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
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
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
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
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
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
€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
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
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
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
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
Losses soar at Celtic HelicoptersLosses at Celtic Helicopters increased more than sixfold last year to almost €1 million.Sat May 22 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
Forensic tests find woman was murderedTHE SISTER of the late Emer O’Loughlin says her family “have always known” she was murdered.Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Murder inquiry begins after tests on exhumed remainsGARDAÍ HAVE opened a murder investigation into the death of a Clare woman whose body was exhumed yesterday, five years after …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Court backs Cliffs of Moher staff claimWORKERS AT the Cliffs of Moher visitor centre have secured a victory in their three-year battle to have the same terms and conditions…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Nursing home 'dealing with concerns'THE OPERATOR of a Co Clare nursing home said yesterday the facility had put in place a comprehensive response to a series of …Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Woman wins appeal on unfair dismissalA CLARE woman has won a six-year legal fight with a British-based human rights legal firm over her claim that she had been unfairly…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
BreastCheck delay not fault of councilTHE HEAD of the National Cancer Screening Service Tony O’Brien, has apologised to the Minister for Health Mary Harney for misleading…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Bishop saddened over heroin deathTHE BISHOP of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh, says he is saddened by the death of a heroin user who injected himself with a fatal …Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Publicans claim trade is 'on its knees'THE OUTGOING president of the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), Val Hanley, yesterday warned that any more legislation from…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Care urged with plans for BurrenCLARE COUNTY Council needs to be extra careful when deciding on granting planning permission for one-off homes in the Burren …Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Irish losses at Celtic Bookmakers at €1.29mPRETAX losses at Celtic Bookmakers, the independent bookmaking group led by former minister Ivan Yates, increased more than fourfold…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Limerick a city 'in danger of decline'LIMERICK IS a city in danger of terminal decline and a boundary extension of the city into urban parts of Co Clare and Co Limerick…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Shannon body aims to create 1,500 jobsSHANNON DEVELOPMENT has declared its intention to create 1,500 jobs in the Shannon Free Zone in the next three years.Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Galway rail route beats expectationsPASSENGER TRAFFIC on the first phase of the Western Rail Corridor has exceeded expectations, Iarnród Éireann said yesterday…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Clare windfarm may be delayedThe businessman behind plans to construct a €200 million windfarm in west Clare has admitted that may be five or six years before…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
HSE to tackle A&E delays in GalwayTHE HSE has sent two high-ranking executives to help resolve the continuing problems at the A&E department of the largest…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
