Clare council housing policy criticisedClare County Council has been accused of promoting the depopulation of areas in Co Clare already in decline by rural rights campaigner…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
EPA order to shut down pharmaceutical firmA Shannon-based pharmaceutical firm has been ordered to effectively shut down production in a bid to prevent or limit further…Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Over 30,000 US troops used ShannonMore than 30,000 US troops passed through Shannon Airport in the first two months of this year, confirming its role as a vital…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Aer Rianta on Shannon pollution chargesAer Rianta is being taken to court by another semi-state body over its continuing pollution of the Shannon estuary, it emerged…Thu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
Judge bans anti-war activist from Co ClareA 40-year-old anti-war activist was yesterday banned from entering Co Clare for two years after pleading guilty to using threatening…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Residents oppose music festivalPlans to re-stage the Lisdoonvarna music festival this June are being opposed by local residents who claim north Clare will not…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Plans to develop cave in Clare halted after rulingPlans to develop a cave, which contains what is believed to be the world's largest free-hanging stalactite, as a tourist attraction…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Insurance costs force Ennis to cancel its paradeThis year's St Patrick's Day celebrations in Ennis have been cancelled by the town council due to public liability insurance …Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Shannon protest plan criticisedDivisons emerged yesterday in the Irish anti-war movement, with a number of groups pulling out of Saturday's planned protest …Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Council move against farmers selling one-off housing criticisedClare County Council was yesterday accused of seeking to criminalise farmers for selling on one-off houses in rural areas.Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Cliffs of Moher centre would now cost €25mThe cost of the proposed Cliffs of Moher visitor centre has almost doubled to €25 million after a review of the project's costings…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Clare council is warned of threat to planning policyClare County Council's planning director has warned that Clare will be left without a planning system if proposed changes to …Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Aer Rianta told to put sewerage works in placeClare County Council has moved to stop unlicensed pumping of untreated sewage by Aer Rianta into the Shannon estuary.Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Judge refuses bail to Shannon protestersThe combined intervention of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy and a Benedictine monk failed yesterday to secure bail for anti-war activists…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Clare to ease planning restrictions for emigrantsThe director of planning in Co Clare has acknowledged pleas from Clare County Council members to ease planning restrictions on…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Call to pay farmers for granting access to BurrenThe State should pay farmers if it expects them to open their lands in the Burren to tourists, a conference was told at the weekend…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
EPA criticises council's landfill siteAn Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report has found that the operation of Limerick City Council's Longpavement landfill…Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Student fined for damageA peace campaigner was yesterday given a six-month suspended jail term after being found guilty of the criminal damage of a US…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Court finds for Aer Rianta in land actionThe State and Aer Rianta have survived a High Court action seeking to quash contentious planning restrictions on privately owned…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Bhamjee claims 20% political refugees genuineOne of the country's best-known immigrants claimed yesterday that only 20 per cent of people seeking asylum in Ireland are genuine…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Role of farms in Burren's futureThe future of the Burren and its people can only be guaranteed if the area's farmers fulfil their role as custodians of the countryside…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Aer Rianta seeks to curb building around ShannonEfforts by Aer Rianta to seek additional planning restrictions around Shannon Airport are set to be turned down by members of…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Five Shannon activists to stay in prisonThe five anti-war activists charged with the criminal damage of a US navy aircraft in Shannon last Monday are to remain in custody…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Bail for 3 on jet damage chargesThree of the five anti-war activists charged with the criminal damage of a US navy aircraft last Monday at Shannon Airport were…Sat Feb 08 2003 - 00:00
Identity protected in child-porn caseA District Court judge in Ennis yesterday prohibited the publication of the identity of a County Clare man facing child pornography…Sat Feb 08 2003 - 00:00
Cost of reducing emissions from Moneypoint could reach ?279mSecondary treatment for nitrous oxide emissions could increase the ESB's bill to reduce pollution at its Moneypoint power station…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Court refuses to lift ban on peace activist entering ClareThe woman alleged to have caused €500,000 in damage to a US navy aircraft yesterday failed in her attempt to have the ban on …Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
ESB faces €175m bill to reduce pollutionThe ESB is facing a €175 million bill to drastically reduce pollution levels caused by its generating station at Moneypoint, …Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Attack divides peace camp dwellersMembers of the peace camp in Shannon appeared divided last night on the latest sabotage attempt to take place at Shannon airport…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Setback for explosives firmThe controversy over plans to locate an explosives facility on the shores of the Shannon estuary is set to continue, despite …Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Five charged on aircraft damageFive peace activists were last night in custody following alleged criminal damage carried out on a US navy plane at Shannon Airport…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Former UN official says Ahern joining US in illegalityIRAQ: The former Head of the United Nations Humanitarian Programme for Iraq yesterday accused the Government of ruining Ireland…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Clare doctor fined for supplying unauthorised medicinesA GP from Co Clare has been fined over €9,000 after pleading guilty to the manufacture and supply of unauthorised medicines, …Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Nuns challenge explosives firm on convent purchaseThe company seeking to develop a €6 million explosives factory on the shores of the Shannon estuary in Co Clare has been accused…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
'We pray the Minister will show some mercy'"I am sad and pained and I feel very blackMon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Duchas may buy cattle herd to protect Burren dolmenDúchas, the Heritage Service, is considering buying a herd of cattle to help conserve the site of the Poulnabrone portal dolmen…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Bunratty Castle set for image revampOne of the country's most popular tourist attractions, Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in Co Clare, is set for an overhaul.Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
Council rules out raw sewage as source of smellClare County Council yesterday discounted the unlicensed pumping of untreated sewage into the Shannon estuary from Shannon Airport…Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
Justification for war does not exist, says bishopIRAQ CRISIS: Moral justification for a war against Iraq does not exist, the Catholic Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, said…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Health board plan for partnership to provide radiotherapy facilitiesThe Mid Western Health Board is proposing a private-public partnership for the provision of the area's first radiotherapy facility…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Building plan for Clare island blockedDuchas has succeeded in preventing a development which would have led to a deserted island off the west Clare coast being re-…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Security plea for Ennis halting sites is turned down by councilClare County Council has turned down pleas from residents living near planned Traveller halting sites to provide 24- hour security…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Gridlock as towns hope for bridgeEfforts to secure a new bridge crossing for the River Shannon to ease the daily traffic gridlock experienced at Killaloe and …Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Chemical plant is identified as source of smellA Shannon chemical manufacturing plant was served with a non-compliance notice by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Lack of recycling may lead to more landfill sitesOne of the State's leading waste experts has warned of a need for more landfill sites than expected due to a lack of progress…Wed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
20 Clare councillors to visit ViennaMembers of Clare County Council are to make their third organised trip to Europe in recent years to view an incinerator.Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Shannon councillor urges end to campThe Shannon-based chairman of the Mid-Western Health Board has called for the removal of the Shannon Peace Camp claiming it is…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
An Taisce criticises Clare council on one-off housingClare County Council has come under attack from An Taisce over not being vigilant enough in protecting the countryside from one…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Concern over east and west tourism disparityConcern has been expressed by a tourism executive over the widening gap in the number of people visiting the east of the Republic…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Anti-war student fails in bail change bidA student accused of spray-painting anti-war graffiti on a US Hercules aircraft at Shannon airport last September has failed …Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
