Leona wins Irish title on unanimous verdict
Photo: A jubilant Leona O’Shea jumps for joy when she is declared winner of the Irish featherweight kickboxing title over Joanna Conlan from Tralee A 17-year-old Shannon student has won the senior l...
Clare News
Champions Kilmurry romp home to easy victory
Photo: Kilmurry Ibrickane captain Peter O'Dwyer pushes past Cathal O'Sullivan Clare Senior Football Championship Final Kilmurry Ibrickane &nbs...
Bridge favourites after ending Cratloe’s challenge
Photo: Declan Morey keeps control of the ball under pressure from Martin Oige Murphy Clare Senior Hurling Championship Semi Final Sixmilebridge ...
Wolfe Tones secure senior status with good win against Killenena
Clare Senior Hurling Relegation Knock out Wolfe Tones 0-14 Killanena &n...
Shannon Bowls Club issues invite for new members
Photo: Members of Shannon Bowls Club on their outing to the Vandeleur Walled Gardens in Kilrush For many years members of Shannon Bowls Club gathered at St. Tola’s National School where they played ...
Minogue goals retains title for Newmarket
County senior camogie final NEWMARKET ON FERGUS...................3-8 KILMALEY...................1-10 Once more goals win games and that adage was a...
No luck for hard working Senan’s in Waterford
Munster Junior League Division 1 Waterpark RFC 25 St Senan’s RFC ...
Olympic overcome challenge of Moher
Munster Junior Cup 1st Round Moher Celtic 0 Shannon Olym &nb...
Dirty dealings at the Irish National Stud uncovered
Photo: Conor Ryan (on right) with his father Bernie and Tipperary TD Tom Hayes at the launch. In his new book Stallions and Power Shannon writer Conor Ryan raises serious questions about, what he describe...
Halloween fun at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
Photo: Odhran Behan from Thornfield, Kildimo is all set for Halloween in Bunratty Folk Park The annual Halloween Holiday Horror event at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park takes place on Bank Holiday Mond...
East Clare Tourism launches it’s first ever Walking festival 21st -23rd October 2011.
East Clare Tourism’s mission for 2011 is to put particular emphasis on the promotion of walking as a recreational activity in East Clare. While showcasing the outstanding natural walking facilities there will be a definite eco...
Terrific day for three Shannon harpists
Photo: Sophie Petticrew, Kara Kirby and Lillian Glynn, young Shannon harpists who won the first three places in the annual O’Carolan competition. Three schoolgirls from Shannon had the unique distin...
The Eucharistic Congress Bell
The 50th Eucharistic Congress will be held in Ireland in June of next year. People from all over the world will be in Dublin from 12th to 17th June. We are also invited to be part of the preparation for the Congress by p...
Autumn of Life
According to the Psalmist the life span of us humans is 70 years and ten extra for those who are strongest. There are of course exceptions, as we know people who are 90 and even 100. Never have so many elderly people been...
Childrens Book Festival
The childrens’ book festival at Sean Lemass Library continues with a drama workshop under the supervision of Peggy Coyne on Wednesday 19th October at 3.30pm. Peggy is known and loved for her work down through ...
RedBranch hosts free info event
A Sixmilebridge charity that encourages healthy lifestyles for children will hold a free information evening in Glór Ennis on Wednesday October 19th at 7.30pm. RedBranch believes that children should have a healthy...
Book Club
City of Bohane by Kevin Barry Reviewed by Paul Howard Kevin Barry’s collection of short stories – There Are Little Kingdoms – was a book I just couldn&rsqu...
Table Quiz for St Pats Comp
A table quiz has been organised by members of St Patrick’s Comprehensive School’s parents association in order to raise money for the school development fund. The quiz will take place on Thursday 10th November at 8....
A new President should reflect need for changed values in Irish society
As we finally approach the day of reckoning in the Presidential election, we must all decide how to put our vote to best use in electing a person who will represent the hopes and aspirations of the Irish people for the next seven ye...
Clare FM officially Ireland’s best local radio station for 2011
Photo: Clare FM’s John Cooke, Niamh McNamara, Liam O’Shea, Susan Murphy and Paul Moriarty at the awards. Celebrations continued long into the night when staff at Clare FM learned that their st...
Labour’s McNamara canvasses for Higgins
Labour Party TD Michael McNamara is appealing to the people of Clare to give their support to Michael D. Higgins in the forthcoming presidential election. Deputy McNamara believes that he is the best candidate and as President ...
Mid west nurses bring their protest to Dáil Éireann
Nurses from the Emergency Department of the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick brought their ongoing campaign to Dublin last week. The nurses, who are members of the INMO and SIPTU, handed in letters, to An Taoiseach, th...
Dooley hears dentists appeal for restoring schemes
Photo: Dr Robin Foyle, Irish Dental Association and Fintan Hourihan, chief executive Irish Dental Association, with Clare TD Timmy Dooley. Photo by John T Ohle Photography. Clare Fianna ...
Carey wants Clare support for tourist initiative
Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has requested Clare County Council to mobilise local support for the Government’s national tourist initiative planned for 2013. The Gathering initiative, according to Deputy Carey, is an event...
Local authority wants rent deducted from welfare payments following Traveller-related issues
As a result of difficulties caused by a small number of Travellers, members of Clare County Council have agreed to lobby the Government for a range of legislative changes. Among the measures proposed, the council wants all loc...
Flynn queries €200,000 council houses
Given the collapse in market values, how much should a local authority contribute to building a social house? The question might appear academic but the reality is that Clare County Council approved the grant of a second ...
Judge Mangan retires from the bench
Photo: Judge Joseph Mangan delivers his valedictory address to Ennis District Court. Photo by Brian Arthur Press 22 Judge Joseph Mangan has brought down the gavel on a judicial career sp...
White Flags for two Clare leisure centres
Ennis Leisure Complex received a Silver award at a gala evening hosted by the ILAM, the Irish leisure industry employers body for all sports, fitness, aquatic, outdoor and associated facilities. The only other leisure centre in the county to achieve ...
Council fails to meet housing need in Shannon
Front page photo: Investigative reporter and author Conor Ryan at the launch of his first book 'Stallions and Power' with his fiance Vickie Maye and former finance minister Alan Dukes who launched the account of intrigue in the ...
Shannon’s great night of comedy courtesy of Muse Productions
Photo: Choke Comedy who bring their unique improvisational style to the Oakwood Arms Hotel on Thursday 13th October An innovative new comedy routine that is guaranteed to make you laugh is coming to the Oakwood Arms Hotel ...
Tones falter at the end gifting Kilkee a draw
Photo: Sean Brennan and David Russell contest a high ball Clare Senior Football Championship Quarter Final Wolfe Tones &...
Newmarket overcome more experienced Magpies
Photo: Newmarket’s Alan McInerney wins the ball leaving Alan Considine in his wake Clare Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Final Newmarket &...
O’Connell goal raises the spirits at Wolfe Tones
Photo: Daithi O’Connell celebrates after his goal snatched victory for Wolfe Tones late in the game Clare Senior Hurling Championship Rd 5 Wolfe Tones ...
Lords of the Ring returns to the Oakwood Arms
Photo: Leona O’Shea in training at Shannon Kickboxing Club The epic fight tournaments organised by Howie Vincent returns to Shannon with Lords of the Ring 5, entitled ‘Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide’.</p...
Charities benefit from Pakie Ryan Run
Photo: The presentation of cheques to three local charities made by organisers of the Pakie Ryan Fun Run in Newmarket-on-Fergus A total of €33,000 has been presented to three charities based in the Mid-west from the p...
St Senan’s lose out to Bruff
Transfield Cup Bruff 16 St Senan’s 15</...
Lions Club 10k run
Final preparations are being put in place for Lions Club Shannon 10K. on this Saturday September 24th. Starting from the Leisure Centre. Club president Tony McMahon is asking people to participate or come and encourage those who are ...
The Gay Mitchell interview
Photo: Gay Mitchell with Senator Tony Mulcahy He comes from humble beginnings and is a former TD, Junior Minister, Lord Mayor of Dublin and he represents Leinster in the European Parliament. Today Jim Mit...
Christmas Party packages at the Oakwood Arms
The Oakwood Arms Hotel has just unveiled it’s recession-busting party night line up for Christmas 2011. The party nights will reflect on the changed economic times and focus on satisfying customers’ needs at a very affordable price....
Cathy’s Courier Column
A friend told me recently of an incident where her son was bullied by other youths simply because he was starting school at secondary level. School bullies are nothing new but this kind of behaviour is not acceptable, especially when it in...
Harvest Day celebrations at Bunratty Folk Park
Photo: Carrying on the Meitheal tradition of gathering the harvest at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. See for yourself on Sunday 25th September. In olden days the arrival of the threshing machine in a loca...
Shannon Gospel Choir to support Paddy Casey
Photo: Members of Shannon Gospel Choir pictured at rehearsals with Mark DeLisser of ACM Gospel Choir On Friday 21st October the Shannon Gospel Choir will perform with the internationally acclaimed singer-...
Now Trending in Shannon
Ashley Birchall and Fiona McCafferty of Scene Hairdressing, Brú na Sionna, Shannon, who were finalists in the Wella Trend Vision competition held in Thomond Park last week with their models Jana Scupakova and Alannah Hunt. ...
Book Club
Other People’s Money by Justin Cartwright Reviewed by Bert Wright Bankers behaving badly is a sore subject in the current economic climate but it’s one which is only beginning to att...
McDade family say thanks
Photo: Carmel McDade and her daughter-in-law Teresa with the cheque they will be presenting to Brú Columbanus in appreciation of the kindness received. A joint effort by Carmel McDade and her daugh...
An Invitation from God
Since 1981 in a small village in Bosnia Herzegovina named Medjugorje, the Blessed Virgin Mary has been appearing. In her own words she tells us “I have come to tell the world that God exists”. For the past 30 years millions of ...
McGuinness entry focusses minds on Presidency
Photo: Martin McGuinness, Presidential candidate A lacklustre campaign to replace Mary McAleese as President of Ireland was sparked to life at the weekend when Martin McGuinness received the support of Si...
Seán Gallagher endorsed by Clare councillors
Photo: Presidential Candidate Sean Gallagher with his wife Trish, Katherine Webster and Mayor of Clare, Cllr Pat Hayes at the Cliffs of Moher to support the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign Seán Ga...
Micheál Martin rallies the Soldiers of Destiny
Photo: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin receives a framed print of the Cliffs of Moher from Louise McNamara and Tony Walsh, to mark his first official visit to Shannon. Micheál Marti...
Shannon pool awarded grant of up to €400,000
On 3rd July 2010 Shannon swimming pool and leisure centre reopened after a 14 month closure following a refurbishment which the company stated cost €1.3 million . This refurbishment was part-financed by a grant of €350,000 from t...
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