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
Aer Rianta may appeal decision on developmentA decision by An Bord Pleanala to allow a development to proceed in the contentious "red safety zone" around Shannon Airport …Tue Jan 16 2001 - 00:00
Change in attitude needed if Traveller crisis is to be solved, conference is toldIf local authorities were to have any success in providing accommodation for Travellers, there was going to have to be a huge…Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
Agency recommends licence for new Clare dumpThe Environmental Protection Agency yesterday granted a proposed licence to contentious plans by Clare County Council to operate…Sat Dec 30 2000 - 00:00
Objectors welcome council decision to refuse planning permission for Clare wind-farmsTwo wind-farm projects planned for Co Clare have been rejected by Clare County CouncilFri Dec 29 2000 - 00:00
Clare explosives factory approvedAn Bord Pleanla, the environmental group, Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) and local residents are to appeal a Clare County…Wed Dec 27 2000 - 00:00
Dissent over Cliffs visitor centreMajor differences have emerged between the two promoters of visitor facilities at the Cliffs of MoherSat Dec 23 2000 - 00:00
Plight of Ennis Traveller family`I'd love a house, some place to play and do my homeworkSat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Clare men nab veteran lobsterA giant lobster reckoned to be in its 80s is to be pensioned off to Lahinch Seaworld and Leisure Centre after evading the clutches…Sat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Coastal search for 5-year-old boy continuesThe search continued off the Clare coast yesterday for five-year-old Rory Sambrook, who was swept out to sea at Doolin on Tuesday…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Wave sweeps boy out to seaA search continued last night for the body of a five-year-old boy who was swept out to sea by a freak wave at Doolin, Co Clare…Wed Dec 06 2000 - 00:00
5 jailed after clash between Travelling familiesFive men who were involved in a major row between two rival families in Ennis yesterday have been jailed or detained.Sat Dec 02 2000 - 00:00
Potholer stable after cave rock-fall rescueA student injured in a cave rock-fall was recovering at Limerick Regional Hospital yesterday after being rescued late on Saturday…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Clare council to halt waste disposalClare County Council has decided to stop disposing of the county's waste next year because of the impending closure of the county…Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
Battle is over between health board and soccer clubA planning application for a £40 million digital park for Ennis, Co Clare, is to be lodged before the end of the yearSat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Clare council opposes early closure of landfill sitePlans for waste disposal by Clare County Council have been disrupted after a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (…Thu Oct 19 2000 - 01:00
Tech townies stay offlineFewer than half the households in Ennis, Ireland's Information Age Town, are using the Internet, according to the first major…Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00
3 killed in a head-on collision in Co ClareThree men in their early twenties from the one car were killed in a head-on collision one mile outside the east Clare village…Sat Oct 07 2000 - 01:00
Bishop sells land at palace for social housingThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr William Walsh, has sold lands at his Westbourne Palace residence in Ennis to the local council for…Thu Oct 05 2000 - 01:00
Tech boost for disabled studentsA school in Ennis, Co Clare, is leading the way in demonstrating adaptive technology for children with special needsTue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Villagers fear explosives plant would ruin tourismPlans to build a £5 million explosives factory on the Shannon estuary are facing increasing opposition from residents in the …Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Waste crisis looms for ClareClare householders and the county council may face a waste crisis next July when the county's central landfill site at Doora …Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Businessman plans to ferry visitors to see Doolin dolphinA Co Clare businessman is investing £250,000 in a 48-seater passenger boat in an effort to tap the tourism potential of the Doolin…Thu Sept 21 2000 - 01:00
Traveller accused of threatening officialA traveller threatened to shoot a Clare County Council official during several days of disturbances outside the local authority…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Planning decision upheld in test of `outsiders' banClare County Council's controversial policy that bans "outsiders" from building homes in certain parts of the county has been…Thu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
Clare welcomes celebrity dolphinA rival to Fungi's title as Ireland's most loved dolphin has emerged off the coast of Co ClareMon Aug 28 2000 - 01:00
Clare villages have a say in developmentConflict over planning matters may become less of an issue in the Clare coastal villages of Ballyvaughan and Doonbeg where both…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Radical review is urged of Shannon Development roleA radical review of Shannon Development's operations has been urged in the mid-west region in the wake of the resignation of …Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Objection by Aer Rianta to house extensionA young family's plans to overcome overcrowded conditions at their home near Shannon Airport have been thwarted by Aer Rianta…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Clare ban on outsiders forcing up price of sitesThe controversial rule banning "outsiders" from building in certain parts of Co Clare has resulted in higher site prices and …Wed Jul 12 2000 - 01:00
Locals oppose home for children in ClareLocal residents living near an east Clare village are opposing plans by the Sisters of Mercy order to house disadvantaged children…Tue Jul 11 2000 - 01:00
Bishop of Killaloe in discussions to sell diocesan land for social housingThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr William Walsh, stated yesterday he was in discussion with three groups with the aim of making land…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
McKenna files complaint about Clare golf courseGreen Party MEP Ms Patricia McKenna yesterday filed an additional complaint with the European Commission highlighting new evidence…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Review of ban on non-locals welcomedClare County Council's decision to review its County Development Plan offers the opportunity to redress the damage done to the…Wed May 24 2000 - 01:00
`Sinister' attack on Clare council officials' carsGardai in Ennis are investigating what they have described as two "very sinister" attacks on cars owned by Clare County Council…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Minister drops Burren reviewThe Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, Ms Sile de Valera, confirmed yesterday that she would not be seeking…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Jail terms for air-rage tourists quashedTwo US tourists convicted of an air-rage offence on a transatlantic Aer Lingus flight last week had their jail terms quashed …Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Residents halt work at siteThe traveller accommodation crisis in Ennis has intensified, with gardai being called to intervene in a dispute between some …Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Corofin residents told 12-month lease signed to use hostel for asylum-seekersResidents in the north Clare village of Corofin were told last night that a 12-month lease already has been signed between the…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
