A YOUNG Clare fashion design student this week scooped a prestigious award for her final-year collection.Sarah Melody from Clonmoney, Bunratty, was honoured with the coveted AIB Graduate Business Development Award for best overall collection at the Limerick School of Art and Design Graduate Fashion Show last Thursday.
Read More »Samaritans can be a help during stressful exam time
Gerry Dobbin, branch director of the Clare Samaritans, has urged exam students to talk about their feelings if they feel the pressure is getting to them.
Read More »New family-based TV show for Coleman
OGONNELLOE-based psychologist David Coleman will be fronting a new TV show, Families in the Wild, which will bring parents and children together to participate in an action-packed week of activities and therapy in a remote location.
Read More »Last of the Guinness barges
THERE are many myths and stories about the perfect pint. Some establishments have a reputation for excellent Guinness while others are notorious for the poor quality of their pints. With the modern dispensing methods, it should be child’s play to pull a perfect pint but not so in older times, particularly back in the days of the timber barrels.
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Read More »New home for Clare Scouts
NEARLY 10 years ago a group of scouters from around the county decided to purchase a 14-acre site in Ruan with the intention of developing an all-purpose scout centre. A beautiful spot on the edge of the Burren, the site had everything; the only problem was money to bring the project to fruition.
Read More »Polish couple say ‘so long’ after 27 years
ECONOMISTS might be predicting the departure of Eastern European emigrants from Ireland but almost none of those who do go will have spent as long here as Richard and Teresa Krawczyk, who are set to leave for their native Poland on Monday.
Read More »Chinese charitable walk in the planning
AVENUE United manager, Alfonso D’auria is heading to China to trek on the Great Wall to raise money for Unicef.
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