Rape cases hindered as region awaits medical unitTwo prosecutions arising from sex attacks last year will not be proceeding because there is no sexual assault medical unit available…Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Gama spending €100,000 to build house for bats on bypass routeThe Turkish firm at the centre of a long-running pay dispute with its workers is believed to be spending over €100,000 building…Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
ESB delays €200,000 traffic systemESB red tape is delaying the introduction of a €200,000 computerised traffic system designed to ease congestion on the bridge…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Clare golf club wall had no permissionLocals in west Clare have welcomed a Bord Pleanála ruling that the owners of Doonbeg golf course built a two-metre wall across…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
New monthly magazine is launched in ClareThe first of two glossy monthly magazines aimed for markets in the midwest was launched in Ennis last night.Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Planning permits linked to cattlePeople who want to build one-off homes in Co Clare are being asked by the council to provide copies of cattle herd numbers to…Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Diocese reports rise in vocationsThe Diocese of Killaloe is enjoying a rise in vocations to the priesthood, it emerged yesterday.Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Shannon pharmaceutical firm faces €10m in finesA case being taken by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) against a Shannon-based pharmaceutical firm was yesterday adjourned…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Travellers challenge move to Clare siteTravellers living on the roadside without sanitation have launched a legal challenge against an attempt by Clare Council Council…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Ennis 'at no loss' after meters theftEnnis Town Council has claimed that the theft of €300,000 from parking meters in the Co Clare town in three years has left it…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Council silent over €123m Gama deal for Ennis bypassClare Co Council yesterday refused to comment on their secret deliberations on the €123 million contract with Gama Construction…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Concern voiced over council's €3.2m legal feesConcern was expressed yesterday at the scale of legal fees paid out by Clare County Council over the past two years.Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Clare council accused over Gama contractClare County Council was last night accused of having something to hide over its €123 million contract with Gama Construction…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Rural resettlement body acts to save Clare schoolRural Resettlement Ireland (RRI) yesterday moved to secure the future of a primary school in a depopulated part of west Clare…Mon May 09 2005 - 01:00
New hotel complex to house rare bat speciesA developer yesterday secured planning permission for a €15 million luxury hotel but only on condition he builds a house to accommodate…Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
Coroner criticises 'insensitive' cliff-jump advertA Guinness advertisement depicting a man about to jump off the Cliffs of Moher was insensitive to families who have lost loved…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Suspended sentence for role in smugglingA 47-year-old Ennis man yesterday received a four-year suspended sentence for his role in smuggling almost four million cigarettes…Thu May 05 2005 - 01:00
Lack of staff stops €5m Limerick care centre reopeningA €5 million special care unit for disturbed teenagers in Limerick city has operated for only seven months since it was completed…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Judge alters stance on information to journalistsA district court judge has backed down after issuing a directive to court staff to deny reporters access to court documents.Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Restriction on court papers angers NUJThe National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to lodge a formal complaint to the Courts Service over the decision of a District …Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Casement letters found in council archive to go on display todayA lost batch of letters to and from Roger Casement was last night described as a very significant find by Fianna Fáil senator…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Schwarz Pharma reopens after six weeksSix weeks after shutting down most of its production processes in response to local concerns over air emissions, a Shannon-based…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Failure to award An Post pay rises condemnedThe Government was yesterday condemned for permitting An Post not to award two pay increases to its 10,498 workers under the …Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Shannon chairman makes job promiseNobody is going to be forced out the door in Shannon Airport Authority's (SAA's) proposals to reduce its cost base at the loss…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Gardai say Clare woman's death is being treated as 'suspicious'Gardaí have described the death of a 23-year old Clare woman as suspicious, following the discovery of her charred body in a …Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
Dispute over bid to extend city boundaryA row has erupted over Limerick City Council's proposals to extend its boundary by taking 22 Clare townlands under its control…Tue Apr 12 2005 - 01:00
Jail term for air rage affirmedA Circuit Court judge yesterday affirmed a District Court ruling that a 37-year-old Derry man serve a one-month jail term arising…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Hotels charged over workersAn investigation in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, during the town's September match-making festival yesterday resulted in two well-…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Change in Clare Traveller planThe prospect of Travellers securing council housing in Clare has been reduced following a late intervention by councillors in…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Clare family move towards resolving bitter will disputeA Co Clare family appear to have resolved a bitter court dispute over a contested will.Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Council allows work to protect golf clubThe long-term future of the €150 million Doonbeg golf resort was secured yesterday when Clare County Council granted planning…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Microsemi to close Ennis plant with loss of 131 jobsTechnology group Microsemi is closing its Ennis plant with the loss of 131 jobs.Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
USI leader's concern at HEA postThe incoming president of the Union of Students of Ireland (USI) yesterday expressed concern over the manner in which the Government…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Father lived and died for children, says priestMourners were told yesterday that Michael Cunningham (41) lived for his children and died trying to save the life of his 10-year…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Colony of rare bats delays hotel developmentThe developer of a proposed five-star hotel in Co Clare may miss out on lucrative tax-breaks as a result of a colony of rare …Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Cullen critical of Shannon stopoverMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has said the Shannon stopover is crippling Aer Lingus and the real threat to the future …Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
District Court judge claims €86,451 in 2004 expensesA District Court judge's salary was almost doubled last year by a record claim of €86,000 in expenses, figures issued by the …Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Landfill site extension dismays residentsAn Bord Pleanála yesterday approved a major extension to a large landfill site at Gortnadromma, Co Limerick.Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
Traveller housing plan deferred in Co ClareConcerns that Travellers will be concentrated in three Co Clare centres has resulted in Clare County Council deferring the adoption…Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
Clare GP opposes taking urine samples from young offendersA Clare GP has challenged a judge's practice of involving doctors in overseeing alcohol and drugs bans on young offenders.Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Clare to approve €28.5m Traveller housing planClare County Council is set to give the go-ahead today for a €28Mon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
Taking the floor in Olympics of Irish danceThousands of Irish dancers from all over the world were in Ennis, Co Clare, yesterday to compete in the Olympics of Irish dancing…Mon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
Murder accused appears in courtThe 19-year-old Co Clare man charged with the murder of his sister was yesterday returned for trial to the Central Criminal Court…Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
No location for an incinerator in new plan for mid-westThe mid-west area's draft regional waste management plan has failed to identify a location for an incinerator, despite the fact…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Clare council may ban dogs from the county's beachesA Clare County Council committee has recommended that dogs be banned from the county's beaches on summer afternoonsThu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Lives put at risk at Ennis hospital, say consultantsPatients' lives are being put at risk at Ennis General Hospital due to years of Government neglect, consultants working at the…Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Shannon firm stops most production over emissionsA Shannon pharmaceutical firm yesterday suspended most of its production following concerns over air emissions.Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Health objection to restaurantPlanning permission for an 85-seat drive-through McDonalds restaurant in Ennis has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála because …Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Court told air emissions were 36 times legal limitAir emissions from a Shannon pharmaceutical plant containing suspected cancer-causing substances were found to be 36 times the…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Principal criticises bishop over Ennis school decisionBishop of Killaloe Dr Willie Walsh has been criticised by a Co Clare school principal for failing to provide a site for a new…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
