State buys Burren portal dolmenThe State has bought the world-renowned Poulnabrone portal dolmen in the Burren, Co Clare, the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht…Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
Council's planning procedure queriedProcedures by Clare Co Council in granting planning permission for a holiday home-tourist development near the coastal village…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Psychiatric nurses seeking £5,000 each over hospital closureSome 190 psychiatric patients at a rundown psychiatric hospital in Ennis, Co Clare are facing into a bleak winter after an ultimatum…Thu Oct 25 2001 - 01:00
Shannon executive warns of job losses in regionThe newly appointed chief executive of Shannon Development, Mr Kevin Thompstone, has warned of significant job losses in the …Sat Oct 20 2001 - 01:00
School closed because of concern over Traveller siteA primary school in Ennis has closed because of an unauthorised Traveller halting site less than 10 metres from the school building…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
Workers locked out of Ennis plantThe future of 50 jobs in Ennis is in doubt after workers turned up for work to find themselves locked outWed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Noonan says tough decisions requiredFundamental changes in Aer Lingus's structure, along with £150 million (€190 million) in equity and guaranteed loans for the …Tue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Film of photos from nearly 50 years ago to be shown in ClareAn award-winning documentary on the work of world-renowned photographer Dorothea Lange is to be shown in Ennis, Co Clare, tonight…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
Shannon Airport faces disaster if transatlantic stopover abolishedInterests in the mid-west yesterday warned of disastrous consequences if the Shannon transatlantic stopover is abolishedThu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
Woman shot dead by former boyfriend in Shannon who then killed himselfThe 23-year old woman shot dead by her ex-boyfriend before he turned the gun on himself early yesterday morning in Shannon had…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Wind-farm is denied planning permissionA rural community in Co Clare has missed out on a potential £500,000 windfall from a proposed wind-farm project after An Bord…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
Shannon set for major overhaulMore than 30 years after its establishment, Shannon town is set to undergo its most radical transformation to dateSat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
De Valera opens Burren visitors' centreThe Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Ms de Valera, yesterday officially opened a visitor centre for the Burren that is…Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Landowners to benefit from Ennis rezoningLandowners in the greater Ennis area in Co Clare are set to reap a windfall with large tracts of land being rezoned for housing…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
Plans for wind farm in Clare rejectedPlans for the first wind farm granted planning permission in Co Clare have been blocked after An Bord Pleanala yesterday refused…Fri Sept 07 2001 - 01:00
Council ignores its environmental section to grant wind farm planning permissionDespite a strong recommendation from its environmental section to refuse planning, Limerick County Council has granted permission…Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
Presence of halting site may close schoolOn their first day back to school, teachers and parents of pupils at an Ennis primary school yesterday faced the prospect of …Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
Clare landfill project to go ahead as locals withdraw threat of legal challengeAfter a four-year delay, Clare County Council is to begin construction of the county's new landfill near the village of Inagh…Thu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Limerick parishes to gain from wind farmsTwo west Limerick communities are to get £500,000 following Limerick County Council's granting of planning permission for the…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
New wind farm planned for Moneypoint stationPlans have been formally lodged with Clare County Council by the ESB to construct a £15 million wind farm at Moneypoint power…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
Minister secures future of centre with £2mThe Minister for Arts and Heritage, Ms de Valera, has stepped in to secure the future of the £6Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Campaign proposes rail link to Shannon AirportThe campaign for a rail link to Shannon Airport has presented its case to the Government.Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Council bows to pressure to approve housing planClare County Council last night adopted the Government's requirement that developers transfer up to 20 per cent of development…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
Turtle leaves west Clare for wildsEighteen months after being washed up on a Co Clare beach, an endangered species of sea turtle is to resume its journey to sunnier…Sat Jul 07 2001 - 01:00
Councillors agree changes to Clare development planA "free for all" approach to housing development in Co Clare has been averted after members of Clare Council yesterday made significant…Tue Jun 26 2001 - 01:00
Residents challenge waste licence in ClareAlmost two years after an application was first lodged, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a licence to Clare …Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:00
Uniting to overcome bridge problemsNeighbouring communities in Co Clare and Co Tipperary have joined forces to overcome chronic traffic problems caused by the narrow…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
£100m plan to site wind-farm off west coastA proposal to locate the first wind-farm off the west coast was unveiled yesterdayThu May 17 2001 - 01:00
Hundreds mourn musician P. Joe HayesHundreds of people from across east Clare and the world of Irish traditional music turned out yesterday to celebrate the life…Wed May 09 2001 - 01:00
An Taisce says Clare council is unwise to jettison development planAn Taisce has warned against "a free-for-all" type of approach to housing development in rural areas in Co Clare in response …Thu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Hurler (18) dies in freak accident during matchThe south-east Clare community of Cratloe was in mourning yesterday following the freak death of hurler Mr Michael Murphy (18…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Deregulation ruined taxi trade, say driversTaxi-drivers in the Mid-West have criticised deregulation, claiming it has destroyed the trade in urban centres in the region…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Revival of famous west Clare railway under wayWork is well advanced to re-create a major part of Co Clare folklore, the West Clare RailwaySat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Clare villagers warm to local asylum-seekersLess than a year after heated opposition in the Clare village of Corofin to the impending arrival of asylum-seekers, the foreign…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Council may have to find £2 m for centreEnnis Urban Council may have to subsidise a new Irish Music Centre in the town, if the Clare centre fails to raise an additional…Thu Mar 22 2001 - 00:00
Ruling to allow Clare wind farm dismays groupsCommunity groups opposing proposed wind farms across the country will be dismayed following a Bord Pleanala ruling giving the…Tue Mar 20 2001 - 00:00
£10m visitor centre proposed for Cliffs of MoherClare County Council is to put in place a park-and-ride scheme at the Cliffs of Moher to spread the economic benefit throughout…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
£10m visitor centre proposed for Cliffs of MoherClare County Council is to put in place a park-and-ride scheme at the Cliffs of Moher to spread the economic benefit throughout…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Action sought to keep farmers on the BurrenThe Burren, Co Clare, is "facing an insidious decline leading to a neglected landscape bereft of people" unless legislators take…Thu Mar 15 2001 - 00:00
Ahern had to intervene in TDs' Mullaghmore rowThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, was forced to intervene in a breakdown in relations between the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht…Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Judge warns UDC on sites for TravellersThe closure of Teagasc's Co Clare headquarters in Ennis has been averted after a Circuit Court judge ordered the removal of Traveller…Tue Feb 13 2001 - 00:00
Council pressed to adopt planThe members of Clare County Council have been told they must adopt the revamped Clare County Development Plan by next Monday.Mon Feb 12 2001 - 00:00
Troubled music centre set to miss out on tourist revenuesAlready experiencing a shortfall of £2 million in funding, the proposed £6Sat Feb 03 2001 - 00:00
Mullaghmore centre, car park to be demolishedDemolition work is to begin on the uncompleted interpretative centre and car-park at Mullaghmore in the Burren National ParkFri Feb 02 2001 - 00:00
Objection lodged to EPA decision on Clare dumpCo Clare's proposed new central landfill site will damage the environment, tourism and agriculture in north Clare, objectors …Tue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
Clare council petitions Kerry to take its waste when landfill closesClare County Council has petitioned its Co Kerry counterparts in an effort to avert a looming waste crisis in Clare.Thu Jan 25 2001 - 00:00
State in talks to buy dolmenThe State is in negotiations with a private landowner to purchase the internationally renowned Poulnabrone dolmen in the Burren…Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Appeals lodged against Shannon explosives factorySeveral organisations have appealed to An Bord Pleanala against approval for a £5 million explosives factory on the shore of …Tue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
Tipperary agrees to bury waste from Clare to help with disposal problemThere was some respite for Co Clare from its impending waste crisis when Tipperary North Riding County Council yesterday agreed…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
Official opposes revised development plan for ClareThe chief planning official of Co Clare has opposed the county's revised development plan, saying that key elements in it would…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
