TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar has dismissed as “unrealistic” a proposal by Ryanair, which it claimed could result in the creation of 1,000 jobs, as the low-cost carrier has based its figures on having largely free use of Shannon Airport, something that “just isn’t on”.
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Siblings may miss bus to Shannon school
TEENAGERS in Kilmurry, on the outskirts of Sixmilebridge village, are facing the prospect of being forced to obtain private transport to attend a secondary school in Shannon, despite the fact their siblings are already availing of a public bus service.
Read More »Kilkee dogs indulge in unwelcome business
THE behaviour of Kilkee dogs, horses and their owners was placed under intense scrutiny at Monday’s meeting of the town council. Several councillors claimed dogs are flagrantly defecating on the street and on the beach, while their owners are not cleaning up after them.“Dogs do their business on the footpaths and there’s no clean-up,” Mayor of Kilkee Claire Haugh commented.Her town council colleague, Lily Marrinan Sullivan, noted that dogs aren’t the only animals leaving their mark on the street and at the beach. She said horses are also culpable.“I’d say we’d agree that their deposit would be substantially larger than that of a dog,” Councillor Marrinan Sullivan observed.Under Kilkee beach bylaws adopted in April 2010 and introduced on June 1 of that year, dogs and horses are not allowed on the beach from 11am to 6pm during the summer and are only allowed onto the beach while under supervision or on a leash, during designated hours. An exemption has been …
Read More »Gripped by final fever
CLARE GAA followers have a busy schedule in the next two weeks in support of the county’s hurlers and footballers, as they chase championship glory on several fronts.
Read More »Frightened residents urged to ‘stand up’
CALLS have been made for residents’ associations in Ennis to come together as a combined force to tackle unruly tenants who have left people “living in fear”.
Read More »Two arrested after pipe bomb discovery
TWO men arrested in connection with the discovery of a viable pipe bomb device at Cappa Beg, Barefield have been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Read More »Boats run aground on Lough Derg
A CRUISE boat carrying 15 people ran aground on Lough Derg on Monday after the skipper misread his charts and strayed onto the wrong side of the navigational markers.
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