HOT off the printing presses, Clare Roots Society will launch its latest publication, Drumcliff Cemetery (Calvary Section) – Cemetery Trail, continuing its work of photographing, transcribing and publishing details of the burials in Drumcliff cemetery.
Read More »Student hopes to shed light on prominent Ennis man
THE life of prominent Ennis townsman Thomas Stanislaus Cleary is the subject of a research project being carried out by a Clare student who is looking for any information or to make contact with any surviving relatives.
Read More »Ennis woman changes the face of Alpine geology
LIVING alone and far from civilisation without electricity or water 2,000m high up in the Alps is about as far from Ennis as you could get. But that is exactly where Lorraine Duffy, of Drumadrehid, made an important discovery dating back approximately 100 million years that will lead to a revision of what was known of the geology of the Alpine area.
Read More »Coach-parking will cost more than €76,000
THE cost of providing planned new coach-parking facilities in the county town will be more than €76,000, including €32,000 for the installation of a CCTV system.
Read More »Great bill of attractions for Street Festival
WE’VE all heard of ducks flying south for the winter, but flying to Clare is just ‘quackers’. These little birds were welcomed to Shannon Airport this week as they prepared to take part in a duck race at the annual Ennis Street Festival.
Read More »No weekly battery check for community defibrilators
ENNIS Town Council will not be providing a weekly battery check of community defibrillators set to be installed throughout the town. The local authority has cited legal concerns as well as health and safety issues.
Read More »‘People on housing list should get Traveller units’
PEOPLE on Ennis’ housing waiting list should be able to move into vacant Traveller accommodation, the Mayor of Ennis has stated.
Read More »Bound for the Land of the Rising Sun
LOCAL students have had the East opened up to them by Japanese teacher Midori Hayes, who has not just instilled the students with a passion for her language, but also her native culture. They are now reaping the rewards of their new skills.
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