Bishop apologises for priest's child sex abuseA senior bishop issued a public apology from the pulpit at the weekend for the sexual abuse of children by a deceased parish …Tue Jun 22 2004 - 01:00
Couple dropped planning appeal after paymentAn Ennis couple withdrew their objection to a €20 million housing scheme after the developers paid them over €100,000 and gave…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Eleven miles of road to close for Bush visitGardaí announced yesterday that 11 miles of the route linking Limerick to Galway will close for 24 hours as part of the security…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Re-trial of Shannon activist ends abruptlyThe re-trial of an anti-war activist, Ms Mary Kelly (51), ended dramatically yesterday following the withdrawal of her legal …Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
Shannon workers excused as jurors in Kelly trialTwo potential jurors in the trial of Ms Mary Kelly (51), were excused from jury service in the case yesterday by Judge Carroll…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Priest calls in counsellors after deathsThe sudden deaths of four young people from the same housing estate in the west Clare resort of Kilkee has prompted the local…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Anti-war activist in court on aircraft chargeAnti-war activist Ms Mary Kelly (50), appeared at Ennis Circuit Court yesterday charged with causing criminal damage to a US …Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
ESB staff agree deal on future of Clare stationESB unions at the country's largest power plant have agreed a deal which will involve members taking pay cuts of between 20 and…Tue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00
Travellers refuse to move because of family conflictA number of Traveller families in Co Clare are refusing to vacate a rat-infested halting site to move into new €330,000 homes…Wed Jun 09 2004 - 01:00
Tanaiste trying to destroy Shannon agency - SIPTUThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney was yesterday accused by SIPTU of trying to destroy any future for Ireland's only regional development…Mon Jun 07 2004 - 01:00
€1,500 fine for destruction of habitatThe managing director of one of the country's largest quarrying operations yesterday defended his firm's environmental record…Fri Jun 04 2004 - 01:00
Staff at ESB power plant set to take 30% cut in payESB workers at the country's largest power plant are set to take a pay cut of up to 30 per cent to secure the station's future…Thu Jun 03 2004 - 01:00
An Taisce to complain about landfill to EUAn Taisce is to report Clare County Council to the European Commission for an alleged breach of the EU landfill directive in …Sat May 29 2004 - 01:00
Clare harbour plans haltedPlans were yesterday abandoned by Clare County Council to install a harbour master at Doolin this summer as tensions between …Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Minister announces €10m grant for Cliffs of MoherOver a decade after it was first proposed, the €25 million Cliffs of Moher visitor centre finally got the green light yesterday…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Report says it makes no sense to move A&E from EnnisA group campaigning against the proposed downgrading of Ennis General Hospital has published a report saying it makes no sense…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Stalactite cave plan gets new permissionClare County Council has granted planning permission to develop as a tourist attraction a cave that reputedly contains the largest…Tue May 25 2004 - 01:00
An Post services face 'kiss of death'The Government has been accused of giving the "kiss of death" to social services provided by An Post by refusing to address the…Mon May 24 2004 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
