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Searches ended as bodies of two missing men in Clare recovered

Searches of a river in Co Clare for two men missing since last week, have been stood down after one body was recovered from a river in Ennis yesterday afternoon while another was found on a beach in southwest Clare on Saturday. A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances following the discovery of a body of a man in his 80s, in the River Fergus, Ennis, at approximately 1pm. His body has been removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will take place at a later date, the results of which will determine the course of the investigation.” The body of the man recovered from the beach is now believed to be that of a man in his 60s reported missing from his home in Ennis on January 21, while the remains discovered yesterday afternoon are thought to be those of a man seen in the River Fergus on Tuesday evening. Gardaí and the Irish Coast …

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Crowe lodges complaint, after being ‘denied’ Shannon information

CLARE TD Cathal Crowe has made an official complaint to the Ceann Comhairle, alleging the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth failed to provide him with information about the provision of a new emergency accommodation facility in Shannon. He appeared on RTE current affairs show Drive Time last week and said that only while on the show he found out that the Department had provided a reporter with information that Deputy Crowe himself had sought, but been refused. “I was flabbergasted because there was information on the airwaves that I wasn’t aware of, and when I tried to get information via the most official route of all, a Parliamentary Question, I was told it was commercially sensitive and they couldn’t tell me.” He said he has been left completely in the dark about the details of plans to place refugees in the Shannon Free Zone. “It’s been a week since I lodged it to the office of the …

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Quilty’s Sarah celebrates 100th birthday in company of her clan

BORN in the early weeks of the Irish Free State, Clare’s latest centenarian puts her longevity down to her strong faith and love for traditional Irish music. Last Monday, January 23, dozens of members of Sarah Ryan’s family came together in Quilty to celebrate her 100th birthday. Her son John Joe also has his birthday on January 23, and he turned 77, having been the first of 13 children that Sarah gave birth to. He said there was a fantastic family celebration this week. “It was huge. The family are well spread and it’s large, there were 70 or 80 relatives, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great children, a massive crowd. “We were very lucky with the day we got as well, it would have been awkward if it was a bad day. On her 90th birthday we went to the Armada but at her age now she wouldn’t be leaving home.” Sarah is still in good health and living …

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No insurance conviction of Clare TD’s partner quashed

A CIRCUIT court judge has quashed the no insurance conviction imposed last year on the partner of former Sinn Finn TD, Violet Anne Wynne, John Mountaine (40). At Kilrush Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford quashed the no insurance conviction along with the consequent two year driving ban on Mr Mountaine formerly of Pella Rd, Kilrush. The no insurance conviction was quashed at Kilrush Circuit Court on Tuesday after a successful appeal by solicitor, Patrick Moylan on behalf of Mr Mountaine. Last June, in the district court, Judge Mary Larkin imposed the driving ban and the no insurance conviction arising from a Gardai prosecution concerning Mr Mountaine driving a 192 registered black Ford Grand C-Max at Decomede, Lissycasey, Co Clare on February 8 2021. However, with the no insurance conviction now quashed, Mr Moylan said on Wednesday that “Mr Mountaine is fully vindicated” while Deputy Violet Anne Wynne (Ind) claimed that her partner suffered “character assassination” arising from the national reporting …

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Coast Guard pressed to explain rationale of Doolin sackings

THE national Coast Guard has been called upon by an independent senator to explain why it sacked ten people who remained in the Doolin Coast Guard Unit. Speaking at a meeting organised by the Irish Coast Guard Volunteer Representative Association (ICGVRA) in the Bellbridge Hotel on Saturday, Senator Gerard Craughwell said the rationale will either stand or fall based on the Coast Guard’s explanation. He said the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport could investigate why private and confidential information provided by Doolin members during previous meetings with outside consultants was given to independent mediator, Kieran Mulvey. The senator advised members to apply on an individual basis to the Information Commissioner asking how this information was passed on and if there was a breach of GDPR. “If there has been a breach of GDPR, then everything that stems from this breach is no longer valid. The GDPR issue is one that only the Information Commissioner can answer. There are questions that …

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Sixmilebridge to get long-awaited car park in 2023

SIXMILEBRIDGE is to get a new car park in the near future, the January meeting of Shannon Municipal District heard. In a motion to the meeting Fine Gael councillor John Crowe sought an update on the proposed new car park, while he also suggested that it proceed in tandem with a new housing development, which he said would be going into the same field. In a written reply, Senior Executive Officer Anne Griffin said that it is planned to go ahead with the car park this year. “Clare County Council is committed to developing a car park in Sixmilebridge town centre,” said Ms Griffin. “The Economic Directorate is reviewing the proposed car parking element of the recent Part VIII in conjunction with the feedback recently obtained through the Sixmilebridge Master Planning exercise under the Town Centre First Policy. “The Housing Department has proceeded to tender for the housing element of the site in consideration of funding timelines. It is also …

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Shannon teachers team up to write Junior Cert revision book

SHANNON teachers Laura O’Brien and David O’Halloran have collaborated on a new school book. It is called Junior Cycle Success for English and is part of a series of Junior Cycle revision books produced by Examcraft. David teaches at St Patrick’s Comprehensive, while Laura teaches at St Caimin’s and describing the new publication, she said, “It covers all the usual topics, going through sample questions from the paper. It gives two answers, a middle of the road answer and a full marks answer and it shows why one answer got five out of ten and the other one got ten out of ten.” She says it is one of the few books in the area that is fully up to date. “It’s one of the only things out at the moment that’s for the new Junior cycle, most of the revision books that are out are for the old Junior Cert.” The two worked together at St Caimin’s some time …

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Tulla fashions a fabulous fundraiser for Astroturf facility

EXCITING plans are afoot in Tulla for the creation of a state-of-the-art astroturf facility at St Mochulla’s National School.  The development is a collaboration between St Mochulla’s and Tulla Camogie Club and the objective is to develop an all-weather pitch, ensuring that sports facilities are available all year round to all of the community.  “In today’s world this is ever more important for their wellbeing and health and a key part of our Active School Policy,”said Angela Byrnes, Chairperson of the Board of Management of St Mochulla’s. “We’re just about to start our fundraising for 2023 and there will be some great opportunities for all of the community to get involved.” The estimated cost of the project is €120,000 and a Sports Capital Grant of €45,000 has already been secured. An additional €20,000 has been raised towards the cost of the 40m x 25m facility.  “We were delighted to join with Tulla Camogie Club because they have no permanent home …

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