Seventy years ago this week, 15 survivors from the Langleeford, a British Merchant Navy Vessel, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat (U-26) off the west coast of Ireland, landed at Fodry, Kilbaha.
Read More »Exploding Marmalade bearing down on Mongolian capital
FOUR employees of Sykes in Shannon are to take part in the Mongol Rally, in which they will drive between 10,000 and 15,000 miles this summer, making their way to the capital of Mongolia, Ulan Bator.
Read More »Postcards to the RIC hut
A collection of old postcards recently rediscovered among a family collection in a house in Kilbarron, North Tipperary harks back to an interesting aspect of life in County Clare over 100 years ago.
Read More »Therese achieves her weight-loss goal
February is a time when many people’s great intentions at the start of the New Year fall by the wayside and diets often suffer the greatest blow. However, one West Clare woman, thanks to the support of Motivation Weight Management, didn’t lose momentum and actually realised her goal, losing an amazing 14 stone, going from a size 28 to 10.
Read More »Four All-Ireland titles in a row
Time Line In GAA, back-to-back All-Irelands are hard to win. Three All-Ireland senior titles is a great achievement. A run of four in-a-row is a scarce as hens’ teeth and we will have to wait until September to see if the elusive five in-a-row can be done for the first time.
Read More »Enhancing the flavour of life
Wild Ways Most of us eat sausages and black puddings for breakfast and we relish a good stew enhanced by titillating flavours. Even our puddings and drinks are made tasteful. Many of these flavours are imported, usually from warmer climes but there must be hundreds that we can grow ourselves.
Read More »The week in pictures
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Read More »Tony enters the hall of fame
ENNIS man Tony Mulvey, who completed 50 years as a journalist with The Clare Champion last year, was honoured by the Clare Association in Dublin on Friday night.
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