Rise of 5% in male corncrake numbersA CONSERVATION project costing close to €400,000 aimed at saving the endangered corncrake from extinction has helped to boost…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Irish-based Adobe holding firm books $600m profitAN IRISH-registered holding company for US software giant Adobe last year was used to book $599Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
West Clare wind farm plan faces first appealTHE FIRST of what is expected to be a number of appeals has been lodged against plans to construct a €200 million wind farm on…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Clare teacher returned for trial on 14 sexual offencesA CO Clare teacher charged with 14 sexual offences against a teenage girl was yesterday returned for trial.Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Magazine publisher records losses of €193,140 before taxTHE PUBLISHING company behind the Irish Tatler and U magazines sustained a loss of almost €200,000 before tax last year.Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Clare council opposes Limerick proposalCOUNCILLORS IN Clare yesterday expressed near-unanimous opposition to a proposal to place part of the county under the control…Thu Sept 09 2010 - 01:00
Cliffs campaign gets off to flyerMORE THAN 700 orange helium-filled balloons were hurtling in the skies over Ireland towards Dublin and the east coast last night…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Windfarm set to bypass council's plannersMORE DETAILS have emerged about a west-Clare based company’s plan to build the Midwest’s largest ever windfarm project at Shragh…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Pretax profits increase fourfold at Irish arm of Air AtlantaPRETAX PROFITS at the Irish arm of one of Europe’s leading aircraft maintenance firms, Air Atlanta, last year increased fourfold…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Cardinal says he retains support of faithfulTHE CATHOLIC Primate, Cardinal Seán Brady, yesterday said that the vast majority of people with whom he works and meets support…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Bishop of Killaloe installed at Ennis cathedral ceremonyTHE BISHOP of Killaloe, Dr Kieran O’Reilly, who was installed yesterday, was entering the church at a time when “it is having…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Warm welcome home for O'BrienNOVELIST EDNA O’Brien said she did not know what crime she had committed after hearing the State had banned her debut novel, …Mon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Thornton's puts its profit back on menuONE OF the country’s most exclusive restaurants, the Michelin-starred Thornton’s, owned and operated by celebrity chef Kevin …Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Cliffs of Moher to launch deal for localsTHE PEOPLE of Clare are to be offered a special deal for regular visits to the Cliffs of Moher, the company operating the visitor…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Teacher charged with sex abuse of teenagerA 60-YEAR-OLD Co Clare schoolteacher yesterday appeared in court charged with committing 14 sexual offences involving a then …Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Midwest's biggest landfill for sale as waste volume dropsTHE LARGEST landfill in the midwest is to be put up for sale by Limerick County Council.Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Taxi firms did not tender for €3.7m HSE contractsTAXI FIRMS are receiving sums in excess of €200,000 per annum from the HSE West area for services without having to tender for…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
HSE managers to deliver plans on job losses todaySENIOR HSE management in the west are expected to deliver their plans today to “maximise” the number of job losses among temporary…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Go-ahead given for €5m surf lodge at LahinchCLARE COUNTY Council has given the go-ahead for a €5 million national surf lodge on Lahinch’s prom in spite of concerns by local…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Court told pensioner bit and scratched traffic wardenAN ENNIS pensioner bit and scratched a traffic warden during the course of an assault arising from the warden issuing a parking…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Conviction upheld over unauthorised house demolitionA CO Clare woman told a court yesterday she has had “four horrible years” since a developer demolished a house beside her home…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
HSE to inform unions of cost-cutting measures for midwest health servicesSENIOR HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) management will outline a series of cost-cutting measures for health services in the midwest…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Surfers raise fears over €6m pier planSOME OF Ireland’s top surfers yesterday expressed concern about the impact a planned €6 million pier at Doolin could have on …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Profits up at aviation firm in ShannonPROFITS AT a US-owned, Shannon-based aviation company rose by 24 per cent to $876Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Bishop Walsh saddened by hurt to gaysBISHOP Willie Walsh of Killaloe said last night he has been saddened by the deep hurt caused by the church to homosexuals.Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Shannon Development's losses increase threefold to €17.2mPRETAX LOSSES at State agency Shannon Development increased threefold to €17Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Inspiration abounds at music festivalMORE USED to packing out concert halls around the world, renowned fiddle player Martin Hayes yesterday generously imparted his…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Pretax profits at Dromoland Castle fall 81% to €64,000PRETAX PROFITS at one of Ireland’s best-known hotels, the five-star Dromoland Castle in Co Clare, last year dropped by 81 per…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Renewable energy plan halted after rejection by Burren residentsTWO BURREN communities on the north Clare coast have overwhelmingly voted against a €400-€500 million renewable energy project…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
€56.5m paid for Shannon tunnel landLANDOWNERS ALONG the route of the €810 million Shannon tunnel scheme received a total of €56Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Profits of €24m for Elsevier's Irish unitTHE SHANNON-based Irish arm of publishing giant Elsevier last year returned pretax profits of €24 millionMon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Aviation firm pays €216m dividend to US parentA SHANNON-BASED US-owned aircraft leasing firm, General Electric Capital Aviation Services, last year paid a dividend of $266…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Man on 14 sex offence chargesA CO CLARE school teacher appeared in court yesterday charged with 14 sexual offences against a teenage girl.Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Nothing biting: Buyers in short supply at horse fairTHOUSANDS OF people descended on the renowned Spancilhill Horse Fair in Co Clare yesterday but buyers were in short supply.Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
€580,000 in cuts saved music centreTHE IRISH music centre Glór in Co Clare “nearly went under” last year before huge cuts were made in the centre’s operation, its…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Council backs Lough Derg seaplane baseTHE PROMOTERS of a new seaplane service for the west of Ireland were yesterday victorious in their plans to locate a seaplane…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Bishop elect speaks of 'dark days'BISHOP ELECT of Killaloe Fr Kieran O’Reilly said yesterday that it was “huge, almost trauma” to be asked to leave his senior …Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Cowen insists Coalition will last full termGOVERNMENT: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen last night insisted that his Government would see out its five-year term and would not change…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Revamped Thomond Park hoping to break even as revenue rises by 30%THE COMPANY that operates the €40 million Thomond Park stadium in Limerick expects to break even on a cash-flow basis this financial…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Homelessness among young in midwest on rise, report saysA report into homelessness in the midwest has raised concerns over the growing numbers of young people presenting to homeless…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Killarney park and Clara Bog fail to make Unesco shortlistCONCERNS OVER the global merits of Killarney National Park and some of Ireland’s most popular tourist attractions resulted in…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
OPW says zoned areas around Ennis prone to floodsTHE OFFICE of Public Works (OPW) has raised concerns that there are still “significant areas” around Ennis that are zoned for…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Barringtons Hospital back in black with €319,000 profitTHE COMPANY that operates the privately run Barringtons Hospital in Limerick last year returned to profit to record an operating…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Ikea clocks up early sales of over €15mHOME FURNISHINGS giant Ikea recorded sales of over €15.57 million in the first 36 days of operation of its Dublin store.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Council makes millionaires of farmersPAYMENTS BY Galway County Council to farmers along the next phase of the Atlantic Corridor have created six new millionaires.Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Aer Arann unveils Shannon routesAer Arann has announced four new routes out of Shannon in franchise agreement with Aer Lingus.Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
No room in refuge for 154 familiesSOME 154 families suffering domestic violence were denied emergency accommodation last year from refuges in the midwest because…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Woman found guilty of slanderA JUDGE yesterday ruled that a Co Clare woman maliciously slandered a delivery man by falsely claiming he had sexually assaulted…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Accused jailed for harassing witnessA 30-YEAR-OLD man at the centre of a Garda car chase in Ennis town centre on Wednesday was yesterday jailed for contempt of court…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
