Levy fear leads to planning backlogClare County Council is struggling to cope with a deluge of planning applications from people who want to avoid the €11,950 levy…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
McDonald's would bring to 10 total of fast-food outlets in EnnisThe proposal by McDonald's to locate its 69th Irish outlet in Ennis would bring to 10 the number of fast-food outlets in the …Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
€4.5 million allocated to poor areasForty-five of the most socially deprived urban areas in Ireland are to receive €200,000 each year as part of a Government programme…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
De Valera calls for calm on A&E changesThe Fianna Fáil Minister of State, Ms Síle de Valera, has declined to endorse calls for the retention of the 24-hour A&E …Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Five remanded in custody in Clare rape caseFour teenagers and a 24-year-old man, each charged with the rape of a woman in her 30s in Cratloe Wood, Co Clare, last Friday…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Boy gets bail after saying he was beatenA judge yesterday overruled Garda objections and granted bail to a 16-year-old boy charged with dangerous driving causing the…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Unions angered by Civil Service 'absenteeism' reportPublic service unions have hit out at implications contained in a Government briefing document suggesting that there is absenteeism…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Judge to question council on efforts to house TravellersA senior official with Ennis Town Council has been ordered to address a District Court judge next month on the council's efforts…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Judge refuses bail to five on Clare rape chargesA 14-year-old boy along with three other teenagers and a 24-year-old man were last night charged with the rape of a woman in …Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
EPA eases licence terms for Co Limerick plantThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eased the terms of a new licence for the huge Aughinish Alumina plant, allowing…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Boy charged with dangerous driving causing girls' deathsA 16-year-old youth was yesterday charged at Ennis District Court with dangerous driving causing the death of two teenage friends…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
'Significant' Casement letters discoveredFifty original letters to and from Roger Casement in the three years leading up to his execution have been discovered in the …Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Aughinish objects to EPA demand for tougher controlsThe Aughinish Alumina plant at Askeaton in Co Limerick is objecting to new demands by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
German man arrested at Shannon over airline bomb hoax heads homeThe 19-year-old German student released by gardaí after being questioned in relation to a bomb scare on a Delta Airlines flight…Wed Jan 21 2004 - 00:00
Golf club does deal in 'right of way' rowA number of west Clare locals will be allowed to drive tractors across a section of the Greg Norman-designed Doonbeg golf course…Sat Jan 17 2004 - 00:00
Shannon Development reveals plan for cargo hubShannon Development yesterday unveiled plans to create a multi-modal hub for air commerce at Shannon Airport, which according…Wed Jan 14 2004 - 00:00
Judge returns passport to anti-war activistA Circuit Court judge has given anti-war activist Ms Mary Kelly (50) back her passport to allow her to travel to India this weekend…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
'Substantial' amount of cash taken in armed robbery in EnnisEnnis gardaí were yesterday investigating an armed robbery of a betting office in Ennis, Co Clare on Sunday when thieves made…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Builders in rush to avoid council levies on new homesLocal authorities across the country are being swamped with planning applications by house-builders as they try to avoid the …Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Big drop in number of Traveller families living by roadside in ClareThe number of Traveller families living by the roadside without services in Co Clare has almost halved in the past two years, …Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Clare council asked about EUR1.6m spent on HQMembers of Clare County Council yesterday called on the executive to justify payments of €1Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Ennis consultants propose Hanly alternativeConsultants based at Ennis General Hospital yesterday put forward an alternative plan to the Hanly report in a set of proposals…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Gardai stop Shannon protestersAnti-war activists failed in their attempts to blockade Shannon airport at the weekend due to a large-scale Garda operation mounted…Mon Dec 08 2003 - 00:00
US paid €14m for use of ShannonAer Rianta has earned an estimated €14 million from the US military's use of Shannon Airport so far this year, it emerged yesterday…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
West Clare golf club offsets global warmingDoonbeg golf club yesterday lodged plans with Clare County Council for a programme of coastal protection works to counteract …Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Bishop Walsh intercedes for homeless TravellersThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, is attempting to resolve the plight of a homeless Traveller family.Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Garda ready for Shannon protestA senior garda said yesterday that Shannon airport will operate as normal this Saturday despite anti-war protesters planning …Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Role for Shannon Development in Moher visitor centreShannon Development is set to perform a U-turn and play a full role in the proposed €27 million Cliffs of Moher visitor centre…Mon Dec 01 2003 - 00:00
Drugs firm in Shannon admits to causing smellA Shannon-based pharmaceutical company yesterday admitted in court to being the source of the odour that afflicted Shannon town…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Travellers refuse house offer out of fearA homeless Traveller family yesterday declined to move into a vacant council house in the west Clare village of Miltown Malbay…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Residents stop Traveller family being housedResidents in the west Clare village of Miltown Malbay yesterday prevented a Traveller family, who had their caravan burned down…Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
Council tells Aer Rianta to clean up dumpAer Rianta has been told by Clare County Council to submit detailed clean-up plans for an unlicensed dump the airport authority…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Government systems are in chaos, says KennyThe Fine Gael leader, Mr Enda Kenny, has launched an attack on the record of the Fianna Fáil-PD coalition, claiming that the …Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Train commuters suffer more stress, study findsWorkers who commute to Dublin's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) by train suffer more stress than those who use…Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Centre 'swamped' by child sex casesThe State's only non-government-funded centre for treating sex offenders is currently being "swamped" by referrals of sex offenders…Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
42% of 14-year-olds 'consume alcohol'A report to be published today on underage drinking has found that 42 per cent of 14-year-olds surveyed had consumed alcohol …Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Clare's levy scheme sees walkout by councillorsClare's County Manager yesterday intervened to avert Clare Co Council defaulting in implementing the Development Levy Scheme.Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Council criticised for €10,000 Australian tripClare County Council was criticised yesterday for approving a tour of one of Australia's best known wine regions by a council…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Cost of Ennis bypass rises to ↺205m due to funding delayThe costs associated with the delayed Ennis bypass have risen to €205 million following a two-year delay in the project, it emerged…Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Height of Shannon tunnel to be same as Dublin, at 4.65 metresThe planned €100 million tunnel under the River Shannon will be the same height as the controversial Dublin Port Tunnel.Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Permission refused for windfarm near Clare blanket bogClare County Council was yesterday lauded for preventing a possible repeat of the Galway peat landslide in Clare, after it refused…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
€12,000 levy on new homes rejected by Clare councilClare County Council is in danger of defaulting in its implementation of Government legislation after councillors agreed to reject…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
20,000 may take part in protestBetween 15,000 and 20,000 people are expected to march in Ennis next month to protest at the downgrading of Ennis General Hospital…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Boy involved in fatal car crash granted bailA District Court judge yesterday overruled Garda objections to grant bail to a 16-year old homeless boy who is facing charges…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Clare motorist dies after crashA Co Clare man in his 20s died yesterday following a road traffic accident in which his car crashed into a tractor on the Main…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Anti-war activists plan blockade at ShannonAnti-war activists are to attempt a mass blockade of Shannon Airport in protest at the continuing use of Shannon by the US military…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Boy charged over car crash that killed twoA 16-year-old homeless boy was yesterday charged in connection with a car crash that cost the lives of two teenage friends in…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Aer Rianta knew about toxic waste at airportAn unpublished Aer Rianta report from 1995, which outlines the levels of illegal dumping at Shannon Airport, shows that Aer Rianta…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Cattle graze at Burren dolmen in plan to conserve heritage siteA herd of eco-friendly cattle hired by the State yesterday moved onto the site of the 5,800-year-old Poulnabrone dolmen in a …Tue Oct 21 2003 - 01:00
Alarm and anger at threat to Ennis hospital's statusA warning was issued last night that lives will be lost if proposals contained in the Hanley report are implemented at Ennis …Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
