The Clare Champion Clare news, sport, entertainment and local notes
ON Monday, what has been labelled a fitness community centre, will open on the site of the former Sentosa swimming pool and gym on the Kilrush road in Kilkee.
Read More »No rate change in Kilrush
Kilrush Town Council unanimously adopted its annual budget for 2012 after an adjourned budget meeting held on Tuesday night.
Read More »Scraping the barrel for good news
COMMENT I want to start my column this week by sincerely wishing all my readers a very happy New Year. However, I am afraid that few of us are going to be very happy in 2012 because of the times we live in.
Read More »Taskforce needed to revitalise Shannon airport
A task force is needed to help kickstart the revitalisation of Shannon Airport as a major top class international airport, according to local county councillors.
Read More »ESB restore power to those affected by severe gales
Hundreds of residents in Clare, South Galway and North Tipperary suffered from disruptions in their electricity supply following gusts of over 100km/h in the early hours of last Tuesday morning.
Read More »7% dip in tax discs issued in 2011
Newly released figures show the Clare Motor Tax Office issued a total of 126,600 tax discs during 2011, down 7% from 135,800 the previous year.
Read More »LEADER leads the way
EDITORIAL THE importance of the EU LEADER Rural Development Programme in supporting a wide range of community and private enterprise projects in County Clare was highlighted this week when it was revealed that grant payments for the period 2009 to 2013 inclusive will add up to around €11 million.
Read More »A blank slate
EDITORIAL
Read More »