North Clare

A DESERTED village in North Clare will be the subject of a public talk and open day later this month.

FOLLOWING the recent success of the An Post Tour de Burren, North Clare is fast becoming a fitness destination.

  ST Flannan’s National School in Inagh is setting itself apart in terms of educational facilities for children in the county with autism spectrum disorder.On Friday, staff and pupils celebrated the opening of a multi-room extension doubling the size of the school building and augmenting the space and facilities available to all its pupils.According to school principal Anne Quinn, the changes at the school and the additions to its specialist unit, Suaimhneas are hugely important for the educational development of all the children who attend it.“The extension means that teachers have the space and facilities to carry out the various therapies and programmes required and because it is part of the school, mainstreaming is very accessible. Some of the children are integrated into the mainstream classes for certain subjects based on their ability. The unit is an integral part of the school. It is not something isolated or separate,” she explains.The first primary school in Inagh was located in the …

THIS weekend will see a North Clare man begin an attempt to scale Africa’s highest mountain.Rose of Tralee co-ordinator and former escort of the year, Ciarán O’Connell from Corofin will next week be battling the elements as he begins his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in Eastern Africa.Ciarán leaves on Thursday with a group of 13 previous roses and escorts, to climb the 5,895 metres or nearly 20,000 feet to the top of the volcanic Tanzanian mountain.“The real reason we are putting in all this effort, training, time and hardship with the possibility of death on the mountain is to raise vital funds for the Voluntary Service Overseas or VSO charity, which is a very worthy cause,” said Ciarán.Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development charity that works through experienced volunteers living and working alongside local partners. It is the largest independent volunteer-sending organisation in the world.“I have been involved in the Rose of Tralee for a number of years …

A 13-year-old boy from North Clare has proved to be a model student taking national first place in the Community Games for the past three years. Barry Clancy from Kilnamona began clay model making when he was nine years of age and now finds himself with county and national titles in the event.  

THE first Ennistymon Farmers’ Market was held last Saturday, in sunny conditions.

MINISTER for Defence Tony Killeen visited Scoil Mhuire Ennistymon recently as 30 transition-year students were presented with bronze President’s Award at their end-of-year celebrations.

A Spanish woman living in North Clare will take to the stage in Ennis, Galway and Derry this month in a show reflective of her Andalusian heritage.