Gardaí determined totrack down 'depraved'Shannon hoax callerA senior garda said last night every effort will be made to apprehend the "depraved" person whose hoax call caused a major security…Sat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
County manager calls for rezoning to move Ennis schoolClare county manager Alec Fleming has recommended that councillors rezone 85 acres owned by the diocese of Killaloe for school…Wed Aug 16 2006 - 01:00
Clare council does U-turn on zoningsClare County Council has performed a U-turn on a number of planned rezonings across south- east Clare, totalling 170 acres, after…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
Kilkee plan to honour Richard Harrisgets the green lightClare County Council yesterday granted planning permission for plans to celebrate the late Richard Harris in KilkeeFri Aug 11 2006 - 01:00
Car park fee over top for cliff visitorsDozens of motorists are parking illegally at any one time near the Cliffs of Moher, avoiding the €5 parking charge imposed by…Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
US troop numbers using Shannon drop by almost two-thirdsUS troop numbers going through Shannon airport have dropped by almost two-thirds in the past month, figures released by the Shannon…Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
Army called in to protect ShannonThe Army has been drafted in to protect Shannon airport from attempts by anti-war activists to shut down the airport.Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Drug firm's expansion plans raise concernsThe developers of a €150 million business campus in Shannon have expressed "serious concern" over three separate planning applications…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
€20m greyhound stadium planned for LimerickPlans are to be lodged by Bord na gCon with Clare County Council in the coming days for a €20 million greyhound stadium on the…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Shannon to add 1,000 parking spacesShannon Airport Authority has secured planning permission for an additional 1,000 car-parking spaces to cope with the spiralling…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
Judge revokes bail in assault caseA District Court judge yesterday revoked bail for a 25-year-old Kilrush man charged with assaulting a 60-year-old man in Kilrush…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Safety signs to be erected for colliding surfers in ClareIn response to the growing number of collisions involving surfers at Lahinch beach, Clare County Council is to erect signage …Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
Extradited youth faces car chargesAn 18-year-old appeared in Kilrush District Court yesterday after being extradited from the UK to face a charge of dangerous …Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
Hearing on Gort bypass CPOsNearly 40 objections against the compulsory purchase order for the Gort Crusheen bypass were withdrawn yesterday on the first…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
Minister receives Shannon action planThe Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen was yesterday presented with a €53 million five-year action plan to sustain transatlantic…Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
Youth on car deaths charge extraditedA youth charged with dangerous driving causing the death of two teenagers almost three years ago is to be extradited from London…Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
Family leaves bishop's propertyThe 13-member Traveller family who moved on to the grounds of the Ennis residence of the Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, …Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
Letter in Clare quarry row described as a 'threat'A solicitor's letter from a company informing some residents living near the company's quarrying operation in Co Clare that the…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
Bishop denies difficulty over shortage of priestsThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, has denied that the shortage of priests, combined with a rising age profile, means there…Wed Jul 19 2006 - 01:00
Chairman of An Taisce in Clare offers to resignThe chairman of the Clare association of An Taisce yesterday offered to resign in response to the abuse heaped on the organisation…Wed Jul 19 2006 - 01:00
Clare businessman on drug charges refused bailA Co Clare businessman charged in connection with a substantial drugs haul on Friday failed yesterday to get bail due to Garda…Tue Jul 18 2006 - 01:00
Charged with attempted murderA Co Clare woman has been charged with the attempted murder of her three children and husband at their family home last year.Fri Jul 14 2006 - 01:00
'Loco-cyclists' hoping to put rail plan back on trackA small group yesterday mounted a "loco-cycle" on a disused railway line north of Ennis, Co Clare, calling on the Government …Thu Jul 13 2006 - 01:00
Hearing planned for €187m bypassAn Bord Pleanála has announced that an oral hearing into the proposed €187 million Crusheen-Gort bypass is to be held in Gort…Wed Jul 12 2006 - 01:00
Record numbers of US troops use ShannonA record number of US troops passed through Shannon Airport during the first half of this year, according to figures released…Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Dromoland Castle's profits rise to €1.24mProfits at one of the west of Ireland's best-known hotels, the five-star Dromoland Castle, rose marginally last year to over €…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
€120,000 to be spent on rare bat species in ClareSome €120,000 is to be spent on ensuring the continued welfare of 30 tiny bats on the site of a retirement village, it emerged…Tue Jul 04 2006 - 01:00
Gama to share €15m in extra paymentsTurkish-owned company Gama Construction is to share an estimated €12 million to €15 million in additional payments on top of …Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Shannon Development set to win over 500 jobsMore than 500 new jobs are on their way to Shannon, Co Clare, through the expansion of two existing companies and the establishment…Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Plans for Adare hospital haltedA lone objector from Cork city has halted plans to develop a €100 million private hospital in Adare, Co Limerick, after appealing…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Town council admits using illegal dump in KilrushKilrush Town Council has admitted to the illegal dumping of waste on council-owned property.Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
An Taisce criticised for confidential planning objectionsAn Taisce has been described as Ireland's only secret society that receives State recognition.Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Report puts €30m Shannon retail park in doubtPlans for a €30 million retail park for Shannon have been thrown into doubt after a Clare County Council planner's report recommended…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
Clare agency optimistic about renewable energyWave energy has the potential to supply 150 per cent of Co Clare's electricity needs and wind energy could supply almost 50 per…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
Plans to erect Clare statue to Richard Harris opposedPlans to erect a statue to celebrate late Hollywood actor Richard Harris in Kilkee are facing opposition from residents in the…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher buskers to face auditionsMusicians busking at the Cliffs of Moher are to face auditions from Clare County Council if they want to continue playing music…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Dogs still present on Lahinch strand despite summer banClare County Council's summer ban on dogs on beaches may have come into force yesterday, but there were still animals walking…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Dogs banned from Clare beachesDog owners face fines of up to €1,270 if found taking their dog - even those on a lead - for a summer afternoon stroll on Clare…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Star Attraction: huge stalactite on view to public in ClarePol an Ionáin cave was opened to the public at the weekend to allow visitors to view what is reputedly the largest free-hanging…Mon May 29 2006 - 01:00
Accused told gardaí he 'didn't mean' to kill womanThe west Clare man being tried for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Ann Walsh, told gardaí that he loved her and didn't mean …Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Murder accused told me of row, says brotherThe man accused of murdering Kilrush woman Ann Walsh phoned his brother on the night she died to tell him "I've done something…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
Clare man denies murder of ex-girlfriendA murder trial was told that 23-year-old Ann Walsh was found strangled to death in the grounds of a church in Kilrush, Co Clare…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Mobile-users could face 'sin bin'Members of Clare County Council who disrupt council meetings through mobile phone usage risk being despatched to a "sin bin" …Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Candidate may challenge Fine Gael's election ticket resultOne of the two Fine Gael candidates who lost out in a bid to secure a place on the party's ticket for next year's general election…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Record-breaking surfers on crest of wave in LahinchOver 250 surfers at Lahinch, Co Clare, helped to set a Guinness World Record for the most surfers on one wave on Saturday.Mon May 15 2006 - 01:00
Property owners object to Crusheen bypassSome 75 individuals who own land along the proposed €187 million Crusheen-Gort bypass have lodged objections against the Compulsory…Wed May 10 2006 - 01:00
Diocese in line for €30m if Ennis land is rezonedThe diocese of Killaloe is in line for an estimated €30 million windfall after members of Clare County Council last night gave…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Clare council receives application for €30m retail park in ShannonPlans have been lodged with Clare County Council for a €30 million retail park in Shannon.Fri May 05 2006 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann initiate study on Shannon rail linkThe campaign for a €60 million rail link to Shannon from the Limerick to Ennis line received a boost yesterday when Iarnród Éireann…Fri Apr 28 2006 - 01:00
Four years for stabbing man in unprovoked attackA 19-year-old Shannon man was yesterday jailed for four years for stabbing a Co Mayo man in the chest after the two bumped off…Wed Apr 26 2006 - 01:00
