Anti-war activist guilty of damaging US aircraftAnti-war activist, Mary Kelly (52), was last night convicted by a jury for the criminal damage she caused to a US navy aircraft…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Call for reform of jury service lawThe president of the Clare Law Association yesterday called for an overhaul in legislation dealing with jury service in criminal…Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Landfill extension plan opposed by residentsPlans to extend the largest landfill facility in the mid-west are being opposed by residents in west Limerick, who claim it will…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Activist says she had to stop US planes landingThe anti-war activist charged with criminal damage to a US navy aircraft told a jury yesterday that it was extraordinary thing…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
US navy pilot asks judge if he is one on trialA US navy pilot yesterday asked a judge if he was on trial after being asked by anti-war activist Ms Mary Kelly (52), if he was…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Trial opens of woman accused of damaging US navy aircraftPotential jurors in the trial of Ms Mary Kelly (52) were told yesterday they could excuse themselves if their views on the use…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Doctor prosecuted for not paying ratesA Co Clare doctor who was struck off by the Medical Council earlier this year is being prosecuted by Clare County Council over…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Record numbers of US troops using ShannonRecord numbers of US troops are going through Shannon Airport this year as the facility continues to play a role in the US war…Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Clare officials at odds over draft development planThe drawing up of the draft Clare County Development Plan was yesterday described as "organised chaos" at a meeting of Clare …Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Delayed drink-driving cases to be heard in Ennis courtHundreds of people in Co Clare who have had drink-driving charges delayed for three years will have their cases heard in the …Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Study agreed for Shannon railwayPlans for a €60 million rail link to Shannon Airport received a boost yesterday with the sanctioning by the Department of Transport…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Emergency halting site in Clare to cost €3mClare County Council yesterday invoked special powers allowing it to bypass the planning process to put in place a €3 million…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
First new Limerick jobs for two yearsThe first new IDA jobs for Limerick city in more than two years were yesterday announced by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
FedEx Express to run four new weekly flights from Shannon"Do you have any penalty points?" the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, quipped as Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher inspected…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Minister puts sale of airport land on holdPlans by Aer Rianta to sell 169 acres surrounding Shannon Airport have been put on hold by the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Doolin harbour plan may end ferry rivalryClare County Council yesterday unveiled a new plan for the redevelopment of Doolin harbour, a plan expected to end long-running…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Different versions of Clare plan circulatedThe drawing-up of a new development plan for Clare is in disarray after Clare County Council officials admitted that two versions…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Father wants proper care for autistic sonThe father of a 15-year-old autistic boy facing into his third year in a secure adult psychiatric unit yesterday called on the…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Burren National Park to get park-and-ride visitor centreThe decade-long dispute over the provision of visitor facilities for the Burren National Park is nearing an end.Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Clare council accused of wasting €1.6m on siteClare County Council was accused of squandering €1Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Teenage centre closes due to lack of staffLimerick: A €5 million centre for troubled teenagers is lying idle in Limerick over the Mid-Western Health Board's failure, …Tue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
Two directors of Doolin Ferries jailed for contemptTwo directors of a Co Clare ferry firm were jailed last night after being found to have breached a court order to end a stand…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Planning appeal against Clare restaurant succeedsOne of Co Clare's most popular restaurants faces demolition following a successful objection lodged against the enterprise by…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Teachers vote for strike over 'decade of neglect' at schoolTeaching staff at an Ennis primary school yesterday voted for strike action in protest at what they claim is "a decade of institutionalised…Wed Sept 01 2004 - 01:00
Dromoland objects to hotel suite development close to golf courseThe owners of Dromoland Castle have lodged an objection to an application for the development of hotel suites by a neighbouring…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Too much certainty and sincerity should 'carry a health warning'Merriman Summer School: The "elevated levels of certainty" evident in modern society came under fire yesterday at the 37th annual…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Principal tells pupils not to hold hands at schoolA school principal in Co Clare yesterday announced a "zero tolerance" policy towards teenage couples holding hands or engaging…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Violent sports stars bad role modelsMerriman Summer School: The recent growth in violence in amateur sport may indirectly have been caused by tolerance of violence…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Economist says State needs suitable migrantsIreland will fall rapidly behind its competitors if it fails to embrace and build on the benefits of becoming a multicultural…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Women challenged to use equality differentlyMerriman Summer School: Institutionalised male attitudes to the role of women in society remain much as they were, for all the…Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Irish have 'chucked concern for the poor'Merriman Summer School: The Merriman Summer School was told last night that Irish people "have rediscovered both the leprechaun…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Cleric calls for immigration debateA senior Catholic cleric has said that Ireland urgently needs to put in place an enlightened modern policy concerning immigration…Mon Aug 23 2004 - 01:00
Anti-health reform groups criticised for 'shroud waving'MERRIMAN SUMMER SCHOOL: The Hanly report has been vilified, subverted and ridiculed in certain parts of the country because …Mon Aug 23 2004 - 01:00
Aer Lingus urged to reverse plan on carrying remainsThe organisation representing funeral directors has urged Aer Lingus to reverse its decision to stop bringing home the remains…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
Hanly health reforms will be focus for lively debateMerriman Summer School: A declaration that the Government's Hanly reforms contain an unstoppable logic for better hospital services…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
Department ends controversial ferry service to Aran IslandsThe Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is to end a controversial joint passenger-cargo service to the Aran …Tue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
Golf club says council to blame for coastal erosionThe dispute between Clare County Council and Doonbeg golf club over coastal erosion has taken a new twist with the club accusing…Thu Aug 12 2004 - 01:00
Drunks and fights turn Lahinch into a weekend 'battlefield'The seaside resort of Lahinch has been described as a "battlefield" on Saturday nights by a senior garda because of the numbers…Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Tunnel decision angers hauliersA decision by An Bord Pleanála not to increase the height of the planned €100 million River Shannon tunnel yesterday came under…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Council moves to close ticket offices of rival ferry companiesA local authority has moved to shut down two ferry ticketing operations run by rival ferry companies at Doolin harbour in north…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
Clare plan to ban wind farms from parts of Atlantic coast and BurrenClare County Council is proposing that parts of the Atlantic coast, including Loop Head and areas around the Burren, be declared…Mon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
Development could ruin stalactite, group saysThere is a risk of a "catastrophic failure" for the Great Stalactite in Pól an Ionáin cave in north Co Clare if it is developed…Mon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
McDowell dismisses setting up policing authorityThe Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr McDowell, yesterday rejected the notion that an independent policing authority…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
CofI to let Vodafone put dishes in church towersThe mobile phone company, Vodafone, has secured the go-ahead from the Church of Ireland to locate mobile phone installations …Fri Jul 16 2004 - 01:00
Clare crannog fire investigatedA Garda forensic team was yesterday examining the site of a fire that destroyed two lake-island homes of Bronze Age chieftains…Tue Jul 13 2004 - 01:00
Clare FF councillor accuses An Taisce of being a secret societyAn Taisce was told yesterday that if it wants better relations with the public it will have to move on from being a secret society…Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Ex-Army officer charged over Bush visitOne of the country's best-known peace activists was yesterday charged with entering a temporary exclusion zone established in…Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Cuban granny let see family in EnnisAn Ennis family were yesterday celebrating a U-turn that allows their Cuban grandmother visit Ireland to see her daughter and…Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
Pub neighbours say smokers' noise makes lives 'living hell'Elderly residents in Ennis claim the smoking ban in pubs is making their lives "a living hell".Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
Homeless Traveller families refuse housing offerTwo Co Clare Traveller families were yesterday made homeless after giving up the offer of moving into new €330,000 homes provided…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
