Minister reacts to latest attack on premisesMinister for Justice Michael McDowell says he will not be intimidated by individuals who have been carrying out attacks on his…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Ennis opposition to closure of special pre-schoolParents of children with severe mental and physical disabilities yesterday expressed concern over moves by the Health Service…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Call for review of councillors' budgets for conferencesMembers of Clare County Council last year clocked up 42,679 miles travelling to summer schools and conferences around Ireland…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Murder accused fears for his safety, court toldFears were expressed in court yesterday for the safety of the man charged with the murder of Ennis hackney driver Liam Moloney…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Call for review of councillors' budgets for conferencesMembers of Clare County Council last year clocked up 42,679 miles travelling to summer schools and conferences around Ireland…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Ennis opposition to closure of special pre-schoolParents of children with severe mental and physical disabilities yesterday expressed concern over moves by the Health Service…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
NRA threatens to halt roads plansThe Co Clare roads programme faces reassessment following a decision last night by members of the county council to ignore Government…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Council move puts Clare roads plan in doubtThe National Roads Authority (NRA) is threatening to halt its planned multimillion euro programme for Co Clare because councillors…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Forum established to represent Africans in IrelandThe inauguration of a new organisation representing Africans in Ireland was marked yesterday by expressions of concern over racism…Sat Feb 26 2005 - 00:00
Two held over hackney driver's murder in ClareGardaí were last night continuing to question a Co Clare man and a 15-year old Shannon youth in connection with the murder of…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Judge urges family to end 'disgrace' of will disputeAn extended Co Clare family involved in a bitter dispute over a contested will was yesterday given a further six weeks to reach…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Gardai target potential suspect in Ennis murderA potential suspect yesterday emerged in the hunt for the killer of an Ennis hackney driver, Mr Liam Moloney (56).Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Gardai trace weapon in Ennis murderGardaí yesterday described as an "important find" the location of the weapon used in the murder of Ennis hackney driver Mr Liam…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Increase of almost 20% in expenses of some judges notedCircuit and District Court judges received more than €2 million in expenses last year, an increase of almost 20 per cent on 2003…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
More murder witnesses soughtThe senior garda leading the investigation into the murder of Ennis hackney driver Mr Liam Moloney (56) said that crucial witnesses…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Dispute over will could cause 'rupture' in family, judge warnsA Circuit Court judge last night warned a west Clare family in dispute over a will that there will be a rupture in the family…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Hackney's last fare to meet gardaiGardaí in Ennis were last night set to interview the man who may have ordered the last fare with murdered hackney cab driver, …Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Garda 'appalled' by murder near EnnisA senior garda said yesterday that he is appalled by the extent of the brutality used in the murder of Ennis hackney driver Liam…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Two anti-war activists given Probation Act over Shannon protestTwo anti-war activists who dressed up as Iraqi war widows and breached security at Shannon Airport last October went undetected…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Rejection of renovation plan criticisedThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, has appealed to An Bord Pleanála to overrule a decision by a town council to refuse …Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Couple win permission to develop Great Stalactite caveA Co Clare couple have won their 15-year battle to develop a cave that contains reputedly the largest free-hanging stalactite…Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
No penalties for failure to implement planning guidelinesLocal authorities that flout Government Regional Planning Guidelines launched yesterday will not face any sanction from the Department…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Clare council staff got nearly €2m expensesClare County Council's 960-strong workforce received almost €2 million in expenses last year, new figures show.Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Anti-war boat activists acquitted in ClareThree anti-war activists, who entered a temporary exclusion zone in the Shannon Estuary during President Bush's visit last June…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Air safety fears block wind-farmClare County Council yesterday refused planning permission for a wind-farm development 8 km from Ennis because of fears over …Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
Clare newspaper's editor resignsThe editor of the Clare Champion , Mr Gerry Collison, has resigned after months of growing tensions between him and the paper…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Councillor's refugee remarks attackedA Nigerian-born Ennis councillor has criticised remarks by a fellow councillor who claimed people in the town had suffered from…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Council says wind-farms policy 'partisan'The Department of the Environment was yesterday accused of adopting a partisan approach in favour of wind energy and having a…Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Publicans accused of allowing drunken customersSix Clare publicans are facing prosecution for allegedly permitting customers to be drunk on their premises.Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Derry man jailed for his behaviour on flightA 37-year-old Derry man was yesterday jailed for a month after pleading guilty to a number of offences arising from an air-rage…Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
Shannon tunnel toll plan faces oppositionOpposition to plans by the National Roads Authority (NRA) to impose a toll on motorists using a new €100 million tunnel under…Thu Jan 06 2005 - 00:00
Council cuts roadside Traveller numbersClare County Council has reduced the number of Traveller families living on the roadside in the county to 14 after spending over…Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
Air rage charge man stays in jailA man facing air-rage charges is to spend the first days of the new year in prison after a District Court judge yesterday refused…Thu Dec 30 2004 - 00:00
Ennis line keeps rail plan on trackThe campaign to re-open the Western Rail Corridor has received a boost, with Iarnród Éireann confirming that passenger numbers…Tue Dec 28 2004 - 00:00
Prosecution expected after Clare dump findClare County Council has confirmed that a prosecution is imminent arising from the discovery of the largest ever illegal dump…Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Diocese paid €265,000 to abuse victimsThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, confirmed yesterday that the diocese paid out €265,000 in compensation last year arising…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Struck-off Clare doctor owed €20,000 in ratesA prosecution being taken against a struck-off Co Clare doctor for non-payment of 20,000 in rates was adjourned yesterday for…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Shannon has 'no fear of open skies' agreementNegotiators from the Department of Transport and their US counterparts are locked in discussions in the US over a new bi-lateral…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
College to get EUR7m from sale of farmlandFarmland bequeathed to St Flannan's College in Ennis, Co Clare, in the 1940s is expected to provide a €7 million windfall to …Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Residents and Travellers block site workResidents and Travellers face possible legal proceedings from Clare County Council after they joined forces to prevent the council…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
'No hard landing for Shannon'The Government will ensure that there is no hard landing for Shannon airport in any new "open skies" regime, according to the…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Rival ferry gets Aran Islands contractLasta Mara, a bitter rival to a Co Clare ferry company, O'Brien Shipping Ltd, yesterday won a lucrative Government contract to…Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
Man charged with sister's murderThe 19-year-old brother of Co Clare teenager Marguerite O'Dwyer appeared in court last night charged with his sister's murder…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Man held in custody as gardai investigate killing of teenage girlA small north Co Clare community was left shocked last night by the killing of a 17-year-old Ennistymon girl, named locally as…Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Travellers and residents unite against halting siteTravellers joined forces with local residents yesterday to mount a blockade preventing Clare County Council from starting work…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
First phase of Skycourt opens in ShannonThe first phase of the €135 million Skycourt redevelopment of Shannon town was officially opened yesterday with the creation …Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Land left to college in Clare set to make €3.5mA parcel of land that has provided the boarding students of St Flannan's College in Co Clare with their food since the 1940s …Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Clare council moves on new halting siteClare County Council yesterday took action to remove Traveller families from tourist amenity areas in north Clare by enacting…Sat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
Anti-war activist gets sentence adjourned for a weekAnti-war activist Mary Kelly (52) yesterday succeeded in having her sentencing for the criminal damage of a US aircraft adjourned…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Anti-war activist guilty of damaging US aircraftAnti-war activist, Mary Kelly (52), was last night convicted by a jury for the criminal damage she caused to a US navy aircraft…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
