Binchy argues for legal right to lifelong marriageThe courts should look with favour on the entitlement of spouses to make legally enforceable lifelong commitments to each other…Fri Aug 26 2005 - 01:00
Man (23) charged with Kilrush assaultA 23-year-old man from west Clare was last night charged in connection with the death of Kilrush woman Anne Walsh (23).Fri Aug 26 2005 - 01:00
Shannon firm spends €6m on environment controlsA Shannon-based pharmaceutical company has spent more than €6 million this year on tighter environmental controls to prevent …Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
Shannon tool firm closesBoart Longyear, one of the oldest manufacturing operations in the Shannon Free Zone, closed yesterday with the loss of 42 jobs…Thu Aug 18 2005 - 01:00
Minister rejected Shannon development planShannon Development asked the Government to create a new "Atlantic economic zone" in the Galway region just as the Minister for…Wed Aug 17 2005 - 01:00
CPO for Traveller site in Clare withdrawnClare County Council's €28 million Traveller accommodation programme has been thrown into disarray after the county manager withdrew…Sat Aug 13 2005 - 01:00
Airline to halt carriage of dead bodiesAer Lingus was yesterday urged to reverse its decision to end bringing home the remains of Irish people who have died in the …Sat Aug 13 2005 - 01:00
Diocese criticised over sew age planThe diocese of Killaloe was criticised yesterday for lodging an objection against a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for a €25…Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
Pollution found in third Clare lakePollution of Co Clare's lakes has spread to a third lake as Clare County Council has declared Lough Graney in the northeast off…Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
Ferry company fails to have rival jailed over competing servicesA director of a Doolin, Co Clare, ferry company has successfully fought off attempts by a rival firm to have him jailed.Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
Wind farm rejected on air safety groundsFears for the safety of aircraft using Shannon airport has prompted An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for a wind…Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
Two women attacked, cars burned in KilrushKilrush Town Council's deputy mayor has claimed that thugs are tearing apart the social fabric of the west Clare town.Thu Aug 04 2005 - 01:00
Land sale by bishop helps cut Ennis housing listA land sale by Bishop of Killaloe Dr Willie Walsh to Ennis Town Council has enabled the council to take a major step in addressing…Thu Aug 04 2005 - 01:00
Clare tourism proposal suffers setbackAmbitious plans to open an area of geological interest in Co Clare to thousands of tourists each year has suffered a serious …Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Inspectors critical of HSE's care of teenagersSome 45 recommendations have been made by the Irish Social Services Inspectorate on the care of disturbed teenagers in support…Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Autistic boy (16) transferred from adult psychiatric unitAfter spending almost three years in a closed adult psychiatric unit, a 16-year-old Co Clare autistic boy has been admitted to…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
National bodies to take over Shannon Development roleShannon Development was yesterday stripped of its remaining enterprise functions in a new reduced mandate announced by Minister…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Sustainable farming programme for Burren launchedA blueprint for sustaining the Burren region into the future was launched yesterday by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage…Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Increase in US troop traffic at ShannonAlmost as many US troops have passed through Shannon airport during the first six months of this year as in the whole of 2004…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Councillor denies wrongdoing as father set for rezoning windfallA Fianna Fáil member of Ennis Town Council has denied any wrongdoing and said that he did not even speak at a meeting about rezoning…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Clare not to impose beach ban on dogsClare County Council last night failed at the final hurdle to push through its proposal to ban dogs from the county's beaches…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Shannon search for Tipperary manA major search was expected to restart at first light this morning for a Co Tipperary man who fell overboard from a passenger…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Gardaí say man had false passportA bench warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of a man who told gardaí he was fleeing India because police there accused…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Shannon agency warns of more job lossesThe chief executive of Shannon Development yesterday warned of further job losses at the company in order to cut costs.Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Concern over rare bats halts quarryClare County Council has put on hold plans by Gama Construction for a quarry near the €190 million Ennis bypass because of concerns…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Sale of land earns €8.5m for Clare collegeA 35-acre tract of land near the new €190 million Ennis bypass has been sold by St Flannan's College for €8.5 million.Tue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
Councils lift ban on swimming in Lough DergClare and North Tipperary county councils yesterday lifted their ban on public swimming in Lough Derg.Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Woman dies in Clare house fireFire claimed the life of a Co Clare woman in her family home at Drewsboro outside the village of Scarriff on Sunday night.Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Swimming is banned in Lough Derg after two dogs dieThe deaths of two Labrador dogs after a swim in Lough Derg have prompted Clare and North Tipperary County Councils to ban the…Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Man charged with hackney driver murder in Clare returned for trialThe man charged with the murder of Ennis hackney driver, Liam Moloney was yesterday returned for trial to the Central Criminal…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Shannon bridge is focus of reportA major step was made yesterday towards the provision of a new bridge across the Shannon, aimed at alleviating the daily gridlock…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Clare council forced to delay plan to ban dogs from beachesStrong opposition to Clare County Council's proposal to ban dogs from beaches during peak hours has resulted in the council postponing…Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Barristers and solicitors received €26m from legal aid schemeBarristers and solicitors were last year paid over €26Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
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
Information Age Town IT firm to closeThe private IT company funded from monies left over from Eircom's Information Age Town project is to be wound up after losing…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
