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SHANNON Town Council presented its Liosta na Laochra awards and distributed its community grants last week, with a number of national title winners honoured.
Read More »€8,000 budget cut branded an ‘insult’
AN €8,000 cut in the town council’s budget is an “insult” to the people of Shannon, according to Councillor Gerry Flynn.
Read More »Retired garda claims a place in photographic history
A FORMER Ardnacrusha-based garda has revealed the circumstances surrounding his inclusion in an award-winning photograph, which hangs in the National Garda Museum over 28 years since it was first taken.
Read More »Thousands could benefit from Limerick commuter plan says Fitzgerald
THOUSANDS of residents in South-East Clare would benefit from a radical new plan unveiled by the Labour Party to develop Limerick City into a commuter rail hub for the Mid-West region, according to a local county councillor.
Read More »New church for town to be officially opened
THE new Catholic church in the dioceses of Killaloe will open on December 8 at the Town Square.Bishop Willie Walsh will bless and dedicate the new Adoration Chapel, which will replace the Oratory in SkyCourt Shopping Centre. The Oratory was provided as a place of worship, rent free, since 1976, four years after the opening of Shannon Town Centre. Since then, mass has been celebrated at the Oratory and people have went there daily to pray.With the redevelopment of the town centre as SkyCourt, the Oratory moved to temporary premises in the shopping centre in 2004. SkyCourt later commissioned a new standalone building in the town square to replace the old facility. The Adoration Chapel was developed by SkyCourt at a cost of €250,000.The new chapel is an oval-shaped building and will be able to accommodate up to 60 people. It was designed by Thompsons & Partners and architect Michael Pledge said the project presented an interesting and unusual opportunity. …
Read More »Council expenditure to be cut by €10,000
SHANNON Town Council is set to cut its expenditure by slightly under €10,000, according to a draft budget that is being presented to councillors.
Read More »Garda retires after 26 years in Ardnacrusha
AN Ardnacrusha-based Garda, who displayed great courage by taking a sawn-off rifle from an armed gunman in Westbury following a shooting incident, has hung up his boots after policing communities in South-East Clare for the last 26 years.
Read More »Support plea for local flood-hit businesses
ENNIS Chamber is appealing to people to support businesses that have been hit by flooding in the run-up to Christmas.
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