'Unacceptable practices' found at nursing homeINDEPENDENT health watchdog inspectors have uncovered “unacceptable practices” at a nursing home run by the Health Service Executive…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Cameras to be placed at Traveller sitesCLARE COUNTY Council has given the go-ahead for surveillance cameras to be installed at two Traveller accommodation sites in …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Michael Cusack Centre secures funding lifelineTHE MICHAEL Cusack Centre in Carron, Co Clare, has secured a lifeline with the approval of a three-year marketing fund.Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
€173m losses for firms controlled by Galway developerCOMPANIES CONTROLLED by Galway developer John Lally incurred losses totalling €173 million in 2009, new figures show.Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
'Iconic' signpost's restoration urgedTHE BALLYVAUGHAN Community Development Group has urged Clare County Council members to restore the “iconic” Ballyvaughan signpost…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Hitting the right note: Music school in full swingINSIDE THE “House of Lords” yesterday, luminaries in the world of traditional Irish music at the Willie Clancy Summer School …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Con man jailed over probation failureA CON man who once turned himself in to gardaí after phoning Joe Duffy’s RTÉ Liveline programme was yesterday jailed for 21 months…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher staff to strike after pay talks break downSIPTU MEMBERS at the Cliffs of Moher are to strike from next Thursday following the collapse of pay talks with management at …Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Con man jailed in Co ClareA con man who turned himself in to gardaí shortly after phoning the Joe Duffy’s RTÉ Liveline programme has been jailed for 21…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Shannon aircraft leasing firm posts profit of €627mA SHANNON-based aircraft leasing finance company recorded pre-tax profits of $900.6 million (€627 million) last year.Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
'Hundreds' of warrants outstanding for con manA NEAR two-year long countrywide trawl by gardaí for con man Frankie Shanley ended with his arrest by the side of a road in March…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Retiring consultants' lump sums top €400,000THREE CONSULTANT psychiatrists employed by the HSE last year received tax-free retirement lump sums in excess of €400,000.Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Public donations to guide dog charity fall by €1mDONATIONS FROM the public to one of the country’s best-known charities, Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind (IGDFTB), dropped by €…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Aughinish refinery group back in black after two years of lossesTHE LARGEST aluminium refinery in Europe, Rusal Aughinish on the Shannon estuary, returned to profit last year after sustaining…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Dubarry profits up 13% on booming overseas salesONE OF the State’s oldest firms, Dubarry, enjoyed significant growth in profits last year due largely to a 44 per cent increase…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
'Gap in information' noted at inquest of drowned sistersGARDAÍ FOUND bloodstains in the car owned by two Waterford-based sisters who both drowned off a Co Clare beach in March, an inquest…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
HSE to end 'indiscriminate' transport arrangementsTHE HSE is due to publish a review later this week that is set to end “the indiscriminate arrangements” for transporting dialysis…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore warns of 'damage' to French relationsMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore said yesterday he had told his French counterpart that France’s opposition to Ireland…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
American Ireland Fund raises record $40mTHE CHIEF executive of the American Ireland Fund confirmed yesterday that the fund had its most successful year to date last …Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Clare council refused offer to reinstate iconic signpostTHE CONTROVERSY over the removal of road signs in the Burren village of Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, has taken a new twist with the…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher looks likely to receive support of Clare councillorsBUSINESSMAN and “Dragon” Seán Gallagher looks poised to receive the support of Clare County Council to be a candidate in the …Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Bhamjee tells of his fears for mental health servicesAHEAD OF his retirement from the Health Service Executive (HSE) after 37 years of service, Dr Moosajee Bhamjee admits that “there…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Developer fined for destroying bat roostCO CLARE developer John Declan Flanagan was yesterday ordered in court to pay more than €3,000 between costs and a fine after…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Locals angry over removal of tourism landmarkTHE NATIONAL Roads Authority has caused controversy by removing a remarkable tourism landmark used by Tourism Ireland in marketing…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Tributes as Ennis student laid to restTHE BROTHER of 21-year-old Ennis man Eoin Ryan yesterday asked mourners to remember Eoin “as a peaceful, loving, beautiful young…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Man appears in court charged with murder of law studentA CLARE man appeared in court last night charged with the murder of law student Eoin Ryan.Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Man charged with Clare murderA 31-year-old man appeared before Ennis District Court this evening charged with the murder of 21-year-old Eoin Ryan yesterday…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Operators of nursing home claim report is 'overly critical'INSPECTORS HAVE uncovered “unacceptable practices” at a Co Clare nursing home, saying they are not satisfied the health and wellbeing…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Louis Fitzgerald pub group records €50.3m pre-tax lossTHE PUB, restaurant and hotel group run by Louis and Helen Fitzgerald recorded a €50Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Ennis takes delivery of Dev's restored DodgeTHE DODGE Plymouth that transported two of Ireland’s presidents in the early years of the State was driven back to Ennis, Co …Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Call for HSE Healthstat system to be changedTHE DIRECTOR of Operations for HSE West, John Hennessy, yesterday called for the criteria in which acute hospitals are evaluated…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Proposed wind farm in Clare halved in sizeTHE DEVELOPERS of a proposed 400ft wind farm in west Clare have halved its size after concerns were expressed by local residents…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Surf wear boss joins opposition to Doolin pierTHE CHIEF executive of one of the world’s largest surf apparel companies, Billabong, has intervened in a row between surfers …Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Over-reliance on junior doctors 'must end'PATIENTS WILL suffer and hospital departments will close unless structural reform of the Irish hospital system takes place that…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Moher visitor centre posts reduced lossesLOSSES AT the company that operates the Cliffs of Moher visitor attraction amounted to €83,000 last year, according to new figures…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Healthcare in midwest targeted for €17.6m cutsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is proposing fresh cuts totalling €17Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Management overhaul after worst hospital performanceAN OVERHAUL in the management of the worst performing hospital in the country is to take place.Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
An Taisce labelled secret society by councillorAN TAISCE was last night labelled a secret society as councillors demanded that the Minister for the Environment delist the organisation…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Corrib Oil planning to expand in MunsterPRETAX PROFITS at the Galway-based Corrib Oil forecourt group were flat last year in spite of its revenues rising by 14 per cent…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Insurance body calls for more spending on flood defencesTHE CHIEF executive of the Irish Insurance Federation has warned that current levels of investment in and implementation of flood…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Discount retailer creates over 100 new jobsDISCOUNT RETAILER Euro General Retail has announced the creation of more than 100 new jobs with the opening of 12 new stores.Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Revenues at Thomond Park firm rise 40%REVENUES AT the company that operates the €40 million Thomond Park in Limerick last year increased by 40 per cent as the company…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Former GP is no conman, counsel tells courtFORMER GP Paschal Carmody is not the conman the prosecution is suggesting but a man who has given his life to the treatment of…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Developer's firm in €9.28m lossA LIMERICK property development company owned by one of the country’s best-known developers and hoteliers, Jerry O’Reilly, incurred…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Shell invests extra €60m to complete Corrib gas projectSHELL IRELAND has received a further cash injection of €60 million from its parent company to complete the Corrib gas project…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Exclusive golf club back in black after subscription hikeONE OF the Republic’s most exclusive golf clubs has reversed significant losses of recent years – but only after increasing members…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Revenues halve at Irish arm of Procter & GambleREVENUES AT the main Irish arm of consumer products group Procter & Gamble almost halved last year as the company recorded…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Meteor cites downturn as earnings drop by 19%THE ECONOMIC downturn and intense competition in the mobile phone market contributed to a 19 per cent fall in earnings to €102…Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Carmody tells court his brother went into remission after treatmentFORMER GP Paschal Carmody said yesterday that a cancerous tumour and multiple lesions in the body of his brother, Peter, disappeared…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
