Council tells Aer Rianta to clean up dumpAer Rianta has been told by Clare County Council to submit detailed clean-up plans for an unlicensed dump the airport authority…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Train commuters suffer more stress, study findsWorkers who commute to Dublin's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) by train suffer more stress than those who use…Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Government systems are in chaos, says KennyThe Fine Gael leader, Mr Enda Kenny, has launched an attack on the record of the Fianna Fáil-PD coalition, claiming that the …Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Centre 'swamped' by child sex casesThe State's only non-government-funded centre for treating sex offenders is currently being "swamped" by referrals of sex offenders…Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
42% of 14-year-olds 'consume alcohol'A report to be published today on underage drinking has found that 42 per cent of 14-year-olds surveyed had consumed alcohol …Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Clare's levy scheme sees walkout by councillorsClare's County Manager yesterday intervened to avert Clare Co Council defaulting in implementing the Development Levy Scheme.Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Council criticised for €10,000 Australian tripClare County Council was criticised yesterday for approving a tour of one of Australia's best known wine regions by a council…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Cost of Ennis bypass rises to ↺205m due to funding delayThe costs associated with the delayed Ennis bypass have risen to €205 million following a two-year delay in the project, it emerged…Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Height of Shannon tunnel to be same as Dublin, at 4.65 metresThe planned €100 million tunnel under the River Shannon will be the same height as the controversial Dublin Port Tunnel.Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
Permission refused for windfarm near Clare blanket bogClare County Council was yesterday lauded for preventing a possible repeat of the Galway peat landslide in Clare, after it refused…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
20,000 may take part in protestBetween 15,000 and 20,000 people are expected to march in Ennis next month to protest at the downgrading of Ennis General Hospital…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
€12,000 levy on new homes rejected by Clare councilClare County Council is in danger of defaulting in its implementation of Government legislation after councillors agreed to reject…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Clare motorist dies after crashA Co Clare man in his 20s died yesterday following a road traffic accident in which his car crashed into a tractor on the Main…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Boy involved in fatal car crash granted bailA District Court judge yesterday overruled Garda objections to grant bail to a 16-year old homeless boy who is facing charges…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Anti-war activists plan blockade at ShannonAnti-war activists are to attempt a mass blockade of Shannon Airport in protest at the continuing use of Shannon by the US military…Tue Oct 28 2003 - 00:00
Boy charged over car crash that killed twoA 16-year-old homeless boy was yesterday charged in connection with a car crash that cost the lives of two teenage friends in…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Aer Rianta knew about toxic waste at airportAn unpublished Aer Rianta report from 1995, which outlines the levels of illegal dumping at Shannon Airport, shows that Aer Rianta…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Cattle graze at Burren dolmen in plan to conserve heritage siteA herd of eco-friendly cattle hired by the State yesterday moved onto the site of the 5,800-year-old Poulnabrone dolmen in a …Tue Oct 21 2003 - 01:00
Alarm and anger at threat to Ennis hospital's statusA warning was issued last night that lives will be lost if proposals contained in the Hanley report are implemented at Ennis …Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Clare councillors oppose levies on new homesA proposal by Clare County Council to impose a string of levies that will result in large increases in the price of new homes…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Firm would invest €16m in airport rail linkPlans to provide a commuter rail-link to Shannon Airport yesterday secured a major breakthrough when a private company, Beaux…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Court told pregnant mother and niece set upon in Traveller feudA District Court heard yesterday how a pregnant mother and her 13-year-old niece were set upon by four Travellers armed with …Sat Oct 04 2003 - 01:00
Cost of protecting US aircraft at Shannon was €1.82mA Garda overtime bill of almost €1Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Feud could lead to death warns gardaIf an ongoing feud between two rival Traveller families continues, it may result in a loss of life, a senior Garda warned yesterday…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Moneypoint environment clean-up cost could put its future at riskThe environmental costs to the ESB in keeping the State's largest power station operating past 2008 have rocketed to €250 million…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Pupils asked to contribute Eur 1 to help fight childhood cancersThe 1½ million children attending schools throughout the island were yesterday asked to contribute €1 or £1 next month to mark…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Fight erupts between Travellers in courtUp to 25 Travellers took part in a pitched battle between two rival families at Ennis District Court yesterday.Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Boy (14) faces second year in adult unitA 14-year-old Co Clare autistic boy is set to spend a second year in care in a secure adult psychiatric unit due to the Mid-Western…Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Uncertainty over Cliffs of Moher planThe fate of Clare County Council's €27 million Cliffs of Moher visitor centre is in the balance due to the failure of the Department…Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Former asylum-seeker to contest next local elections in Co ClareA former asylum-seeker has declared his candidature for next June's local election in Ennis, Co Clare.Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Setback likely for Burren visitor strategyPlans to implement a long-awaited visitor management strategy for the Burren in Co Clare received a setback yesterday.Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Pharmaceutical firm in court over odourA Shannon-based pharmaceutical company yesterday appeared in court facing 21 separate summons in connection with an odour nuisance…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Elusive pot-bellied pig to get sanctuaryThe ISPCA in Clare intend to create a sanctuary on the outskirts of Ennis for the elusive Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.Sat Aug 30 2003 - 01:00
Shannon Development pulls out of Cliffs of Moher visitor centreShannon Development has pulled out of a proposed joint venture with Clare Co Council to develop the €25 million visitor centre…Fri Aug 29 2003 - 01:00
Travellers' caravans are seizedEnnis gardaí have ended a two-month long illegal occupation by Travellers of Ennis Town Council's headquarters by seizing and…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
Murdered missionary priest laid to restAn Irish Columban priest was yesterday given a final resting place in his native parish, 53 years after being murdered in the…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
€5m care unit for troubled boys to open next monthCoovagh House in Limerick, a special care unit built at a cost of €5 million to accommodate five troubled young boys, which remained…Mon Aug 25 2003 - 01:00
Man shot in Clare gets armed guard in hospitalA Co Clare man was last night under armed guard in a Limerick hospital as gardaí investigated the possibility of a link between…Sat Aug 23 2003 - 01:00
EUR140,000 Traveller house remains vacantA four-bedroom house built to accommodate a Traveller family in a Shannon-based halting site has remained unoccupied since the…Fri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
EUR24.5m in GMS fees paid to doctors in mid-westFive GP practices received more than €300,000 each through the General Medical Service (GMS) payments in the Mid-Western Health…Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
Council defends record on planningClare County Council was yesterday accused by An Taisce of having a dismal record in policing unauthorised developments across…Mon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
Clare golf club accused of bullying tacticsDoonbeg Golf Club in Co Clare was yesterday accused of adopting "bully-boy tactics" in its row with locals over a disputed vehicle…Mon Aug 18 2003 - 01:00
Aran ferry resumes sailings after suspensionA Co Clare ferry operator has resumed ferrying passengers to the Aran Islands after having its two ferries grounded on Tuesday…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Eco-friendly cattle hired by State to protect dolmenVisitors to the ancient site of the world-renowned Poulnabrone dolmen in the Burren, Co Clare, which attracts over 100,000 people…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Delay admitted on rare birds orderThe Government faces fines of €8 million a year or €21,917 a day from the European Commission unless it takes measures to offer…Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
Missing pig to be lured by sow's voiceA voice recording of a female pig was yesterday employed in the latest attempt to capture a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig that has…Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Gardai patrol Doolin harbour due to ferry disputeTensions between rival ferry companies operating from Doolin, Co Clare, to the Aran Islands have forced gardaí to maintain a …Thu Aug 07 2003 - 01:00
Locals lament transfer of charismatic priestA west Clare community yesterday lamented the transfer of its campaigning parish priest to a new posting in a move proposed by…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Golf club told to draw up plan for rare snail's protectionLahinch golf club has been told to put in place a long-term management programme for a rare protected snail before the club starts…Tue Aug 05 2003 - 01:00
Limerick landfill extension opposedLimerick County Council is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a significant extension to the county's landfill…Tue Aug 05 2003 - 01:00
