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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Council paid Clare auctioneer EUR242,000An Ennis auctioneer received nearly €250,000 in fees from Clare County Council last year for negotiating compulsory purchase …Wed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
Minister reacts to latest attack on premisesMinister for Justice Michael McDowell says he will not be intimidated by individuals who have been carrying out attacks on his…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Ennis opposition to closure of special pre-schoolParents of children with severe mental and physical disabilities yesterday expressed concern over moves by the Health Service…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Call for review of councillors' budgets for conferencesMembers of Clare County Council last year clocked up 42,679 miles travelling to summer schools and conferences around Ireland…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Murder accused fears for his safety, court toldFears were expressed in court yesterday for the safety of the man charged with the murder of Ennis hackney driver Liam Moloney…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Call for review of councillors' budgets for conferencesMembers of Clare County Council last year clocked up 42,679 miles travelling to summer schools and conferences around Ireland…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Ennis opposition to closure of special pre-schoolParents of children with severe mental and physical disabilities yesterday expressed concern over moves by the Health Service…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
NRA threatens to halt roads plansThe Co Clare roads programme faces reassessment following a decision last night by members of the county council to ignore Government…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Council move puts Clare roads plan in doubtThe National Roads Authority (NRA) is threatening to halt its planned multimillion euro programme for Co Clare because councillors…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Forum established to represent Africans in IrelandThe inauguration of a new organisation representing Africans in Ireland was marked yesterday by expressions of concern over racism…Sat Feb 26 2005 - 00:00
Two held over hackney driver's murder in ClareGardaí were last night continuing to question a Co Clare man and a 15-year old Shannon youth in connection with the murder of…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Judge urges family to end 'disgrace' of will disputeAn extended Co Clare family involved in a bitter dispute over a contested will was yesterday given a further six weeks to reach…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Gardai target potential suspect in Ennis murderA potential suspect yesterday emerged in the hunt for the killer of an Ennis hackney driver, Mr Liam Moloney (56).Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Gardai trace weapon in Ennis murderGardaí yesterday described as an "important find" the location of the weapon used in the murder of Ennis hackney driver Mr Liam…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Increase of almost 20% in expenses of some judges notedCircuit and District Court judges received more than €2 million in expenses last year, an increase of almost 20 per cent on 2003…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
More murder witnesses soughtThe senior garda leading the investigation into the murder of Ennis hackney driver Mr Liam Moloney (56) said that crucial witnesses…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
