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Galway TD Ulick Burke and North-West MEP Jim Higgins have requested a meeting with the European Commissioner to put forward submissions regarding Tynagh Mine in East Galway, amid renewed concerns of water contamination.
Read More »Fáilte Ireland wades in on pier opposition
CLARE County Council could be steering a collision course with tourism promotional body Fáilte Ireland over plans for a €6 million pier development that could threaten world class surf breaks at Doolin.
Read More »Planning sought for Mullagh windfarm
A PLANNING application for a wind farm to be built across the townlands of Coor West, Mullagh, Shanovough East, Miltown and Shanovough West is at pre-validation stage with Clare County Council.
Read More »Westbury takeover concerns as Clare builder enters
HUNDREDS of residents in one of the largest housing estates in South-East Clare could be left in limbo if a well-known Clare house-building firm goes into liquidation.
Read More »SPS celebrates 50 years in Shannon
THIS month it will be 50 years since SPS first arrived in Shannon and to mark the milestone, a reunion of current and former employees along with guests will be held on Thursday, September 11.
Read More »Proposed hospital site needs to be rezoned
REZONING of a site off Shanaway Road, Ennis is necessary to allow for planning permission to be granted to a new 100-bed private hospital.
Read More »Call for media presence at Joint Policing Committee meetings
ENNIS Joint Policing Committee meetings are of greater benefit without the media present, according to a senior official with Ennis Town Council.
Read More »Naomi’s Electric Messenger
TALENTED Ennis artist Naomi Higgins has created a unique sculpture made out of old tyres for the annual Electric Picnic music festival in County Laois next weekend.The 11ft x 9ft Gaia’s Messenger weighs almost a tonne and has a wingspan of 15.5ft. It was made from 97 old inner tyre tubes on a base of salvaged steel and wire mesh. Naomi was commissioned by Bin Your Empties recycling company to submit a work made from recycled materials for the festival.She explained that the title comes from the Wiccan belief that the Earth is an intelligent, conscious, living organism, named Gaia, after the Greek goddess, who they believed created the universe. Naomi said she considers it to be an angel, which motivates people to think and care about the Earth. “The inspiration for the piece came from a news item regarding the burying of tyres and their subsequent damage to the environment. This led me to think about how the Earth …
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