A LACK of flights into Shannon Airport is hampering Clare’s tourism performance, according to the new chair of the Clare Tourism Forum.
Read More »Mayor denies ‘Kilkee extremist’ link
In the wake of controversy in Galway over proposed plans to erect a statue of Che Guevara, Mayor of Kilkee, Elaine Haugh Hayes, has defended the hosting of a festival in Kilkee, which highlights Guevara’s visit to the town in 1961.
Read More »Musicians’ contribution to Ennis ‘should be recognised’
THE contribution of Ennis’ musicians to the town’s cultural life should be recognised, a meeting of Ennis Town Council heard this week.
Read More »Forum chair fumes over smoking policy at hospitals
Outspoken HSE West Forum chairman, Councillor Pádraig Conneely, is fuming over the introduction of a new smoke-free campus policy in Galway University Hospitals.
Read More »National award for Clare firms
TWO Clare firms, TTM Healthcare based in Ennis and Tekelek Europe Ltd in Shannon, have been named among Ireland’s best-managed companies in this year’s Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme.
Read More »A brave woman
THE health service stands indicted of yet again failing people who are at their most vulnerable.A young Clare woman has this week bravely spoken out about her traumatic experience of getting a special bra after undergoing a mastectomy.
Read More »FF could be toxic to ‘Yes’ campaign
WITH all due respects to Micheál Martin, if he wants to see the new European fiscal treaty passed, he might be better off if he didn’t get too involved in the referendum.
Read More »Protection for Shannon is a must
There are a number of options for the future of Shannon Airport on the table following the publication of the redacted version of Booz Report by the coalition. Which option will be chosen remains a mystery at this stage but whichever it may be, it is safe to say this is a critical point in the airport’s history. Given the comments in this paper last week from the main Fine Gael representatives at local and national level about a buy-in by local authorities, that would seem to be the preferred option by the Government. This may not be the case of course but generally that seems to be the way these things work.
Read More »