Could Michael D topple Christy from the top of the album charts?
President Michael D Higgins records an LP; the Oireachtas spends more taxpayers’ cash on something it’s not clear we need; and an ex-rugby star encounters some unwanted wingers
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Trump’s golf resort scales down plans for Doonbeg development
Company cuts back on plans originally rejected by council amid concern for impact on protected snail species
Storm Ashley live updates: More than 29,000 without power as flights cancelled at Dublin, Cork and Belfast airports
ESB working to repair damage amid orange and yellow wind warnings affected country with ongoing travel disruption
Clare County Council seeking to take over management of Cliffs of Moher walking trail after recent deaths
Three people have died this year after falling from cliff walk, which is managed by Clare Local Development Company
Mammy and Daddy Collison are moving up in the world, to Ailesbury Road to be exact
Plus: the seller of Tathony House in Dublin 8 got his sums right, Caitríona Balfe’s healthy finances, and the rising price of a Brittas Bay mobile home
Cliffs of Moher: Search for missing boy follows two recent tragedies at world famous site
Keeping the walking trail safe is becoming more challenging
Danger at the Cliffs of Moher: the busy tourist walking trail and the question of who maintains it
The death of a Belgian student at the Co Clare tourist attraction in May brings into focus the challenge of managing a route ill-designed for the tens of thousands who walk it every year
Shannon Airport seeks green light for solar farm plan
Airport says initial 5.5-acre site will reduce costs, guarantee energy supply and lower reliance of fossil fuels
Revenue at Cliffs of Moher climbs to €13.8m
Clare County Council starts public consultation on draft development strategy
From candidates with migrant backgrounds to the main parties, here are the winners and losers of the local elections
As counts neared completion on Monday, here’s a guide to who had a good – and bad – June 7th election
Local Elections: Clare County Council results
Fianna Fáil wins half the local authority’s 28 seats including four of the seven available in Ennis
High Court begins hearing challenge to long-stalled Supermac’s motorway plaza
An Bord Pleanála and Supermac’s boss Pat McDonagh are contesting the case brought by a local engineer
Doonbeg on Trump: ‘People in west Clare don’t get too bothered with what goes on in the wider world’
Locals say they don’t really discuss ‘hush money’ trial, but are more focused on the success of the hotel and golf club which brings millions in to the village
Bumper green fee income swings record profit for Lahinch Golf Club
Playing fees for Co Clare’s Old Course ‘jewel’ will rise from €275 last summer to €325 between April and October this year
Snail stalls Donald Trump’s development of Doonbeg golf resort
Clare County Council seeks report from Trump company on the impact of on the potential impact of works on the protected Vertigo Angustior snail at the resort
Donald Trump secures planning win near luxury Doonbeg resort
Saga began in summer of last year when council received a formal complaint about fencing at Doughmore Strand
Clear turtle with cheese straws? Bizarre and wonderful dishes on old Irish menus
My parents attended a lot of beautiful and baffling dinners around Co Clare in the 1960s and 1970s
Fintan O’Toole: Everywhere you look, Ireland has stark physical deficits
To adapt what Brendan Behan once said about Dublin Bay, you don’t swim off Ballyvaughan, you just go through the motions
Delays fixing faulty septic tanks threaten human health and water courses, EPA says
Number of inspections in Clare, Waterford and Offaly ‘well below requirements’
High Court challenge brought over permission for 289 homes in Ennis
Kilfenora resident wants order overturning approval for €65 million scheme
Camper van users plead for Ireland to catch up with Europe in providing upgraded facilities
‘We need to develop a continental model here, urgently,’ one said
Clare County Council backs transfer of visitor attractions from Shannon Airport Group
Assets to be transferred to the council include Bunratty Castle
Taxpayers pay €6m to fund tourist attractions’ transfer to Clare County Council
Deal ends dispute between Shannon Airport and local authority over Bunratty Castle and other businesses
Hen harrier helps to halt west Clare wind farm
Appeals board identifies ‘adverse ornithological impacts’ linked to the project
Clare County Council suffers setback in Cliffs of Moher legal row
Dispute focused on operation of council car park at visitor centre
Clare tourist attractions deal halted over State aid row
Clare County Council refuses ownership of landmark tourist attractions without Government aid
It’s a long way from Clare to Kyiv … and further by the day for displaced Ukrainians
Housing challenges a looming and pressing problem as several hotels eye return of tourists
Clare GAA rebuffed in land rezoning plan
County board wanted recreation-zoned land at its headquarters rezoned for housing in county development plan
Clare councillor quits politics to enter Catholic priesthood
Mark Nestor had been put off by church scandals when he first sensed a vocation in his teenage years
Environment group rejects criticism over stance on Roscommon flooding
Council and OPW trying to circumvent environmental protection, group claims
Would a freeze on rents be constitutional in Ireland?
The Government argues a rent freeze is not constitutionally possible but are they right?
Developer challenges €470,000 levy payments to councils
Company planning to building healthcare centres for the Health Service Executive
Law used to evict Travellers from public land may need review
Legislation in breach of Supreme Court ruling and should be amended, say rights advocates
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