Scrub vegetation threatens BurrenTHE HERITAGE of the Burren is under "grievous threat" as scrub vegetation spreads at an alarming rate in the area, director of…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Labour Court rejects DJ's claim he got no pay rise over 10 yearsTHE LABOUR Court has dismissed a claim of compensation by former award-winning DJ Tommy Kelly over his claim he did not receive…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
AE closure plan cost HSE €350,000THE CONSULTANTS who drew up the plan for the closure of 24-hour AE services at Ennis and Nenagh general hospitals were paid €…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Independent autopsy carried out, court hearsAN INDEPENDENT autopsy has been carried out on the body of 27-year-old Kilrush man Leslie Kenny, a court heard yesterday.Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Public must give views on McCarthy report - Ó CuívTHE McCARTHY report gives some sense of what would happen to Ireland if an economist from Dublin 4 was running the country, Minister…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Man (24) charged with murder remanded in custodyA MAN charged yesterday with the murder of Leslie Kenny (27) told gardaí that he did not intend to do it and was trying to protect…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Man charged over Clare murderA 24-year old man has been charged with the murder of another man in Kilrush, Co Clare, earlier this week.Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Ó Cuív predicts growth in walking holidaysMINISTER FOR Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív has predicted that within five years, one million tourists annually…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Walsh to resign as Bishop of KillaloeTHE BISHOP of Killaloe Dr Willie Walsh yesterday confirmed that he will be sending his resignation as bishop of the diocese to…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Judge criticises 'truculent' response to pollution fineA JUDGE yesterday criticised a company director for his unacceptable and truculent attitude to a jury verdict that found the …Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Element Six agrees to give full-time status to workersMANAGEMENT AT Element Six yesterday agreed to restore 300 employees that were on short-time over the past number of months to…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Ennis public water supply gets clean bill of health from environmental agencyTHE ENNIS public water supply has received a clean bill of health from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Chemical firm guilty over factory plume emissionA SHANNON-based chemical firm has been found guilty of breaching its pollution control licence over the emission of a large red…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
'All hell broke loose' after management address, says union officialMANAGERS AT Element Six were verbally abused by angry workers yesterday when they told them 370 jobs were to go, according to…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Shares crash cost diocese millionsBISHOP OF Killaloe Willie Walsh said yesterday that the diocese has lost millions of euro as a result of the crash in the value…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Club members barred on Corr wedding dayTHE MANAGEMENT of the exclusive Doonbeg golf club in west Clare has written to its members requesting them to “stay away” from…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Plans advance to extend West Clare railwayPLANS TO extend the West Clare railway to the towns of Kilrush and Kilkee have received a major boost.Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Hospital sent man to 'certain death', inquest toldENNIS GENERAL Hospital failed in its duty of care to a 73-year-old Kilrush man and as a result he was sent away to his certain…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Court told of panic after cloud appeared over plantA GARDA told a court yesterday that people panicked after seeing a large red-orange plume appear over a Shannon chemical plant…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Troops boost Shannon airport incomeUS TROOP traffic going through Shannon airport is the only growth area at the airport this year with 130,922 soldiers passing…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Pension deficit up at Shannon agencySTATE AGENCY Shannon Development’s “pension hole” increased by 31 per cent or €9 million to €38 million last year as the agency…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Midwest jobs body report for CabinetA SERIES of recommendations aimed at arresting spiralling unemployment numbers in the midwest are to come before Government today…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Steam blown off as engine returns to gloryTHE LAST time Ennis businessman Oliver Moylan stood on board the 117-year-old Slieve Callan, Jackie Whelan gave the order that…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Clare water diviner's discovery creates jobsTHE DISCOVERY of an underground water spring by a water diviner using a twisted metal coat hanger, has provided a much needed…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Restored steam engine back on the tracks after 57 yearsAFTER A gap of 57 years, the 117- year old Slieve Callan steam engine is set to once again power a train on the west Clare railway…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
Phased withdrawal of acute surgical services criticisedTHE HEALTH Service Executive was yesterday accused of further downgrading Ennis and Nenagh General Hospitals with the beginning…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
Bishop wants to end church repose customTHE BISHOP of Galway, Dr Martin Drennan, has come under fire over his move to end the custom of allowing families have their …Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Amazon's Irish turnover up 16% to €41mONLINE RETAILER Amazon’s Irish operations last year recorded a 16 per cent increase in turnover to €41 million, with its main…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Best-selling writer appeals Clare wind farm decisionAUTHOR Niall Williams says he will be forced to move from his west Clare home if a planned 120m (395ft) high wind farm is built…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Horse traders nostalgic for Tiger yearsTHE SUMMER sunshine could not stop a pall of gloom descending over sellers on the fair green at the annual Spancilhill Horse …Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Army wages take Shannon security bill close to €10mNEW FIGURES from Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern show that the State has spent €8Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Abused victim's family calls on DPP to appeal sentenceTHE FAMILY of a Co Clare sex abuse victim yesterday called on the Director of the Public Prosecutions (DPP) to appeal the suspended…Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Half-ton shark caught off Clare coastA SWISS pensioner has brought ashore what he believes to be the largest ever fish caught by a rod and line in Irish and British…Fri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
Man gets two-year term over hit and runA 23-YEAR-OLD Co Clare man has been jailed for two years after a hit and run that resulted in ‘‘appalling injuries’’ to two pedestrians…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
VAT case told of need for 'paddy wagon'A STATE solicitor said yesterday that a “paddy wagon” would be necessary to carry the 3,500 exhibits in a case concerning alleged…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Wind farm windfall for Clare familiesTHIRTY FARM families who will have a majority stakeholding in a company seeking planning permission for a €200 million wind farm…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
DPP paid €13.7m to lawyers for criminal cases last yearSOME €13.7 MILLION was paid to senior and junior counsel last year by the Director of Public Prosecutions for work on cases in…Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Burren bovine experiment set to grow as Ministers hail 'eco-friendly' cattleAN EU conservation programme has confirmed the central importance of the cow to protecting the Burren.Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Overspend on high-spec post for lifeguards is criticisedA LOCAL authority severely short of funds came under fire yesterday over spending €340,000 on constructing an observation post…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Aircraft had Guantanamo link, man alleges in Ennis courtFORMER ARMY officer Dr Ed Horgan claimed yesterday that the aircraft he had demanded gardaí search at Shannon airport last June…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Cowen cautious about FF regaining a majorityCONSTITUENCY PROFILE/CLARE: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen was cautious yesterday when asked if Fianna Fáil will regain its majority …Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Landowners along Ennis bypass route shared in €37m paymentONE LANDOWNER along the route of the €200 million Ennis bypass received more than €4 million from Clare County Council for 12…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
HSE overspending in midwest hospitalsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has employed an additional 43 staff at its Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick in the…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Energy zone proposal for Shannon estuarySHANNON DEVELOPMENT is proposing that Shannon estuary be designated an energy zone which will become a test bed for new alternative…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Limerick A&E sees four extra patients per dayAN INCREASE of only four patients per day to the accident and emergency unit at Limerick Regional Hospital has been recorded …Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Street traders jailed over fake NikesFOUR STREET traders were put in jail yesterday by a judge when he said they would be remanded in custody for selling counterfeit…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Owners of cave with stalactite get go-ahead for visitor centreCLARE COUNTY Council yesterday granted planning permission for the construction of a visitor centre to serve the Pol an Ionain…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
New €8m water project for Ennis fails testsCLARE COUNTY Council’s new €8 million water treatment plant has failed initial tests resulting in the four-year old precautionary…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Judge criticises legal aid applicants driving 'exotic jeeps'SOME APPLICANTS for legal aid can be found driving around in “exotic jeeps”, a District Court judge said yesterday.Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
HSE says Ennis could have taken patientTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has said that protocols were in place which would have allowed for the admission of the late…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
