Archive for April, 2007

COUNTY CLARE FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS COMMENCE TODAY

Monday, April 30th, 2007

, 30th April 2007 – A series of complimentary workshops providing expert advice for festival and cultural event organisers across County Clare gets underway later today and continues until Wednesday.

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FUNDING BOOST FOR BURREN CENTRE IN KILFENORA CONFIRMED BY MINISTER KILLEEN

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Kilfenora, , 27th April 07 – Minister for Labour Affairs and Clare T.D., Mr. Tony Killeen has confirmed that The Burren Display Centre in Kilfenora has been approved funding for the next three years, under the Government’s Community Services Programme (CSP).
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FINAL CHANCE TO SEE ‘GOLD OF TRADAREE’

Friday, April 27th, 2007

, 27th April 2007 - Following a hugely successful premiere in Newmarket on Fergus last week, ‘The Gold of Tradaree’ will have its final performances in Kilrush and Ennis this weekend.

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MAJOR SEMINAR ON BIODIVERSITY TO TAKE PLACE IN COUNTY CLARE TODAY

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

, 26th April 07 - The Clare Heritage Office, in association with the ‘Notice Nature’ campaign and the Clare Biodiversity Group, will hold the first ever ‘Clare Biodiversity Seminar’ at Clare Museum today.

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MEMBER OF ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE TO MEET WITH AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA IN COUNTY CLARE

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

, 25th April 07 - A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will arrive in County Clare later today to promote a transatlantic literacy programme involving dozens of schools and libraries in and Canada.

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MAYOR OF ENNIS CLAIMS THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN MISINFORMED ABOUT WATER SUPPLY IN CLARE CAPITAL

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

, 24th April 2007 - Mayor of Ennis Joe Reidy has rejected claims that the water supply in Ennis is contaminated.
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PLACING CLARE ON THE MAP - Public asked to help collect, record and map placenames around the County

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

, 24th April 07 – All names in Irish or in English given to thoroughfares and building groups in County Clare’s rural and urban landscape are being collected and their location mapped in a new survey.
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KILLEEN SAYS FIANNA FAIL POLICY DOCUMENT ON FARMING IS RESPONSIVE TO NEEDS OF IRISH FARMERS

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

, Monday, 23 April 2007 - Minister for Labour Affairs and Clare T.D., Mr. Tony Killeen has described today’s publication of Fianna Fail’s Policy Document on farming as “responsive to the needs and concerns of the Irish farming community”.
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WILDLIFE HABITATS THREATENED BY NON-NATIVE TREES AND CLIMATIC CHANGES SAYS LEADING ORNITHOLOGIST

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

, Monday, 23rd April 2007 - Afforestation and climatic changes are threatening marginal wildlife habitats, according to a leading Irish Ornithologist.

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DEPUTY CITY MANAGER OF PHOENIX MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ENNIS/PHOENIX TWINNING PARTNERSHIP

Friday, April 20th, 2007

, 20th April 2007 - The Deputy City Manager of Phoenix, Cynthia Seelhammer and her husband have just completed a four-day visit of County Clare to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Twinning of Ennis and the Arizona State Capital.

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