ennis Dals team that won the Clare County Championship in 1941. Speaking about his contribution to the Ennis and District Anglers, Ned Monaghan of the club explains that Paddens was involved in the initial reorganising of the Ennis District Club in the early 1940s. “He has been highly involved in …

A VARIETY of customers, from teenagers with acne problems to older people seeking anti-aging treatments, can make use of new imaging technology at an Ennis beauty salon. The new technology at Aveda C Spa, in Summer Hill is able to tell the client how old their skin is and can show whether the skin is the picture of health or in need of treatment.

FIGHTING the effects of tear gas as rubber bullets flew through the air around him is one of Tomás Mac Conmara’s memories of his visit to the West Bank late last year.

INCH man Adrian Rynne was the winner of an Ireland Involved Award for his volunteer work in The Saturday Club with DeafHear.ie in Limerick.

A few years ago, there was a certain GAA official in East Clare who had a unique way of refereeing. Not only did he never tog out, he often wore his overcoat.

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One of the most audacious jailbreaks in British penal history was masterminded by a Limerick man, who spent the final year of his life living in a caravan in Kilkee.

A Kilkee woman made a 1,000 mile round-trip journey to rehome five-month-old puppy Harley from the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London.