Regional

THIS year has proved particularly successful for pupils and teachers at Gort Community School. As well as two students winning All-Ireland medals on the same team as their teacher, two classmates took home All-Ireland titles for different counties and one of the graduating Leaving Cert class scooped a regional engineering award for the second time. 

RESIDENTS of Cloughleigh insist that they will continue to fight against the proposed youth and community resource building, which is to be built on the Cloughleigh Road.

NEW bylaws on casual trading in Ennis are on the way.In a report to the council this week, town clerk, Eddie Power said that work is already underway on preparing them.

PLANS have been unveiled for the construction of a primary healthcare centre in Killaloe, which will employ over 50 people, if the development secures planning approval.

A SMELL that’s affecting people all over Shannon needs to be tackled.That was the message at this week’s meeting of the town council.

THE West Clare Mini Marathon Cancer Centre in Kilkee will be opened on Sunday, November 15 at 6pm. The official opening will be performed by Kilkee parish priest, Fr Gerry Kenny, along with Fr Michael Casey and Fr Pat Culligan.

A seminar aimed at exploring ways of protecting some of Ireland’s rarest and oldest species of birds will take place in Ballyvaughan this Saturday.

MINISTER for the Environment John Gormley has announced approval for over €608,000 towards Galway County Council’s proposals to upgrade Gort’s existing water treatment plant.