NINETY years ago, on February 22, 1921, the bodies of three British soldiers, Privates Williams, Walker and Morgan, were discovered by a farmer at Poolagoond, near the Clare/Galway border.
Read More »Caution urged over tinnitus research
CLARE Tinnitus sufferers should adopt a cautious approach when assessing recent reports that this distressing condition can be cured, according to a Mid-West hearing therapist.
Read More »Retired VEC staff honoured
STAFF members who retired in the last academic year were honoured by County Clare Vocational Education Committee. They were guests of the committee at a reception in The Old Ground Hotel, Ennis, where the vice-chairman, Councillor Peter Considine presented mementos of their service.
Read More »Women’s shoe size brings down government
THE great row of the current election campaign seems to be about who will appear with whom on what TV station. Most of the electorate probably look on it as irrelevant, much like the election itself.
Read More »Burning Issues Debate
Read next week’s issue to discover the outcome of a mid-campaign debate among Clare’s General Election candidates. The Clare Champion organised Burning Issues Debate will take place before an invited audience at the Old Ground Hotel on Monday night. Chaired by staff journalists, it will deal with questions relating to unemployment, industry and tourism, emigration, the drop in income levels, Shannon airport and health. The debate will be attended by all Clare election candidates.
Read More »The week in pictures
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Read More »Missionary took on communist regime
The Clare Association in Dublin held its annual dinner dance in the Carlton Hotel, Dublin last Saturday night, where Sr Maura O’Donoghue and Robbie McMahon were honoured.
Read More »Search begins for 2011 Rose
YOU don’t need to win the Lotto to be treated like a princess but any young woman who enters the 2011 Clare Rose selection will get the royal treatment and be in with a chance to become the Rose of Tralee.
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