Editor of 'Clare Champion' departsThe Clare Champion is without an editor for the second time in ten months after the departure of Michael Sheridan.Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Hotelier fined for not having migrant permitsThe driving force behind the annual international Lisdoonvarna match-making festival was convicted yesterday of employing migrant…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Centre for troubled teenage boys to reopen in LimerickStaff recruitment A €5 million centre for disturbed teenage boys that has been operational for just seven months in the past…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Deal described locally as 'worst possible outcome'The deal ending the Shannon stopover was described by local campaigners last night "as the worst possible outcome for Shannon…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Man charged with Kilrush murderA Co Clare man was yesterday charged at Ennis District Court with the murder of Kilrush woman, Ann Walsh (23).Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Third body found as Doolin tragedy victim is buriedMourners were told yesterday that the tragedy involving the drowning of three Co Clare men is one that does not seem to want …Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Car park planned for site in BurrenClare County Council yesterday moved to address the lack of facilities for the 100,000 tourists that visit the world renowned…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
€1.3m spent on ill-fated mast projectIt has cost the Government more than €300,000 to store an obsolete 219m (720ft) navigational mast proposed for Loop Head.Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Volunteers join search for missing east Clare manOver 80 volunteers yesterday joined the search for the body of missing east Clare man Joseph O'Callaghan along a 35-mile stretch…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Cullen to negotiate Shannon 'open skies' agreement with USThe Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, is to travel to the US today to renegotiate the bilateral agreement between the two…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Coast Guard confident of finding third bodyA spokesman for the Doolin Coast Guard rescue unit was confident last night that the body of the third man missing off the Co…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Rough seas halt search for two menRough seas off the Co Clare coast over the weekend prevented Garda divers from searching for the vehicle that may contain the…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Clare residents split on status of pierA west Clare community is split over moves by Clare County Council to list a 19th century pier as a protected structure in the…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Clare golf club works rejectedA plan for coastal protection works, justified as necessary to protect the €150 million Doonbeg golf resort from the effects …Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Doonbeg course has €15.9m lossThe Greg Norman-designed Doonbeg Golf Course has accumulated losses of €15Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Couple appeal retail plan for EnnisA Co Clare couple who received over €100,000 from a developer after withdrawing their objection to a €20 million housing development…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
McDonald's gets go-ahead for EnnisAn Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead to McDonald's to build a drive-through fast-food restaurant in Ennis, Co Clare.Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Former minister to seek FF nominationFormer cabinet minister Senator Brendan Daly (FF) confirmed yesterday that he is to put his name forward to contest the next …Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Ennis water again ruled unfit for drinkingA fresh contamination of the Ennis public water supply yesterday caused a new pollution scare, prompting the Health Service Executive…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Readying the rooms for American tourist market"It was certainly the most fraught 48 hours of my hotel life," says Mark Nolan, managing director of Dromoland Castle, recalling…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Halliburton firm may build Shannon tunnelThe biggest infrastructural scheme undertaken by the National Roads Authority (NRA)outside Dublin, the construction of the €372…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Airport Authority to meet Siptu over ShannonThe Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) is to meet with senior Siptu officials today as part of the authority's bid to cut back on…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Ennis water ban to stay for old, young and sickThe young, the sick and the elderly were yesterday advised by the Health Service Executive (HSE) not to drink from the Ennis …Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Man sentenced over oil depot orderA Clare businessman has been sentenced to three months in jail after failing to comply with a court order to demolish an oil …Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Ennis ban on drinking public water supply to goA three-week ban on 30,000 residents drinking from the public water supply in Ennis, Co Clare, is set to be lifted today by the…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Parlon reveals Ennis flood barriers planA plan to build flood defences to protect Ennis has been announced by Minister of State for Finance Tom ParlonTue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
'Clare Champion' body-searching clause a 'breach of civil liberties'The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has advised newly recruited staff at one of the State's best known regional newspapers…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Woman accused of burning homeA woman appeared in court yesterday charged with setting fire to her own home, from which her husband and three children were…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Clare man charged with court assaultA Co Clare man yesterday appeared in court on charges arising from a disturbance at Ennis District Court last Friday when a district…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher centre to cost €31.4mThe cost of a Cliffs of Moher interpretative centre has now climbed to €31Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Anti-war rally told that action against use of Shannon by US troops neededAnti-war activists have been told that protesting against the use of Shannon by the US military is no longer enough, that action…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Judge leaves bench amid court disturbancesA District Court judge was yesterday forced to leave his courtroom after disturbances broke out in the court following the assault…Sat Sept 24 2005 - 01:00
Shannon Airport to stop funding tourism campaignsThe Shannon Airport Authority (SAA) has told Shannon Development that it will no longer contribute towards funding tourism marketing…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Ennis to get €13m water treatment plantThe Department of the Environment has given the go-ahead to Ennis Town Council to tender for a new water treatment plant expected…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Clare council moves to dismantle house building restrictionsClare County Council has moved to dismantle its locals-only policy to ease restrictions on building one-off homes in the countryside…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Warning over conference feesMinister for Local Government Dick Roche yesterday hit out at political parties seeking to tap into the conference funds of local…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
E.coli hits Ennis water supplyThousands of Ennis householders have been warned not to drink the town's water for the second time in three months following …Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Shannon Development head told Minister to close the companyThe chairman of Shannon Development told the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin, he would be better…Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
Intel creates 80 R&D jobs at Shannon subsidiaryIreland's sustained economic growth depends upon establishing a culture of scientific and technological innovation, according…Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Mayor hails voluntary effort in town's winEnnis mayor Cllr Frankie Neylon (Ind) said yesterday an annual spend of almost €1 million by the town council was vital in ensuring…Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Volume of planning in Clare criticisedClare County Council has refused planning permission to only 10 holiday homes from applications for over 300 tax-driven holiday…Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
Tourist rammed by dolphinA German man was last night spending his second night in hospital with abdominal injuries following a collision with a dolphin…Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Jailed protesters made their point, says TaoiseachTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has said the five Mayo men imprisoned for contempt of court in connection with their opposition to the…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Mourners at Kilrush told of 'a great sister and daughter'Mourners at the funeral Mass yesterday of Kilrush woman Anne Walsh (23) were told by her sister, Mary, that Ms Walsh "was a great…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Green TD wants new deal for parentsMerriman Summer School: The massive Government subsidies granted to the building and finance industries should be redirected…Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
Divorce gave us the postmodern family, says sociologistIrishmen could divorce their wives for bad housekeeping up until the Middle Ages, and women were allowed to divorce their husbands…Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Man appears in court over death of Kilrush womanA man from a west Clare village was yesterday charged in connection with the death of Kilrush woman Anne Walsh (23).Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Binchy argues for legal right to lifelong marriageThe courts should look with favour on the entitlement of spouses to make legally enforceable lifelong commitments to each other…Fri Aug 26 2005 - 01:00
Man (23) charged with Kilrush assaultA 23-year-old man from west Clare was last night charged in connection with the death of Kilrush woman Anne Walsh (23).Fri Aug 26 2005 - 01:00
Shannon firm spends €6m on environment controlsA Shannon-based pharmaceutical company has spent more than €6 million this year on tighter environmental controls to prevent …Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
