Promotion seen as key to relocationThe only way the planned decentralisation programme will succeed is if the Government is prepared to offer promotion to those…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
Shannon Development rejects proposalShannon Development yesterday came out fighting against a proposal by its shareholder, the Tánaiste, Ms Harney, to transfer the…Fri May 21 2004 - 01:00
Bishop publishes guidelines to protect childrenThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, yesterday launched new diocesan guidelines aimed at ensuring that sexual abuse of children…Thu May 20 2004 - 01:00
Shannon officials condemn move of court sittings to EnnisA decision by the Courts Service to end court sittings at Shannon for the foreseeable future was yesterday condemned by the Shannon…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
An Taisce seeks change on planningAn Taisce has called on the Government to curtail councillors' powers that allow them to force through planning permissions in…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
Duo Airlines to close, ending hopes of new Shannon routesAer Rianta Shannon's plans to establish additional routes to the UK and Europe this year suffered a blow yesterday with the collapse…Mon May 03 2004 - 01:00
€5m Limerick care unit closes due to staff crisisA €5 million special care unit for five troubled young boys that opened last September has been closed by the Mid-Western Health…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Clare council warned not to hinder influence of An TaisceClare County Council has been told that it is going down a dangerous road if it tries to sanction organisations that hold a different…Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
Ennis bypass CPOs make seven Clare farmers into millionairesA new bypass which is intended to ease the daily traffic problems in Ennis, Co Clare, has made millionaires of seven farmers.Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Move to end An Taisce's special role is deferred by councilClare County Council has decided to defer a motion seeking to remove An Taisce's official status to allow an official of the …Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
Union leader claims ICTU has failed on key issuesThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) was yesterday accused of failing to address key demands of Ireland's third largest …Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Planning guidelines 'nightmare' warningRegional planning guidelines currently being drafted represent the removal by stealth of the power of local authorities to develop…Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Clare County Council to debate stripping An Taisce of statusA local authority is to move to reduce An Taisce's influence in planning matters by having it stripped of its special status …Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Big increase in number of US troops passing through ShannonThe numbers of US troops going through Shannon Airport has increased dramatically since the start of the year, figures released…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Ennis Task Force firm makes lossA company funded by community finances left over from Eircom's information age town experiment has accumulated losses of more…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Hauliers lift threat of protests at road tolls and set up task forceThreatened nationwide road protests by hauliers in response to the rising costs of road tolls were averted yesterday after they…Mon Apr 12 2004 - 01:00
Road toll prices prompt hauliers to threaten protestHauliers are threatening to embark on a series of nationwide protests, in response to price rises in road tolls over the past…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
A&E service in Ennis to be retained, says MartinTwenty-four hour A&E services at Ennis General Hospital are to be retained despite recommendations from the Hanly report …Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Hauliers against tolls on planned bypass of LimerickThe Irish Road Haulage Association has criticised plans by the National Roads Authority to impose a road toll on a national route…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Judge imposes 'alcohol ban' on farmerA district court judge yesterday imposed an effective alcohol ban on a 65-year-old bachelor farmer after he heard that the farmer…Sat Apr 03 2004 - 01:00
Council paying €2,000 a week for security at unused hospitalClare County Council is paying a Limerick company just under €2,000 per week to provide security for a semi-derelict 19th century…Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Concern over plans for hotel beside beachContentious plans to build a luxury spa-lodge hotel complex beside a Blue Flag beach have come under fire from An Taisce and …Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Aer Rianta fined for pollutionAer Rianta was yesterday fined €1,000 by a district court judge after pleading guilty to polluting the Shannon estuary, which…Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Doolin harbourmaster will oversee ferry rivalsA harbourmaster is to be employed at Doolin this summer in an effort to ease tensions between two rival ferry companies operating…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
FF councillors reject Cullen planThe first signs of a backlash by Fianna Fáil councillors against the new guidelines by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Project to care for older Belarus childrenA €200,000 programme to help provide future care for victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster who are now too old to remain …Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Nigerian doctor seeks seat on town councilSupporters of Nigerian-born doctor, Dr Taiwoo Matthew, have been urged "to be part of history" by helping him become the first…Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
Killaloe housing plan opposedClare County Council has been urged to refuse planning permission for a luxury housing development in the heritage town of Killaloe…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Failure to appoint registrar criticisedAn Independent TD has blamed the failure to appoint a county registrar for Clare on internal Government wrangling.Tue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Travellers spend night in vans after gardai seize caravansTravellers "are being moved on like cattle" around Ennis due to Clare County Council's failure to provide accommodation for young…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Youth urged to play democratic roleEU: Democracy is progressively weakened if a generation turns its back on involvement in effective participation in democratic…Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
Summonses for rival ferry company chiefsThe directors of two rival ferry companies in Doolin, Co Clare, have been summoned to appear in the District Court over an alleged…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Clare council abolishes by-law against selling 'dirty' or unwashed vegetablesClare's farmers and food market sellers will no longer run the risk of prosecution for selling "dirty" or unwashed vegetables…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Fears expressed over Shannon board delayShannon Airport is beginning to lose ground because the new board for the Shannon Airport Authority (SAA) has not yet been installed…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
ESB can proceed with €200m clean-up of Moneypoint stationThe ESB yesterday received the go-ahead to carry out a €200 million environmental clean-up of its Moneypoint coal-burning station…Sat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Garda cites major impact of alcohol bansAlcohol bans on young offenders coming before the courts are having "a major impact" on the number of public order arrests in…Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Ennis council not to ask McDonald's about dietEnnis Town Council yesterday ignored a plea from Mid-Western Health Board dieticians to request McDonald's to evaluate what impact…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
Travellers sentenced to prisonPrison sentences were last night imposed on three Travellers who established an illegal halting site on the grounds of Ennis …Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Aer Rianta's 40 years of polluting estuary to endMore than four decades of pollution of the Shannon estuary is set to end following the securing of planning permission by Aer…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
€1m paid to consultants on stalled plan for Clare visitor centreClare County Council has paid more than €1 million in fees to consultants on its stalled plan to build a new visitor centre at…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Traffic warden stole €300,000 in coinsA traffic warden who stole €300,000 in coins from Ennis Town Council over three years evaded detection by saying that parking…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Shannon airport 'not supporting needs of region'Shannon airport is not supporting the needs of business in the mid-west and the Government plan to overhaul the management structure…Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Health board chief in talks today on €13.5m surplusThe chief executive of the Mid-Western Health Board, Mr Stiofán de Búrca, is to meet Department of Health chiefs in Dublin today…Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
Health board's softened stance puts a McDonald's back on menuThe Mid-Western Health Board has moved to distance itself from the objection lodged by its health promotions unit against a proposed…Sat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Limerick to get cancer therapy centreThe Mid Western Health Board yesterday gave the green light for the development of a radiotherapy unit for the region.Sat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Turkish firm likely to be awarded tenderA Turkish company has beaten off competition from Irish construction firms to successfully tender for the Ennis bypass project…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Second appeal against golf resort dismissed as 'without substance'The latest attempt by a lone objector to halt the €150 million Greg Norman-designed Doonbeg golf resort was dismissed yesterday…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Campaign needs to raise €2m to repair cathedral spire and towerThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, last night launched a campaign to raise €2 million to save a 130-year-old cathedral …Tue Feb 10 2004 - 00:00
Team to direct Ennis hospital's €18m renewalThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, has announced the appointment of a design team for the €18 million redevelopment of Ennis…Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
Dogs in Clare could face daytime ban on the county's beachesAn afternoon stroll with your dog on the beach could be a thing of the past in Clare if proposals to ban dogs from the county…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
