Bruton vows to defend rate of corporate tax 'tooth and nail'MINISTER FOR Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has told business leaders in Shannon that the Government would defend…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Carmody denies offering cancer cureFORMER CLARE GP Paschal Carmody told a jury yesterday he never promised 15-year-old Conor O’Sullivan a cure for his cancer.Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Bill for one psychiatric patient tops €1 millionTHE BILL FOR providing 24-hour security for one male patient at the acute psychiatric unit at Ennis General Hospital has exceeded…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Clare landlord fined €500 for assault during forcible evictionA 10-YEAR-OLD boy was “roughed around” while his family were being forcibly evicted from their home by their landlord and his…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
HSE intends to close Limerick hospitalTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) said yesterday that it is fully committed to the closure of St Joseph’s psychiatric hospital…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
ISPCA to raffle home of dog loverTHE IRISH Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) is set to hold a national raffle for a €200,000 home after the…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Pensioner forced to sleep in car may return homeA JUDGE yesterday ordered that a pensioner (73) forced to sleep in his car after being made homeless by his nephew can remain…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Man remanded over Clare murderA man has been remanded in custody charged in connection with the murder of Ballyvaughan woman Deirdre McCarthy.Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Lahinch toilets site gets go-aheadTHE LOO in Lahinch with the €400,000 sea view is set to be demolished after An Bord Pleanála yesterday gave the go-ahead to make…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Animal windfall as house left to ISPCA goes under hammerTHE REPUBLIC’S vulnerable cats and dogs are to set to receive a windfall of about €200,000 after a Co Clare doctor and dog lover…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
New hope for critics of Doolin pier planA SECOND CHANCE for opponents of development at Doolin pier has opened up with the announcement that further consideration has…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Reilly urged to tackle hospital's performanceTHE CHAIRMAN of the HSE West Regional Forum, Cllr Pádraig Conneely, yesterday called on Minister for Health Dr James Reilly to…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Profits at Amazon's Irish unit up 29%OPERATING PROFITS at the main Irish unit of online retailing giant Amazon increased by 29 per cent last year as revenues climbed…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Cutbacks threat to servicesTHE DIRECTOR of Clare’s largest voluntary organisation expressed concern yesterday about how it could continue to provide the…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
New jury to be chosen for Paschal Carmody trialA JUDGE is to enlist a new jury in the trial next Tuesday of Paschal Carmody, who denies defrauding family relatives of cancer…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Ex-preacher indecently assaulted boy at campA WELL-KNOWN publisher, environmentalist and former Church of Ireland lay preacher “shamefully abused the trust” of a 13-year…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Dogs 'attacked' farmer in property rowA 62-YEAR-OLD farmer has told a court that neighbours’ dogs bit him in the head and leg while on the ground as his neighbours…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Councillors back Doolin pier planCONTENTIOUS PLANS to construct a €6 million pier at Doolin yesterday received the unanimous approval of Clare’s councillors in…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Clare county manager backs plan for Doolin pierCLARE COUNTY manager Tom Coughlan is to recommend to councillors today that they approve contentious plans for a €6 million pier…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Gardaí presented with 'rendition' flight dossiersANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS dressed in orange Guantanamo-style jumpsuits yesterday delivered two wheelbarrows of dossiers to Shannon gardaí…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Mulryan firm lost €58.8m over two-year periodA SEÁN Mulryan-controlled house-building firm recorded combined losses of €58Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Solicitor says judge's practice 'degrading'A SOLICITOR yesterday challenged a judge’s practice of requiring defendants to give sworn oral evidence in open court on their…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Council paid boom prices for land for M7FARMERS ALONG the final phase of the M7 linking Dublin to Limerick have benefited from five-year-old property boom prices with…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Corncrake population rises to 133THE BATTLE to save the corncrake from national extinction received a boost last year with the first increase in corncrake numbers…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Rail route numbers lowPASSENGERS NUMBERS on the long-anticipated first phase of the Western Rail Corridor are falling far short of projections made…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Burren farmers to get €300,000 for growing flowersPAYMENTS TOTALLING almost €300,000 have been approved for Burren farmers for producing rare and wild Burren flowers as part of…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Grealish firm had losses over €150,000A COMPANY owned by re-elected Galway West Independent TD Noel Grealish recorded losses of more than €150,000 last year and has…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
DAA chief accuses O'Leary of trying to insult Shannon airport's interestsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), David Dilger, has accused Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary of trying…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Hiqa critical of HSE-run nursing homeINDEPENDENT INSPECTORS have uncovered several “unacceptable practices” at a Health Service Executive (HSE)-operated nursing home…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Barnardos raises €8.5m fundingONE OF IRELAND’S best known children’s charities, Barnardos, has bucked the trend in the recession by increasing the amount it…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Auditors add disclaimer to Instore accountsAUDITORS FOR the main company of the Instore group have provided a disclaimer as to whether the company’s financial statements…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Man sent 'ominous' texts to psychologistA JUDGE has described texts and e-mails sent by a man to a Co Clare-based clinical psychologist as “chilling, disturbing and …Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Ashford Castle recorded combined pretax losses of €39m in 2008, 2009ONE OF the country’s best-known hotels, the five-star Ashford Castle in Co Mayo, recorded combined pretax losses totalling €39…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Junior doctor paid more than €136,000 in overtimeONE JUNIOR doctor in the midwest last year received more than €136,000 in overtime payments, the Health Service Executive (HSE…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Steamboat property firm in Nama talksSTEAMBOAT, THE loss-making property development group co- owned by former Irish rugby team manager Pat Whelan, is in discussions…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Cheap Cliffs of Moher pass fails to attract localsA CUT-PRICE deal for Clare residents to view the Cliffs of Moher has had a limited take-up, it was confirmed yesterday.Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Milano pizza chain sustains 3% drop in profits to €3.3mTHE COMPANY that operates the chain of Milano restaurants in Ireland last year sustained a 3 per cent drop in pretax profits …Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Salmon fishermen fined for breaking Shannon banA SALMON drift net fisherman said yesterday that “it is like a death in the family not being able to fish in the Shannon estuary…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Councillor conference expenses questionedTHE STATE’S local government auditor has raised questions over the spending of €48,000 by Clare councillors in attending three…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Profits at Hertz in Dublin fall 32%PRETAX PROFITS at the Dublin-based European Services Centre for car-hire giant Hertz fell by 32 per cent to €7Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Concern over speech therapyCONCERN WAS expressed yesterday over the service being provided to children requiring speech and language therapy across the …Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Online poker company to create 100 new jobsA DUBLIN-based subsidiary of the world’s second largest online poker room, Full Tilt Poker, has confirmed the creation of a further…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Lawyers received €54.2m through criminal legal aid schemePAYMENTS TO the country’s barristers and solicitors through the criminal legal aid scheme last year totalled €54Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Columnist who gave her readers glimpse of the Burren calls it a dayTWENTY-FOUR years after her first “Country Diary” appeared in the London Guardian newspaper, one of the Burren’s best-known residents…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Property firm McNamara co-owns incurs €15.5m lossA PROPERTY development company that developer Bernard McNamara co-owns with two other Co Clare developers incurred a loss of €…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
€51.5m loss at CityJet despite increase in passengersLOSSES REMAINED high at Dublin-based airline CityJet last year despite an increase in passenger numbers.Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Profits at Argos decline 17% to €23mPRETAX PROFITS at the Irish unit of British catalogue and online retailer Argos last year fell by 17 per cent to €23Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Exceptional costs see pretax losses at Kylemore riseEXCEPTIONAL COSTS resulted in pretax losses increasing at restaurant and catering group Kylemore by nearly fivefold to €1Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Airline aims to double in size: Aer Arann to employ 50 more staffAER ARANN's chief executive Paul Schutz said yesterday that the airline intended to employ an additional 50 staff this year and…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Hillery to join Dooley on Fianna Fáil ticketDR JOHN Hillery, the son of former president Dr Patrick Hillery, was yesterday selected by Fianna Fáil to contest the four-seat…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
