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PERSONAL experience of spending more than 17 hours on a trolley has prompted new Mayor of Clare, Joe Arkins, to request an overhaul of acute services for Clare trauma patients at the University Hospital, Limerick (UHL).
Read More »Climbing the lighthouse tower to wed
LOOP Head lighthouse hosted its first wedding ceremony last week. Eric Williams and Kendall Stratman, from Jefferson City, Missouri, were the ones to create a little bit of local history.
Read More »Shake-up expected in prostitution legislation
THE Justice Committee is expected to recommend the criminalisation of those who obtain the services of prostitutes, as well as those who access websites to obtain the details of prostitutes.
Read More »Ballyvaughan man guilty of murder
A NORTH Clare man who strangled a woman before dumping her body into the sea will be sentenced to life imprisonment this Thursday.
Read More »‘Bankers should be interned’
IRISH bankers who are suspected of committing economic treason against the State should be interned by special courts if necessary, according to Clare Fine Gael Senator Tony Mulcahy.
Read More »Clare town councils should be recognised, says new mayor
AN appropriate civic ceremony marking the contribution of four town councils to their communities should be hosted by Clare County Council before the next local elections, according to the county’s new First Citizen. Councillor Joe Arkins, who was elected as the new Mayor of Clare without a vote at the annual general meeting on Friday, acknowledged the abolition of Ennis, Shannon, Kilrush and Kilkee Town Councils would leave a void, which he doesn’t totally support. The first Ruan resident to become mayor proposed the roll of honour in the foyer of Aras an Chláir should pay tribute to all town councillors who have served as elected representatives many on a totally voluntary basis. He stressed the reform of local government, which will provide one single administrative authority for Clare, should provide boundaries not for the electoral needs of any councillor but should be fit for the purpose of the communities they served. Acknowledging the integration of Town Council services at …
Read More »Another courts award for Carol
Clare Champion journalist Carol Byrne has scooped another national award for her courts’ coverage.
Read More »Parents raise child protection concerns
UP to 20 Clare parents have requested the intervention of Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Kieran O’Reilly to deal with a child protection issue in a local school.
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