‘Press Releases’ Archives
Limerick Schools Programme gets to the ‘Art’ of the Matter
The Limerick County Arts Office today announced details of its 17th annual Artist in School Residency Programme, which will see hundreds of Limerick primary school students participate in art workshops during the next few months. (more...)
Funding Boost for Carrigoran Daycare Facilities
Clare Senator Tony Mulcahy has announced that funding totalling 100,000 euro has been allocated towards the day-to-day running of daycare services at Carrigoran Nursing Home in Newmarket-on-Fergus. (more...)
Mulcahy welcomes Exchequer funding for Motorway project
Clare Senator Tony Mulcahy today welcomed the Department of Public Expenditure's announcement that it has approved funding to cover the Exchequer element of the proposed motorway project between Gort and Tuam in Co. Galway. (more...)
Aussie Head Coach on Scouting Mission to Limerick
The Head Coach of the Australia Rugby League Team today (Wednesday, 27 February 2013) visited Thomond Park, the venue for his side’s 2013 Rugby League World Cup clash with Ireland this November. (more...)
Restored 19th Century Council Minute Book goes on display
The earliest surviving Minute Book of Ennis Town Commissioners, the precursor to Ennis Urban District Council and Ennis Town Council, has been conserved and placed on public display. (more...)
Community Orchard to Blossom at Lees Road
A community orchard is being developed at Lees Road Sports & Amenity Park in Ennis. (more...)
Business and Sports Tourism delivers EUR50M boost to Clare and Limerick
The Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau has attracted business and sports tourism worth an estimated €50million euro to counties Limerick and Clare during the past decade, figures released today show. (more...)
Vigilance urged despite reduction in Clare wildfires
New figures show a sharp decrease in the number of forest, bog and gorse fires attended by the Clare Fire and Rescue Service in 2011 and 2012. (more...)
Clare SME Sector to Benefit from Action Plan for Jobs
County Clare, IRELAND - Clare Senator and Fine Gael Senate Spokesman on Energy, Communications and Natural Resources, Tony Mulcahy has welcomed the inclusion of the JobsPlus initiative in this year’s Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) 2013, saying “it will make it much easier for small businesses in County Clare to create new jobs”. (more...)
Minister Varadkar officially opens Great Southern Trail
Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar today (Saturday, 23 February, 2013) officially opened a new section of The Great Southern Trail in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. (more...)
Tourist Destination Plan to make Adare gateway to Shannon Region
A strategic tourism plan aimed at establishing the County Limerick town of Adare as a gateway location for the wider County Limerick and Shannon Region has been launched by Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar. (more...)
Honorary Freedom of Ennis awarded to President of Ireland
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins today (Friday, 22 February, 2013) became only the second person ever to be awarded the Honorary Freedom of the Town of Ennis. (more...)
Kilrush Plan is the Talk of the Town
Over 40 representatives of the local community and business sector in Kilrush this week attended a public consultation event on the preparation of a Draft Development Plan aimed at guiding the future development of the West Clare town and surrounding areas. (more...)
Knockainey Honoured For Pride of Place Success
Knockainey’s achievement in securing one of the top awards in the 2012 IPB Pride of Place Competition was today (Thursday, 21 February, 2013) officially recognised by the Kilmallock Local Area Committee of Limerick County Council. (more...)
Event Drives Home Road Safety Message for Young People
200 young people today (Thursday, 21 February 2013) witnessed the full horror of road traffic incidents and the consequences for the victims and relatives of those involved at a graphic demonstration in Ennis, County Clare. (more...)
Minister Hayes Signs Ennis Flood Relief Contract
Mr. Brian Hayes, Minister of State at the Department of Finance (OPW) today (Thursday, 21 February, 2013) signed a contract with Wills Bros Ltd. of Foxford, Co Mayo, for the construction of a major flood defence scheme in Ennis, County Clare. (more...)
PHOTOCALL Students To Witness Mock Road Crash In Clare
ATTN NEWSDESK: WHERE: Ennis Fire Station, New Road, Ennis, Co Clare WHEN: 9.30 am – 12.00 pm, Thursday, 21 February 2013 WHAT: Secondary school students from across County Clare will attend a mock road traffic incident. Actors, each portraying seriously injured traffic collision victims, will be treated by emergency services during the [...]
Construction Work Begins On Ennis Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge
Construction work has commenced on the provision of a new Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge over the Railway adjacent to Quin Road Railway Bridge in Ennis. (more...)
The Burren – 300 Million Years in the Making
An introductory course examining how plate tectonics, volcanic activity and earthquakes have shaped the landscape of the Burren Region will take place during March and April. (more...)
Graduation Ceremony Held in Ennis For Childcare Course Participants
28 people from all over County Clare this week graduated and received Childcare qualifications from the Ennis-based Clare Training Resource Centre. (more...)