Sculptor finds home for giant squirrelsTHEY FACED destruction a year ago, but tomorrow, Ennis sculptor Barry Wrafter is to hand over his sculpture of two giant-sized…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Creative Labs' profits fall 70% after €4.7m pay-offsREDUNDANCY COSTS totalling €4Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Objections mount against Doolin Cave tourist developmentPLANS TO build a visitor centre at Doolin Cave in north Clare have run into opposition from An Taisce, the Pol an Ionáin Action…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
20% jobless rate for midwest predictedTHE RATE of unemployment in the midwest will reach 20 per cent by this time next yearTue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
HSE to hold review into man's deathTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) confirmed last night it is to hold a clinical review into the death of west Clare man Danny…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
HSE asked to review Ennis bypass deathTHE HSE has been asked to investigate the circumstances around the death of a man who suffered a cardiac arrest in an ambulance…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Ex-Army officer to summons top garda in CIA protest caseA FORMER Irish Army officer has said he intends to summons Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy to appear in court to explain why…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
An Taisce scathing over state of Limerick planningLIMERICK CITY and its environs “rank as a European, if not an international, worst-case scenario in poor strategic planning”, …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Officials to discuss Clare 'excessive overzoning'SENIOR DEPARTMENT of the Environment officials are to meet Clare County Council planners in the next two weeks in a bid to eliminate…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Amdocs receives $45m dividend from Irish armUS SOFTWARE firm Amdocs received a $45 million (€34Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Disappointment at how report deals with deathFAMILY REACTION: THE FAMILY of the late Edel Kelly (26) expressed their strong disappointment with the findings of the Health…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Ennis General can reinvent itself, says consultantLOCAL REACTION: A CONSULTANT who told Minister for Health Mary Harney four years ago that Ennis General was unsafe said yesterday…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Man (36) faces €1.55m VAT chargesA 36-YEAR old east Clare man has appeared in court in connection with alleged VAT-related offences concerning amounts totalling…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Clare set to get third wind farmA THIRD wind farm for Co Clare is set to get the green light this year as part of the Government’s bid to increase its electricity…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Solicitors feel 'severe impact' of recessionTHE DIRECTOR general of the Law Society has stated that it is impossible to envisage that most of the hundreds of solicitors …Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Doolin Cave visitor centre plan lodgedTHE PROMOTERS of Doolin Cave, Co Clare, have relodged plans for a visitor centre to serve people going to view the Pol an Ionáin…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Timber company guilty of pollutionA TIMBER processing company yesterday pleaded guilty to six separate charges of polluting the atmosphere at its plant in the …Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Closure of 24-hour A&Es goes aheadTHE ENDING of 24-hour A&E services at Ennis and Nenagh general hospitals was proceeding last night without the backing of…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Profits fall 61% at White Horse InsurancePRETAX PROFITS at the Shannon and Dublin-based White Horse Insurance Ireland dropped by 61 per cent to the end of September 2008…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
State centre for asylum seekers 'inappropriate' for long staysAN INDEPENDENT report has found that a State-run centre housing over 230 asylum seekers in southeast Co Clare represents “an …Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Roma girls sent home to Czech Republic to marryA STUDY into the needs of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Co Clare has found that Roma girls as young as 14 and 15 years…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan welcomes migrant strategy of integrationMINISTER FOR Integration Conor Lenihan said yesterday Ireland cannot afford in reputational terms to pursue the same failed policies…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Acute hospital complaints up 17%THE ACUTE hospital network in the midwest was the only network to receive an increase in complaints within the HSE West region…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Bord Pleanála rejects €100m development planTHE MIDWEST economy suffered a setback yesterday with An Bord Pleanála rejecting a planned €100 million redevelopment of the …Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
3,000 protest at planned AE cutbacksTHERE WILL be chaos when the HSE plan to end 24-hour AE services at Ennis and Nenagh General Hospitals is introduced from next…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Dead man's name on letter supporting quarryA CO CLARE man dead for 10 years is one of a number of people to lodge letters of support for contentious plans for a quarry …Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Judge rules dead woman's €471,000 will validA JUDGE yesterday declared valid a will made by a woman with a slight cognitive impairment that will create a windfall of €471…Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
INO calls on HSE to identify risks to nursesTHE IRISH Nurses Organisation (INO) has called on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to put in place improved procedures for …Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Go-ahead given for cremations in ShannonWORK IS to start “as soon as possible” on the first crematorium in the west, in ShannonMon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Cork Opera House cuts losses by 25%, aided by grantsTHE CORK Opera House made an operating loss of €128,017 in the year to the end of March 2008.Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Council backs Traveller planMEMBERS OF Clare County Council have adopted the county’s new Traveller accommodation plan after some heated debate.Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Cost of providing water to midwest hospitals up 89%THE COST to the Health Service Executive (HSE) of providing water at its hospitals and health centres in the midwest has increased…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
€100 awarded to couple in 'holiday from hell' actionA WEST Clare man has outlined to a court details of “a holiday from hell” in a hotel in Gran Canaria which he described as “the…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Intel to invest €50m in R&D jobs at ShannonUS COMPUTER chip giant Intel said yesterday it was creating 134 RD jobs developing “the most advanced silicon technology on the…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Firm closing Kilkenny mines made €22m profit in 2007THE KILKENNY-BASED mining company that has made 221 workers redundant with the closure of Galmoy mines recorded pretax profits…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Helicopter fatality due to sudden power lossA 69-YEAR-OLD man was killed in a helicopter crash when the aircraft suddenly lost power during an inspection of gas pipelines…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Dog a leading light in finding narcoticsA BLACK labrador called Shadow was yesterday credited for his role in Customs seizing almost four times the value of illegal …Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Clare man convicted of manslaughterA MAN FROM Ennis, Co Clare, has been convicted of the manslaughter of a Traveller boy, Michael Doherty, in Ennis in June 2007…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Pretax profits at Option Wireless down 22% to €19.4mTHE IRISH arm of Belgian wireless technology manufacturer Option Wireless sustained a 22 per cent year-on-year decline in pretax…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Council may not get infrastructure funds over Ennis rezoningTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has warned Clare County Council that is it likely to miss out on Government infrastructural…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Turnover trebles at Genzyme IrelandTURNOVER AT the Irish arm of global biotechnology giant Genzyme more than trebled to €596.4 million in 2007 from €219Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
24-hour AEs in midwest unviable, says HSE planIT IS difficult to justify 24-hour AE services at Ennis and Nenagh general hospitals in terms of value for money, longer term…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Murder accused called boy (14) a 'knacker', eyewitness claimsTEENAGE EYEWITNESSES gave varying accounts yesterday of the street fight that led to the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy …Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Row among youths led to fatal stabbing, court toldA JURY was told yesterday that a street argument between two groups of teenagers exploded with catastrophic consequences when…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
An Taisce appeal 'overplays' significance of Tinerana HouseAN TAISCE has been accused of “scaremongering” in opposing plans for a €100 million tourism development at Tinerana House in …Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Toolmaker announces 50 jobs at ShannonOHIO TOOLMAKER SGS Tools has announced it will create 50 jobs in Shannon Free Zone.Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Limerick jobs taskforce will not be talking shop, says CoughlanTHE GOVERNMENT taskforce established in the wake of the Dell job losses in Limerick will not be a talking shop, Tánaiste and …Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Buy-in urged on Burren projectMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has indicated that if a farming conservation project in the Burren, Co Clare, is to…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
€60m conference centre plan rejectedA PROPOSED €60 million conference centre for the midwest has been ruled out by Minister for Tourism Martin Cullen after an independent…Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00
