Radio Kerry to buy Clare FMClare FM is to be sold to Radio Kerry for €7.2 millionSat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Funeral takes place of mother found dead in hotelMourners were told yesterday that three communities had been plunged into darkness by the death of a mother of two young children…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Council to provide 20 Muslim gravesA campaign by Clare's best-known Muslim to source burial plots for his community looking towards Mecca has proved successful.Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Disputed land will 'soon be sold'The 66-acre tract of land at the centre of a family dispute in Co Clare will soon be sold, the auctioneer looking after its sale…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Service in Ennis for 140 murdered womenThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, has stated that every time a woman is murdered, we are diminished as a societyWed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Inquest held 16 years after murderAn inquest has heard how a Cork man died after being slashed across the throat in a pub in Ennis, Co Clare, 16 years ago.Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Report on Ennis urges measures to counter flood riskA new report that focuses on the threat of global warming on Ennis is recommending that certain areas zoned for industry, community…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Woman fined over operation of crecheA judge has warned that operating a creche was a dangerous business to be involved in, where it was very easy for operators to…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Concern over plan for social housingThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has expressed "huge concerns" over plans by Clare County Council to impose social …Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Old butter-making skills and memories get churned up in ClareElderly residents of a Co Clare day-care centre have churned back the years to demonstrate to local schoolchildren the craft …Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Pretax profits at Gama's Irish arm reach €10mThe Irish subsidiary of Turkish construction giant Gama recorded a pretax profit of €10 million last year, according to accounts…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Travellers fined for 'riot' at pubOne Traveller was jailed yesterday and nine others were ordered to pay a total of €14,000 to an Ennis publican arising from a…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Retail premises fire was second in two monthsThe fire that destroyed an Ennis retail premises yesterday causing an estimated €3 million in damage was the second to have occurred…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Schwarz Pharma losses hit €8.5mShannon-based pharmaceutical firm Schwarz Pharma recorded an operating loss of €8Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Neligan urges more investment in healthThe country cannot get out of the mess the health service is in without society deciding that it is going to invest more money…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Samaritans erect signs at Cliffs of Moher to save livesSigns have been placed at the Cliffs of Moher by Clare County Council in conjunction with the Samaritans to deter people contemplating…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus seeks 51 redundancie sat ShannonAer Lingus yesterday moved to almost halve the numbers employed in its ground operations at Shannon Airport as part of its plan…Sat Nov 03 2007 - 00:00
Man is charged over Ghana kidnapA man in his twenties yesterday appeared before a court in Accra, the capital of Ghana, charged with the kidnap of Clareman James…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Three on trial for killing man in Clare on break homeA jury has been told how a father of five, who was on a short break home to Co Clare, was assaulted by three men outside a village…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Scariff-based firm quadruples profitsClare firm Finsa Forest Products more than quadrupled its profits last year, but is facing substantial costs to meet new environmental…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Shannon Aerospace dispute cost Irish Lufthansa €3.5mAn industrial dispute at Shannon Aerospace last year cost the Irish Lufthansa group of companies more than $5 million (€3Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Midwest region must 'move on', says Ó CuívMinister for Community, Gaeltacht and Rural Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív yesterday told a midwest audience that "it is hard to expect…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Shannon airport executive chairman resignsShannon airport's executive chairman, Pat Shanahan, resigned yesterday in protest at the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) not informing…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
€4m parish pump politician becomes a sparkling successA 50c twisted metal coat hanger has helped produce a €4 million windfall for the Co Clare village of Lissycasey.Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Bishop donates lands valued at €10mThe Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, said yesterday the Catholic Church was "not in the business of profit-making" after …Thu Oct 18 2007 - 01:00
Visitors spellbound by spectacular vistaThe planned itinerary for the visit of the King and Queen of the Belgians to the Cliffs of Moher was cast aside yesterday as …Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Shannon area to lose 178 manufacturing jobsThe mid-west region has suffered another jobs blow with the loss of 178 manufacturing jobs at Shannon-based electronic component…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Woman innocent of murder conspiracy, court toldA court was told yesterday that a 44-year-old Co Clare woman is innocent of the charge of conspiring to murder, together with…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Shannon decision may hit jobs, Martin admitsMinister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin has admitted job creation in the Shannon region could be negatively…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Planning board rejects appeal on hostelAn Bord Pleanála has rejected a request to impose a condition on the promoters of a new homeless hostel in Ennis, Co Clare, that…Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
Minister quashes Shannon hopesMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey has told Clare County Council that Aer Lingus shareholders are not entitled to overrule management…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Industrial action threat over hospital cutbacksSiptu last night warned of industrial action if planned cutbacks at Ennis General Hospital are proceeded with by the Health Service…Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00
Flat seas but sun shines for bands making wavesThe vagaries of an Irish autumn threw up one of the sunniest weekends of the year, but no surf, for the 20,000 people who descended…Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
Owner charged with 50 offences relating to operation of crecheThe owner of an Ennis creche yesterday appeared in court charged with 50 offences relating to running the facilitySat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Accused at centre of 'conspiracy' allegation denied releaseA District Court judge yesterday refused an application for the release of a Las Vegas man who a senior garda alleges was involved…Sat Sept 08 2007 - 01:00
Row over Cliffs of Moher parking fees to escalateThe ongoing row between Clare County Council and independent coach operators refusing to pay the €60 fee to use the car park …Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
School takes to field in protest over recognitionFifty pupils at a Co Clare school were yesterday morning taught in a field in protest at the failure of Minister for Education…Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Landowners along route of Shannon tunnel share €70mLimerick and Clare landowners along the new route of a Shannon tunnel are sharing in a €70 million bonanza.Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Mayors from west voice anger over ShannonMayors representing almost one million people in the west last night called on the Government to use its 25 per cent share of…Fri Aug 31 2007 - 01:00
Business group warns of significant job lossesMembers of the Atlantic Connectivity Alliance (ACA), a coalition of business, tourism, union and other interests, yesterday warned…Thu Aug 30 2007 - 01:00
Shannon tunnel cost soars 86%The costs associated with constructing the Shannon tunnel scheme, the largest road project in the west of Ireland, are now put…Wed Aug 29 2007 - 01:00
Clare councillor opposes plan for crematoriumAn independent member of Clare County Council is leading opposition to plans by a Shannon-based company to establish the first…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Judge remands man in conspiracy to murder caseA court was told yesterday that a Las Vegas man charged with conspiring to murder two Ennis men has been ijail for almost a year…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Woman died from hypothermia after Christmas partyAn inquest was told yesterday how a 42-year-old mother died of hypothermia and exposure after failing to find her way home following…Thu Aug 23 2007 - 01:00
60 FG representatives demand Dáil recallOver 60 Fine Gael public representatives from Cork to Roscommon yesterday demanded an immediate recall of the Dáil to address…Wed Aug 22 2007 - 01:00
Shannon march is 'first step to restore slots'A protest march of between 4,000 and 5,000 people was told last night in Shannon that the event was "the first step in the long…Sat Aug 18 2007 - 01:00
Clare council condemns decisionAer Lingus's decision to drop its Shannon-Heathrow service was unanimously condemned by members of Clare County Council at an…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Profits of €24m at Clare plantProfits at the Co Clare site of pharmaceutical company Roche quadrupled to €24 million last year, helped by stronger sales to…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Murder charge stands, rules judgeA District Court judge yesterday turned down an application to have a charge against a Las Vegas man of conspiring to murder …Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Boycott motion for Limerick councilA former mayor of Limerick city will today put a proposal before a special meeting of Limerick City Council that the local authority…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
