A SEASON’S best wasn’t enough to book a place in the Paralympic 400m freestyle final for a 19-year-old Killaloe swimmer on Friday last.
Read More »170-acre Shannon Development land bank
IN a letter from Shannon Development to the town council, it stated it owns around 170 acres locally.
Read More »Car-parking hours increase outlined
PROPOSALS to increase two-hour car parks to three hours in Ennis in a bid to generate more business for the town have been outlined by Ennis Town Council.
Read More »Timmy McInerney awards launched
KILKEE Town Council is seeking nominations for a new community award scheme, which is to be named in memory of former town clerk Timmy McInerney. The late town clerk served in the post from 1936 to 1996, which made him the longest-serving town clerk in the history of the State.
Read More »Apple-tising autumn tours at Seed Savers
FOR the month of September and the first two weeks of October, Irish Seed Savers are offering free Apple Tasting Tours every Thursday at 2pm.
Read More »Free parking deemed an a-track-tive addition
The lobby group, West on Track has welcomed a series of new developments on Western Rail Corridor including the announcement of free car parking at Gort, Ardrahan and Craughwell stations.
Read More »Green light for St Patrick’s Day proposal?
THE River Fergus could be flowing green this St Patrick’s Day under proposals to transform the entire town for the national holiday.
Read More »A life of fulfilment and happiness
The sound of gentle crackling of flames fills a room that is sprinkled with numerous black and white family photos. The seaside breeze hisses beneath the rafters at the home of Carrigaholt’s oldest resident. As she speaks, Margaret Boland’s eyes glisten with thousands of memories. This is the 103rd birthday she has celebrated and some might forgive her for growing tired of the ritual. “I’m 103,” Margaret proudly exclaims, with a wink. “You wouldn’t think it, would you?” She has lived through a century, experiencing events that have been confined to history books for most. Yet she has hardly set foot outside of West Clare. Born and reared in the rural seaside village of Carrigaholt, she bid farewell to her siblings at a young age as they set sail for New York. “She stayed behind,” her daughter Margaret Jr explains. “I think she just liked to be home to look after her mother. She died at 84.” A …
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