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‘Time to approach Michael O’Leary’ PÁRAIC McMAHON

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ER LINGUS’ decision to shut down their base at Shannon Airport has prompted an Ennis representative to seek that all efforts be poured into expanding Ryanair’s potential.

On Tuesday, Aer Lingus made the shock announcement that it was to shut its cabin crew base at Shannon Airport where it employs 126 workers, this is comprised of 81 cabin crew and 45 ground crew.

Proposed redundancies are to take effect from the first of July for the cabin crew while the ground

staff will remain laid off.

The decision of Aer Lingus to shut its base has been described as devastating and comes eighteen months after it announced new routes to Paris and Barcelona which were to begin in May 2020. However the onset of COVID-19 in the interval scuppered these plans.

Action is needed to prevent further setbacks for the International Airport, Cllr Pat Daly (FF) maintained. “It is time to approach M i c h a e l O’Leary and make Shannon Airport

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a hub for Ryanair in Europe. The glory days are gone and we have to move quick or Shannon Airport will be left behind”.

Aer Lingus have “lost interest” in Shannon, he stated. “Shannon made Aer Lingus in the 1960s and 1970s but Aer Lingus has completely abandoned Shannon now,” the former Mayor of Clare added.

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lSLOW DOWN: Knockanean National School have launched a road safety campaign following the recent surge of students cyling and walking to school. In an effort to increase safety for walkers and cyclists, the Green School’s Committee students recently suggested a drive (pardon the pun!) to increase safety on the Knockanean Road. Three mornings a week they have taken part in a traffic- calming campaign, displaying signs to remind all drivers to watch out for walkers and cyclists and to drive with care. “The message is reminiscent of a Paul Simon song: “Slow down, you move too fast”. This has been a huge success and has certainly encouraged more and more people to make their way to school in a cleaner and more sustainable way, as well as ‘feelin’ groovy’!

It would not be possible without the collective effort of the whole community. Ní neart go cur le chéile!,” said a spokesperson for the school.

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Aer Lingus Shannon base closure a ‘devastating blow’ PÁRAIC MCMAHON

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ER Lingus are to close its base at Shannon Airport in what is seen as a devastating blow to the region.

On Tuesday, Aer Lingus told workers it intends to permanently close its Shannon Airport cabin crew base where it employs 126 workers. Proposed redundancies are to take effect from July 1. Staff had been due to return to work next month.

A further 198 crew and ground staff are to be laid off at Cork Airport without pay from September to November of this year. Operations of Aer Lingus lost €103m in the first quarter of this year, management stated.

The Clare Echo understands that the decision to remove the base will not result in the

l SHUT DOWN: Aer Lingus withdrawal of Aer Lingus routes from Shannon Airport.

Aer Lingus’ decision to pull its base from Shannon comes 18 months after it announced new routes to Paris and Barcelona which were to begin in May 2020. However the onset of COVID-19 in the interval scuppered these plans.

Transport Minister says Aer Lingus jobs can be saved GOVERNMENT are going to fight to save jobs left as a result of Aer Lingus’ decision to close its base at Shannon Airport, the Minister for Transport has said, writes Páraic McMahon.

Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan (GP) has expressed his confidence that the loss of 126 jobs lost as a result of Aer Lingus opting to close its Shannon Airport base can be saved.

Speaking on Wednesday, Minister Ryan detailed that clarity on the aviation industry would be provided by the end of month with regard to the resumption of international travel. “There is every urgency, but what we don’t want to do is bring something back and then have to

close it again”.

Capability to seal the return of aviation will come via the digital passport, Minister Ryan believed. “We want those jobs - and we will get those jobs back in Cork and I believe in Shannon.

But we’ll do it best when we get this gradual easing out and restrictions of lockdown right.

“International aviation has to come back, we’re going to do everything to get it back and do it on a consistent basis,” he added.

Both Minister Ryan and the Tanáiste Leo Varadkar (FG) met with Aer Lingus officials on Wednesday.

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In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Aer Lingus confirmed that staff were advised that “the cumulative impact of the crisis over the last 15 months means immediate actions and structural changes are required at the airline. The airline must be more cost-efficient and productive in order to generate the cash required to rebuild its financial health”.

A review into ground handling requirements at Shannon and Cork is also to be undertaken plus the “continuation of reduced working hours and associated pay reductions and lay-offs and the potential for more layoffs”.

“Enhanced” redundancy terms will be offered to the 81 cabin crew at Shannon Airport or in some instances transfers to Dublin Airport will be put on the table. A further 45 ground crew “will continue to be laid off ”.

In correspondence to the Tánaiste Leo Vardakar (FG), Aer Lingus said Shannon had been inefficient and out of line with the market for a significant period of time. The airline had no flights out of Shannon during the pandemic despite some services continuing out of Cork and Dublin.

Shannon Group CEO, Mary Considine pinpointed the announcement as an example of COVID-19’s “devastating impact” on the aviation sector.

Rally to be held over Aer Lingus decision

by PÁRAIC McMAHON A RALLY protesting at Aer Lingus’ closure of its base at Shannon Airport is to be held on Saturday.

Save our Shannon (SOS) will be holding a rally at the O’Connell Monument this Saturday at 2pm where numbers will be restricted on account of COVID-19. An Garda Síochána have been notified of the demonstration.

Chairman of SOS, Denis Vaughan said Government intervention is needed to prevent the closure of Shannon Airport and stated that Aer Lingus’ decision has sounded “the death knell for the airport.

He told The Clare Echo, “The current debacle associated with Aer Lingus clearly demonstrates the disastrous Government transport policies are not addressing the future of Shannon, the associated employment and the regional economy. The livelihoods of thousands is at stake”.

SOS have voiced their concern with the manner in which Aer Lingus announced

the base at Shannon Airport was to close.

The group has called on the Government to force the IAG owned airline to reverse its decision.

“It’s an emergency. We need action the role of Shannon in our region and to emphasise its economic importance to the region and its role in the lives of all of us,” the Ennistymon man commented. Vaughan added, “This is our last chance, this is not just the airports last chance, it is our last chance. We call on the government to initiate the needed steps for revival now”.

Speaking on Wednesday, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) outlined, “The Government is deeply concerned with the decision of Aer Lingus.

“We’re not blaming, we’re seeking to do something about it, the Government has been supporting both the airlines and the airports from the beginning of the pandemic. The virus has killed travel for the last year but we are determined to reopen aviation and we will work with the interests in Shannon and the workers”.

Ryanair to resume operations RYANAIR are to resume operations at Shannon Airport next month, writes Páraic McMahon.

The Clare Echo has learned that Ryanair will reopen its base at Shannon Airport on June 1st with seven routes making it the first on the West of Ireland to reopen.

Services to London Stansted (4 per week), London Gatwick (2), Bar-

celona-Reus (2), Warsaw-Modlin (2), Wroclaw (2), Krakow (2) and Kaunas (2) are all planned to resume from next month.

Cllr Pat Daly (FF) has said it is time for all efforts to be pumped into Ryanair with regard to Shannon Airport’s future following Aer Lingus’ decision to shut its Shannon base. “It is time to approach Michael O’Leary and make Shannon Airport

a hub for Ryanair in Europe. The glory days are gone and we have to move quick or Shannon Airport will be left behind”.

Laid off workers from Aer Lingus should be approached as part of such a move, he believed. “Shannon made Aer Lingus in the 1960s and 1970s but Aer Lingus has completely abandoned Shannon now,” he added.

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Protest held in Ennis to show solidarity with Palestine

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PROTEST was held in Ennis on Saturday as part of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC).

As per COVID-19 guidelines, the peaceful demonstration was capped at an attendance of 15 with the gathering organised by Clarecastle's Tommy Guilfoyle.

"We need the Irish Government to lead the charge against these blatant acts of crimes against humanity and we need to see actions not just words,"Guilfoyle stated.

Clare TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has tendered his resignation from the Ireland-Israel parliamentary friendship committee in protest against Israeli state aggression in the disputed Gaza Strip/West Bank region and in solidarity with those impacted by this action.

Crowe told The Clare Echo, "I am doing so in protest against continued Israeli

lSOLIDARITY: The protest was held at the O'Connell monument aggression and incursions into disputed parts of the Gaza Strip.

"In recent days, there has been a huge escalation of violence in the Gaza area with rockets being fired by both militant fighters on the Palestinian side and the Israeli Armed Forces.

"I don't condone what either side is doing but I think the root cause of this latest ignition of violence has been works to create a new Israeli settlement in the

disputed land earlier this month.

"The Israeli government has acted very aggressively and their actions have been condemned right around the world and I would consider any sovereign state that conducts itself in that way to not be a 'friend' of mine so, on this basis, I am withdrawing from the interparliamentary friendship group," he said.

Deputy Crowe has advised Israel's Irish ambassador Ophir Kariv of his decision.

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Green areas and tourism points require specific attention, Cllr Pat Hayes (FF) stated as he put forward a motion at Wednesday's meeting of the Killaloe Municipal District seeking the Council's environmental section to "immediately deal with the recurring problem of dog fouling". Councillors are receiving regular complaints about dog fouling, Cllr Hayes stated. "There is nothing as upsetting when somebody is out with a buggy or wheelchair and they drive into something like this, it leaves a bad impression of maybe a wonderful day at a public amenity". He suggested that the DNA of dog faeces be taken in order to determine its owner, "until we start naming and shaming we won't solve it".

Eye catching "funky dispensers" were helping to curb the problem, Cllr Alan O'Callaghan (FF) believed. "We can't go around everyday watching dog's bums to see what is falling out of it," he quipped.

Several dog owners are responsible when it comes to collecting the waste, Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) acknowledged. He said more fines for those failing to do so should be implemented.

"This is a countywide and countrywide issue," acting senior executive officer Morgan Lahiffe commented.

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RONTLINE workers and students living in Clare and South Galway have been adversely affected by an unexpected change in the Route 51 Expressway service operated by Bus Éireann.

As of Saturday (May 15), all Expressway services out of Galway after the 17.05 bus, have been cancelled. This alteration coincides with the service providers on board capacity, which increased to 50 per cent on May 10 and the re-opening of non-essential retail services.

The newly proposed changes to the 51 route leaving Galway toll the end of a connection that links Galway to Oranmore, Clarinbridge, Ardrahan, Kilcolgan, Labane, Gort, Crusheen, Ennis and Shannon. The final train leaving Galway (Ceannt) Train Station departs at 8:45pm.

Frontline worker and Gort resident Maureen Nestor (46) is aggrieved at the unforeseen change which has affected her ability to perform her care assistant role at Brampton Care Home in Oranmore. “I used to get the 51 Bus from Oranmore to Gort at 8:15pm. Now I have

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to leave work at 6.30pm to catch the last train home. We usually have tea in the nursing home by 6pm. After this we start to put residents to bed but before that we spend an hour sitting down and chatting with them as the day is so busy. I can no longer be a part of that.

“I feel like I am letting myself and my colleagues down. Now that we are opening up more, most residents have visitors at this time but there are always those who don’t have family. They love this interaction. I am heartbroken every

evening I have to walk out early.” she told The Clare Echo.

Funding for increased services within the semi-state transport company was provided by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of the Government’s July Stimulus Plan last year. This increase was described as “”most significant single enhancement of services in more than 15 years” and promised increased frequency in routes of an additional three million kilometres per year.

Ennis native Victor O’Loughlin who is President of GMIT Students Union warned that the change would have “a devastating effect on students and staff from both GMIT and NUIG as quite a few students and staff use this service to commute long distanc” Clare TD, Joe Carey (FG) called for the decision to be reversed. “Many people who are students in Galway travel this route and are depending on a comprehensive service. For many reasons, including the cost of rent in Galway, a proportion of students use this route and any cuts will be detrimental to them”.

Mayor of Clare, Cllr Mary Howard (FG) described the action as terrible. “It’s imperative that these three hours be reinstated. It’s all talk about a Green Agenda and public transport but this just flies in the face of this,” she commented.

Inagh man dies in workplace accident A CONSTRUCTION worker who died in Galway last Wednesday has been named locally as Clareman, Brian Callinan, writes Páraic McMahon.

Inagh native Brian Callinan was fatally injured while working on a construction site on the Monivea Road in Galway City on Wednesday.

Brian was aged in his thirties and was married to Marion.

The father of two was a carpenter by trade and was the son of Tom and Bridie and a brother to his five sisters. After the accident, his body was removed to University Hospital Galway where a post mortem examination took place.

An investigation into the fatal accident has been launched by the Health and Safety Authority.

In a statement, Inagh Kilnamona GAA club said Brian’s death had caused “immeasurable regret and sadness” with shock rife throughout both parishes.

His funeral mass took place on Saturday at 12pm at Inagh church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. The family have asked that any donations be made to the Irish Red Cross Society in Brian’s memory. lRIP: Brian Callinan

'We will not fix housing crisis without solving water woes'

by PÁRAIC McMAHON A REMEDY to Ireland's housing crisis will not be implemented until adequate water infrastructure is in place, a Clare Oireachtas member has highlighted.

On Friday, a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute detailed that individuals in their 20s and 30s will become the first generation in Ireland to be less well off than their parents, this stemming from a combination of higher housing costs and stagnant wages.

Over 60 per cent of 30-year-olds born in the 1960s would have owned their home but that figure has virtually halved to 32 per cent for those born in the 1980s, the report titled Poverty, Income Inequality and Living Standards in Ireland revealed.

Speaking to The Clare Echo, Senator Roisin Garvey (GP) expressed her view that the water crisis must be fixed in order to solve the housing mess, "the thing is everybody is debating the housing crisis, we need to also be talking about the water crisis". She warned, "If the water crisis isn't sorted we won't sort out the housing crisis".

In Clare, shovel ready housing projects in Broadford and Miltown Malbay are impacted due to the water infrastructure. On a wider scale, 52 towns and villages in the county are without adequate wastewater treatment and subsequently are hindered from future housing developments.

This according to the Inagh Senator "is not good enough".

She stated, "If we're serious about regional rebalance and now with remote working

becoming a serious option we want people going back to live in every town and village not just the ones with water infrastructure.

You have villages on their knees and they are one piece of water infrastructure away from being completely revived".

All partners of the Government coalition must realise the importance of water quality, Roisin maintained.

"If you look to improve water quality, the solution is water infrastructure, it is wastewater treatment". She added, "Irish Water can't up their game without getting more funding, we need to put serious money behind water and if you do that you will get the houses built. In urban areas you already have water infrastructure and I'm delighted for them but that is not going to help the revival of rural Ireland".

Senator Garvey spoke with Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien (FF) on the need for a pilot project for rural water infrastructure to be done alongside returning more power to local authorities. "I'm hoping he will use Clare as an example and places like Broadford and Miltown Malbay will get to showcase it, there is nothing set in stone but I will keep asking until I get it".

Such a scheme would focus on a specific area of the county. " A pilot project will never cover the county in one go, you start doing it somewhere and see will it work out, it seems like Irish Water are so busy dealing with leaks, cracks and breaks which is partly the reason that they don't engage with new infrastructure but the local authority are happy to do it".

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LIFELONG Tulla resident has hit out at the manner in which plans for a social housing development in the East Clare town have been put in place.

Approval was given to a Part 8 planning application in April of last year for the construction of a 25 unit development in Doonaun in Tulla. The plans were backed by elected members of the Killaloe Municipal District except Cllr Pat Hayes (FF) who opposed on the grounds of water and sewerage concerns.

Seventeen local objections including a petition signed by forty five residents were among the submissions received. As a result of this, the provision of a walkway from the development to O’Reilly Park was removed from the plans.

County Councils use a Part 8

planning application when applying for planning permission for developments like social housing or a Strategic Development Zone.

Following public consultation, a report from the Council Chief Executive is presented to elected members, this contains a list of people or bodies who made submissions, a summary of issues raised and the chief executive’s response, it also recommends whether the proposed development should proceed or not. Elected members make the final decision within six weeks of the report.

A spokesperson for Clare County Council told The Clare Echo that they were “satisfied” all procedures with respect to the development were carried out in accordance with the Planning Act and Regulations. “Whilst there is no appeal process to Part 8’s, the development in this instance did not require an NIS (Natura Impact Statement) or EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment), and thus did not require an application to An Bord Pleanála. As such the Part 8

l HOUSING: Joe Floyd at O'Reilly Park in Tulla Photo by Gary Collins

process was considered the most appropriate and in fact the only such process, available to the Local Authority to proceed with this type of development”.

Joe Floyd has lived in O’Reilly Park on Lower Main St in Tulla for the past thirty eight and a half years. He is of the view that the Part 8 process deprives people of having a say and cannot comply with the Constitution if it hinders persons that do not have the money to appeal the plans. “They then

seem to be able to proceed and do whatever they like or add whatever they want, do it and tell the people after”.

“Incomplete drawings” were presented at the second public consultation meeting while the first was cancelled, the sixty five year old claimed. “At no stage was any of the pipelines that are put in ever in the original plan, there was no permission given to break into the culvert and keep digging to find where the flood was com-

ing from, it looks like they have it found now and will be able to get rid of it and to hell with everyone else”.

Screens and fencing were erected in front of the development on Friday morning to reduce visibility prior to The Clare Echo’s arrival.

He questioned the need to place an ESB box for the Doonaun houses in O’Reilly Park and cited his concerns relating to the sewerage.

Residents of O’Reilly Park are “being treated very poorly,” Joe felt. He said no sewerage plans were presented via public consultation and it is now intended to pump this into their estate. “We might as well be living in Moyross or O’Malley Park, we’re treated like dirt. If we lived in what are called the posher estates there isn’t a way in the world that they would do this.”.

A local election candidate in 2019 where he polled 531 first preference votes, Joe insisted he was not opposed to social housing, having previously lived in a Council house before purchasing it.

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Púca may yet come to Clare PÁRAIC MCMAHON paraic@clareecho.ie

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NNISTYMON and Co Clare may yet be home to the infamous Púca sculpture.

Hollywood actor Chris O’Dowd, Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain and New York based Irish actress Maeve Higgins are among the self-confessed fans of the Púca of Ennistymon.

Plans to install the sculpture were paused by Clare County Council last week following local backlash to the piece of art which was to be added to Ennistymon as part of the Destination Towns Programme.

Creator of the sculpture, Aidan Harte said the decision of Clare County Council to hit the breaks was “sensible”.

He said the scale is more balanced with the local authority receiving a deluge of support for the

Púca following initial criticism.

“The intervention of celebrities like Dara O’Briain, Chris O’Dowd and Maeve Higgins obviously played a part in the shift. It also helped that everyone got to see the picture from my studio where the scale can be appreciated”.

Aidan said local politicians and the clergy were entitled to speak up for their constituents and congregation but added, “now everyone knows that the Púca is only a rogue and nothing sinister.

“I’m not naive enough to think the controversy is all about my sculpture.

“There are local issues that I know nothing about, all that I can say is that Clare’s Arts Office’s excellent reputation amongst Irish artists is well deserved”.

He lauded the brave and “gutsy decision” by the Arts Office to select the Púca.

Offers to house the Púca at The Hunt Museum in Limerick and the Epic Museum in Dublin have been received by the Dublin based artist.

Calls have also been made by private collectors to make queries about the sculpture.

“Whether the Púca goes ahead in Ennistymon is not up to me. It’s up to Clare. If it’s not to be, it’s a shame but after last week he probably won’t be left homeless,” he added.

Undoubtedly, the Púca has grasped attention already with Aidan aware of a ballad that has been written and a cultural historian from the University of Limerick carrying out a study on the ‘Púca Panic’.

“I even had journalists in Belgium and Sweden earnestly asking me, ‘What is a Púca?’ I’d ask that people now take a breath, step back, and look at how Kerry and Belfast are making the most of Star Wars and Game of Thrones.

“When all the roaring and shouting is over, this could still work out great for Clare,” Aidan added.

lGHOST: Sculptor Aidan Harte with the statue

Valery appeals for Corofin mourns the loss of community leader Willie Corbett volunteers to stitch quilt

by PÁRAIC McMAHON GLOWING tributes have been paid to a beacon of the Corofin community following his passing earlier this week.

William Corbett known to the masses as Willie died peacefully at his home in Liscullane on Saturday where he was surrounded by his loving family.

His funeral mass took place on Monday.

As a mark of respect, Páirc Finne remain closed

lTRIBUTE: The late Willie Corbett

on Saturday, Sunday and Monday but in retrospect all of Corofin was stopped in its tracks to hear one of its stalwarts and driving forces had passed onto his eternal rest.

From the oldest residents of Corofin to the youngest, his input to the village was appreciated, this was marked through a minute’s applause by Corofin Harps’ U8 boys team, U8 girls team and U10 girls team at training on Saturday.

His involvement stretched across multiple groups and organisations in the locality including the Tidy Towns, the GAA club and Corofin Harps.

To many, he is recognised and remembered as a real leader of the North Clare community.

A lifetime of service across eight decades was given by Willie to the GAA in Corofin and he played an integral role in developing the club to its present day look. He played with the club, managed and mentored teams while he also spearheaded the development of the club facilities at Páirc Finne.

In a tribute to him, a spokesperson for the club outlined, “Willie has been taken from us all too sudden, without a chance to say a proper ‘Thank You’ for being the driving force behind providing such a wonderful Club organisation that so many of us, both young and old, are proud to be a part of ”.

Joe O’Connell, Chairperson of Corofin Tidy Towns described Willie as “a great family man and a great community man. He believed Willie’s mark would be left on the community of Corofin for some time to come. “He has left a wonderful legacy and was an inspiration to many. Willie didn’t talk about getting things done, he got them done. Willie had a hearty laugh and a lovely smile.

He will not be forgotten. It was a pleasure to have known him and to have worked with him on certain projects”.

Willie is predeceased by his precious daughter, Brid. He is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen, and loving sons and daughters, John, Michael, Pat, Marie, Brian and Sinead, his brothers, Paddy, Joe and Gerry, his grandchildren, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, cousins and wide circle of friends.

of Clare tourist attractions A COMMUNITY project involving the design of a large quilt depicting 60 Clare tourist attractions is looking to recruit volunteers, writes Cian O’Broin.

Ennis resident, Valery Larkin, who achieved a place in the Guinness World Book of Records for the largest knitted blanket in August 2018, is looking to collaborate with others on a project celebrating her adopted county. The blanket will comprise of 60 individual squares. Valery has printed out a picture of each attraction to scale and will send out a square patch for the volunteer to depict in their own interpretation of the site, through any creative method such as fabric paint or embroidery.

The Dublin native, who learned to sow at the age of seven through her mother, who knitted Aran Sweaters for the American market, is keen to begin the design of her favourite place to visit in Clare. "I have my heart set on Poulnabrone in the Burren. I love the Burren. I often go up there and sit on a rock. It's very peaceful. That particular place, it just does something for me," she said. The borders, she informed, will include the embroidered names of the 90 towns and villages within the county.

A definitive timeline for the completion of the Clare Quilt has not been set but Valery hopes it could see completion by November of this year. The wheels are already in motion, she stated. Last week, three women were tasked with cutting out 20 squares each and two quilters have already volunteered their services.

Many of the people pledging their support were involved in the largest knitted blanket project run by Valery, where 3,000 people collaborated over 19 months to validate a 60,000 square knitted blanket at the Showgrounds in Ennis. "We met so many wild and wonderful people at it. We still have a crowd, we call it 'The Blanket Crowd', on WhatsApp. That has actually kept a lot of us going during COVID. There are quite a few locals that will carry through for this project, as it's only Clare," she said.

Her hope for this project, is that it will be community first and that people will take ownership themselves. "It's about working together and if somebody needs something done, I hope they can reach out to somebody else. This isn't about me, it's about the community," she informed.

Anyone interested in contributing to the Clare Quilt can message Valery on Facebook Messenger or via WhatsApp on 086-368 5030.

lOPPORTUNITY: Valery Larkin

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North Clare forms group to create sustainable roadmap

by PÁRAIC McMAHON

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group of communities in North Clare have come together to design a roadmap for the strategic regeneration, development and sustainability of the region.

In what is a joint initiative of Lisdoonvarna Fáilte and Clare Local Development Company (CLDC), the communities of Ballyvaughan, Carron, Doolin, Fanore, Lisdoonvarna, Kilfenora, Kilshanny and New Quay are planning for the future via the North Clare Strategic Planning Group.

Formal initiation of the project began in late March with a planning group of leaders from across the areas involved.

A social researcher has also been contracted to support the group in their work.

Professor Chris Curtin, a native of Lisdoonvarna who recently retired as a professor of rural development at NUIG is chairing the North Clare Strategic Planning Group.

He described the planning group as “the engine that will lead and shape an emerging strategy for North Clare”.

Wide consultation will take place over the coming months, Prof Curtin assured.

“This will be a community-led and community-based strategy of North Clare, prepared by its people.

“While we have established a planning group, we will also be inviting people across the region to feed into the development of the strategy”.

Speaking to The Clare Echo, Joe Garrihy of Lisdoonvarna Fáilte explained that the project was “premised on the need for communities in North Clare to be ready for and be able to respond to change.

“We have seen dramatic changes in the region in recent years, for example to patterns of land usage and employment.

“We have observed increased centralisation of public services and employment opportunities, leading to substantial migration of our young from the region.

“And correspondingly, we have seen the decline and dilapidation of our villages and towns. We need to come together and be prepared”.

“We see the value of maximising the cross-community relationships that shape the viability of North Clare.

“Put simply, there are certain issues affecting the communities of North Clare that can only really be progressed by cross-community collaboration, issues such as rural broadband, affordable housing, traffic management, access to public services and a range of others.”

Darina Greene of CLDC believed the project was “novel and innovative”. She commented, “it will test the potential over a six-month period of a cross-community, strategic planning exercise in rural North Clare.

“Not only does the project present opportunities for substantial growth and development in the region, it affords an opportunity to learn from the development of a regional strategy, underpinned by the participation of the local community”.

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Councillors call out negativity from Shannon ‘keyboard warriors’ PÁRAIC MCMAHON paraic@clareecho.ie

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EGATIVITY from keyboard warriors” in Shannon is ignoring the opportunities available in the town, a local elected representative has remarked.

Engaging the services of a public relations officer to highlight the “many positives” in Shannon Town “as a place to live, bring up a family and avail of the many opportunities that exist for employment, education, social interests” formed a proposal put before the Shannon

Municipal District this week by Cllr Gerry Flynn (IND).

He believed that negative commentary from certain quarters had damaged the town. “In my opinion it is time for some positive action to counteract this and restore pride”.

Senior executive officer in the Shannon MD, Jason Murphy committed to working on a media plan in conjunction with the Council’s communications office. He outlined that their challenge will be to strengthen the Shannon brand.

Speaking at Tuesday’s meeting, Cllr Flynn criticised the “negativity from some keyboard warriors. I call them that because they hide behind their keyboards and it is all negative”. He detailed that his job as a councillor was to seek more

resources for the area but felt it was high time to incorporate a PR campaign.

Cllr PJ Ryan (IND) expressed

lPUBLIC RELATIONS: Shannon Town Park

Gullies in Allen Park and Slaney park hindering access

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ley (IND) admitted he was “taken aback” by the rhetoric from representatives of Love Shannon, “there is nothing gained by that sort of an approach if you’re trying to improve your area”.

Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) stressed suggested that a Shannon equivalent to a video done to promote Ennis businesses be produced.

Director of Service, Liam Conneally acknowledged that the Shannon MD could be better at promoting the good work it does.

He cautioned, “You can’t underestimate the impact of consistent negative messaging. The whole social media forum, potential investors are atuned to what is going on in a community and a location”.

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At Tuesday’s meeting of the Shannon Municipal District, Cllr Pat O’Gorman (FF) appealed for repair works to both the roads and drainage gullies at the rear of houses in Slaney Park and Allen Park.

He detailed “there has been a lot of wear and tear over the years with delivery trucks.

As a result the road has dropped and the gullies are too high to take water”.

Senior executive engineer, Tom Mellett said the maintenance works for the location would be added to the schedule of works to be completed by the Municipal District office.

Speaking on Tuesday, Cllr O’Gorman outlined that “an awful lot of people” are living in the two estates, some of which were among the first people to settle in Shannon. “On its worst days it looks more like a swimming pool than a road, there are

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Along with damage to the road and gullies, the green area is also bearing the brunt of the impact, the Cratloe representative highlighted. Some residents of Allen Park are unable to get coal on wet wintry days as three to six inches of water at their back gate prevent “the coal man” from gaining access, he flagged.

Adding her support to the motion, Cllr Donna McGettigan (SF) stated that the damage to grass verges is clear to see after trucks have been at either estate.

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‘It isn’t often you would meet a second generation acupuncturist’ CIAN O’BROIN

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URNPIKE acupuncturist Keir McNamara has been named as the Chairperson of the Acupuncture Council of Ireland. Pushing for more recognition and Government regulation within the industry have been earmarked as aims of Keir while he is in the role.

Keir was first acquainted with acupuncture through his mother Mary, who set up the clinic in the 1980s. Keir studied fitness management and is now in his 27th season working with teams and has been working at Turnpike Acupuncture Clinic full time since 2006 after going back again to study the alternative Chinese

Medicine.

"Acupuncture was only in its infancy here in Ireland in the 1970s. A lot of the people that started clinics then have moved on or retired. We are one of the few that have had that longevity.

We are results driven. It isn't often you would meet a second-generation acupuncturist, there aren't that many of us," the Kilmaley man stated.

Keir explained that acupuncture is all about trying to restore the body's natural balance and natural health, through homeostasis. Acupuncture wasn't well established here in Ireland 20 or 30 years ago but that is changing rapidly, he informed.

As part of his new appointment as Chairperson of the Acupuncture Council of Ireland (ACI), he hopes to continue lobbying the government for a firmer footing

of the industry and wants the HSE to see acupuncture as an asset.

"The dream is to try and work in health facilities alongside doctors as you see in China. It would be about working in tandem as opposed to working against each other. It has resulted in huge benefits for patients with an array of conditions. As professionals, to receive greater recognition would be lovely as well. We want to bring up the regulation of the industry to a point where there is greater confidence in it," he stated.

Keir flagged the work of Portugal who have regulated eight new professions including acupuncture with great effect and efficacy. This is something he hopes the Irish Government will look to emulate. He also stressed that in some countries, acupuncture has been taken into the realm of

‘Unacceptable behaviour’ keeping residents awake

by PÁRAIC Mc MAHON “UNACCEPTABLE behaviour” is occurring at an Ennis playground leading to residents being awoken “at all hours of the night”.

A request issued on behalf of the Cloughleigh Residents Association by Cllr Mark Nestor (FF) appealed for the introduction of a new system that would see the playground at Davitte Terrace close every evening at 8pm during the summer months and 6pm during the winter.

Active Ennis are responsible for the inspection of the Cloughleigh facility on a weekly basis, Sports and Recreation Manager with Clare County Council, Tim Forde stated. “Active Ennis, under Sports & Recreation, has never been responsible for opening and/or closing the playground. It is our understanding that this element was for the community themselves to manage,” he added.

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opinion that old by-laws from Ennis Town Council detail that the opening and closing of the playground is to be done by the local authority, Cllr Nestor said as he stressed the need for clarification to see who is indeed responsible.

Speaking at the May meeting of the Ennis Municipal District, an annoyed Cllr Nestor commented, “There is unacceptable behaviour in the playground going on at all hours of the night, residents have been woken by people in the playground at 4am, there are people coming from other areas of the town to the playground at all hours of night”.

He added, “It is one of two playgrounds in the area located in a residential setting, it is very unfair on residents for people to carry on like this. If residents are not happy, by God that means I’m not happy”.

Senior executive officer, Leonore O’Neill said concerns would be raised with Active Ennis to determine the by laws in place.

medical professionals, to the exclusion of acupuncturists. In Italy, only doctors can do it, whilst in Belgium, only doctors and physiotherapists. "It then becomes very limited with regards to someone accessing the profession," he highlighted.

For anyone who is sceptical, Keir stresses that acupuncture as an established practice has been around for 3,000 years. "It's very established, it's very functional and it's very effective for a wide range of conditions. It's gaining more acceptance in the scientific world as more research shows it to be effective. Anyone that is sceptical, come and give it a go.

Needles aren't as bad as one must think, it's the same as any injection and three or four will go a long way in turning around quite a chronic condition," he concluded.

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New Quay hatchery owner predicts huge future for aquaculture industry CIAN O’BROIN

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ESTLED within New Quay in the Burren is a private shellfish hatchery which was purchased with the aim of contributing to the ever-growing aquaculture industry in Ireland.

Aquaculture is the breeding, raising and harvesting of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants. Redbank Hatchery, located seven miles from the coastline of Galway, joined the industry in 1987 but holds a history five centuries deep.

Dating back to the 16th century, Redbank, which covers 90 per cent of the Aughinish Bay was given as a concession under a charter of James II. At this time and through its history which has seen it change hands several times, hundreds of thousands of oysters were exported to London. The local population of Redbank were tasked with collecting oysters at low water, feeding markets in Dublin which even prompted James Joyce to reference Redbank Oysters in his De-

cember 1920 classic, Ulysses.

Iarfhlaith Connellan, who purchased the private fishery from a Dutch man called Nicholas Stassen in 1987, wanted to create an aquaculture industry which wasn’t based on the natural recruitment of oysters. Redbank Hatchery, which now employs four others, breeds oysters, clams, scallops and mussels in controlled environments and then releases them back into the wild. “There is a huge future for the aquaculture industry in Ireland. We can’t keep robbing the seas, we have to farm them.

There has been a steady increase in aquaculture worldwide, but Ireland is a little behind,” said the Mount Callan native.

Formerly a research biologist with NUIG, Iarfhlaith spent 10 years in a shellfish lab in Carna which makes up part of a research outpost owned by the university. Running out of research funds during the economic recession in 1985, he decided that instead of teaching others about shellfish research, he would do it himself and has been running Redbank Hatchery even since. Much of his work involves competing for research tenders, which enables him to use public funds for investigations.

Qualifying six or seven times,

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“the most important tender was a question on the ability to create triploids of oysters. These are oysters with three sets of chromosomes. That meant that you had an all-year round oyster that didn’t produce sperm or eggs, which makes them more palatable. We did that very successfully,” he stated. He is currently undertaking a tender for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States, investigating properties of probiotics in oysters.

The North Clare hatchery operates by starting off with the animals and bringing them into condition in three months. They are then spawned using warm water, cold water and sea water alterna-

tively until they release the eggs and sperm, which are fertilised, and the animals are raised in ideal conditions. In 2019, Redbank produced 15 million oysters, Five million more than in 2020.

Iarfhlaith’s concern rallies around “how do you treat these really small 3mm animals so that they don’t get predated out of existence.” Diseases are the biggest threat to the industry, he outlined.

“These are imported from France and the US. Our authorities were very slow to react. They were already in before they started to take measures to prevent them.

Now the Marine Institute is keeping a much better eye on things.

We had so many mortalities in

the natural oyster once the disease anaemia came in, that we were essentially wiped out. That’s why we transferred over to breeding the Pacific oyster or ‘rock oyster.’”

After breeding, oysters are released back into the bay. One must err on the side of caution when moving oysters, he informed. They are eco-phenotypes, which means they develop the ability to cope in certain environments that they existed in over time and may not be suitable in different environments.

“In Norway, they don’t allow scallops to be moved from the North to the South or the South to the North. They discovered that they were separate genetic populations,” he concluded.

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Kildysart Scott collection donated to Clare Museum PÁRAIC MCMAHON

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COLLECTION from a Canadian donor associated with the Scott family of Cahercon House in Kildysart has been given to Clare Museum.

Miniature portraits of family members, a book of recipes and cures from the 1830s are among the items included in the collection.

The Scotts arrived in Clare when the Earl of Thomond leased Cahercon in Kildysart to Angel Scott in perpetuity. The Scotts continued to reside at Cahercon until the mid-19th century and owned land mainly in the Barony of Clonderlaw in Clare. At the time of

Griffith’s Valuation, John Bindon Scott was High Sheriff of County Clare.

In Kildysart, the Scotts are remembered as good landlords who did their best to assist their tenants during the Great Famine. This would ultimately ruin the family financially and their indebted estate was sold under the Encumbered Estates Act in 1854. The Scotts left Ireland and settled in Brugges, Belgium, with some eventually moving to England. The collection the Museum has acquired was taken to Canada where the donor’s Belgian-born great grandmother settled.

Portraits of John, Frances and master Bindon Scott, a book of recipes and cures from the 1830s and servants’ accounts from between 1810 and 1820 are included in the collection.

One recipe on a loose sheet of paper carries the address of the Ralahine Commune, a society founded in 1831

on the estate of John Vandeleur at Ralahine, near Newmarket-on-Fergus. During their time in Clare, the Scotts intermarried with the Bindon and Vandeleur families in the county.

Mary Scott, daughter of John Scott, married Maurice O’Connell MP, who was the son of Daniel O’Connell. Envelopes addressed to or from Maurice O’Connell are also contained in the collection, some from the House of Commons. Other envelopes are addressed to the Reverend William Anderson, who was the Chaplin at Ennis Gaol and was later living at Kilkishen House near Sixmilebridge. They all date from the 1830s.

The collection is now catalogued and will be available to researchers.

Clare Museum is currently undergoing renovation works. It is planned to re-open in August following completion of construction works.

Applications open for Fittest Family

by ELAINE TUBRIDY IRELAND’S Fittest Family is back!

Have you and your family got what it takes to win the nation’s most extreme fitness competition?

Now in its ninth series, this year will see the competition be more challenging than ever before!

“We are scouring the country to find the fittest, fastest and strongest families to be coached to victory by our four returning coaches, Davy Fitzgerald, Anna Geary, Derval O’Rourke and Donncha O’Callaghan. Mairéad Ronan is back to host the highly competitive tournament too,” said a spokesperson for the popular TV show.

Given the current Covid-19 pandemic, the production will follow HSE guidelines to ensure that strict social distancing and health and safety is adhered to throughout the competition by all crew and families taking part.

Does your family have what it takes to win the €15,000 cash prize and be crowned Ireland’s Fittest Family? If so,

lSTRONG COMPETITION: The Kulczynski family from Clarecastle reached the semi-finals in last year’s series

apply now!

The minimum age for applicaion is 14 years old by 01 July 2021.

Each family must be comprised of four immediate members. The series

will be filmed between July – September, 2021 More information and the link for an online application form can be found at www.rte.ie/irelandsfittestfamily

lHERITAGE: The Scott Collection

KIDS’ DRUMMING WORKSHOP GLÓR is delighted to partner with Creative Ireland in a global drumming programme, Beat Your Drum.

Working with Miltown Malbay based percussionist, Brian Fleming, glór in partnership with the Creative Ireland Programme and the Department of Foreign Affairs will deliver an international drumming programme that will start in Ireland on the bodhrán and travel the globe utilising the indigenous drums of Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.

“Beat Your Drum brings together great rhythm makers from Ireland and around the world to lead short, fun, online workshops so you too can become a drummer. Each Monday there will be a new workshop to try, exploring a new type of drumming. You don’t even need your own drum and we’ll be showing you how to make brilliant rhythm from things you can find in your kitchen,” said a glór spokesperson.

Pick a workshop (all less than 15 minutes long), film yourself playing with our tutor at the end and send us your video to be part of our epic drumming film which will be broadcast around the world on June 12th as part of Cruinniú na nÓg – the world’s only national day of creativity for children and young people.

See https://glor.ie/cruinniu-na-nog-beat-yourdrum/ for more information.

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THURSDAY, MAY 20 2021

BOSS MEAL PREP WITH BEEF RAGU Kearney Cooks

GREAT OUTDOORS: Steve Kearney with Sinéad Cusack and Maeve Shanahan

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ITH the return of sports and outdoor activities, some days can get pretty hectic, especially Saturdays in my house, running from training session to activity and back to another training session again. (Not all my training sessions, the kids are under the impression that I am a chauffeur and I like to humour them.)

Sometimes it can be hard to find time to prepare a decent meal amidst all the chaos. That’s where meal prepping comes in. Now I could do the traditional chicken breast on lettuce, but I thought I would try a different route instead and make a nice Italian shtyle beef ragu to go with some fresh pasta, cooked in a slow cooker for minimum effort.

YOU WILL NEED: • 1 beef cheek or 200g beef shin (basically any bit of beef that will do well in a slow cooker) • Half an onion diced • 2 garlic cloves minced • 1 carrot diced • 1 celery stick diced • 1 chilli pepper diced • 1 tsp tomato puree • 250ml passata di pomodoro • 250ml beef stock (stock cubes or pots are fine) • 100 ml white wine (red or rose work too)

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1 tsp smoked paprika A sprig of thyme 1 bay leaf

Step 1 Season your beef generously with salt and pepper, and seal it in a hot oiled pan, three to four minutes either side.

When its a lovely dark brown colour, horse it into the slow cooker.

Step 2 Lob all your diced veg and herbs into the hot pan with a tsp of tomato puree and the smoked paprika. Fry for a few minutes and feck that into the slow cooker too.

Step 3 Pour the white wine into the frying pan and let it bubble away for a few minutess and lob that into the slow cooker with the beef stock and passata.

Cook on slow for five hours or until the beef is falling apart.

Step 4 After five hours the beef should easily fall apart at your touch. Shred the beef up and split your sauce between two containers (or whatever suits your needs). When it has cooled down leave it in the fridge ready to use.

pardelle work well with this sauce. This should only take five minutes to do, so it is perfect for when you’re in a hurry.

Plus a big bowl of pasta is great for a steady release of energy when playing sports. Serve in a bowl with some grated parmesan on top.

This is a meat sauce more so than a meat dish. If you want to make this dish more substantial then simply bulk up the beef content of this recipe. I also like to serve this sauce over some chips or homefries with a big schelp of grated cheddar. Kind of like a taco chip.

As usual if you have any queries or questions about this recipe or others feel free to drop me a line on insta (kearneycooks), and check out The Clare Echo social channels for the instructional videos that go with this column.

Enjoy

Steve K

Step 5 To serve your sauce, or RAGU, heat it up in a frying pan, and toss pre cooked pasta through it. I find rigatoni or pa-

Dealing with anxiety

This week, Rebecca shares some tips on how to manage those anxious days that can leave us feeling overwhelmed

VERYONE relates to anxiety at some point in life. We have different forms of anxiety that everyone deals with in different ways which is natural. In terms of going back to your full time job or starting something new, it can cause you to be anxious and nervous.

For example going back to work can make you feel the need to have to put all your energy into it and doubting yourself about being capable to do so. This week I wanted to research anxiety and how having some sort of change in life can cause it. I have learned that as humans, we aren’t big creatures of change and we tend to retreat back to comfort, it is a normal human response to any sort of stressful situation. Something like a social occasion or stressful exam can create these anxious feelings. It is okay to feel this way and being able to manage these feelings works out in your own benefit.

TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR ANXIETY: One major tip is getting to the root of the problem and becoming fully aware of the time where you feel most anxious. Knowing when these feelings occur can help you get to the root of the problem. Maintaining healthy eating habits and exercising can make you feel so good.

Exercising is always talked about when it comes to mental health but it is important to know

that is isn’t actually for everyone.

People are so different in terms of whatever makes them feel good. Reading a book, journaling or just going for a walk can reduce anxiety and make you feel that little bit more positive.

SELF CARE: Journaling can help relieve anxiety

Relaxing is so important but so many people struggle to do so. Being busy can cause people to thrive but it can also increase anxiety and burn you out. Being able to relax is a positive tool for the mind and is extremely crucial.

Discover what works for you in terms of helping you relax such as yoga, meditation, or simply listening to your favourite podcast. Going for a walk and taking in fresh air, acknowledging your surroundings and nature is another source of relaxation. Simply taking it easy on yourself and listing to your body with no judgment can really help.

I have talked about self care so much in my columns because I can’t stress enough how important it is. Truly taking care of yourself and acknowledging your bodies strengths is extremely important. Being happy in your own skin is such an important goal to achieve. Adding self care days into your week will ultimately safe guard your mental well-being. Practicing gratitude daily and pointing out your blessings to yourself makes you realise how important and positive life really is.

Talking is so important. Simply talking can make you feel so much better. Talking to a close friend, family member or your GP can give you a sense of relief and comfort. Give yourself time to manage you feelings and don’t be harsh on yourself. Everyone is doing the best they can.

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THURSDAY, MAY 20 2021

Eoin Neylon

An inside look at Clare’s political spectrum With

With With

In this week’s column, Joe Melody shares his opinion on the national cash cow and shares an update on farm activity

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T MIGHT not have been as self evident in recent weeks as we would like but Ireland's main natural resource is its ability to grow grass and lots of it owing to our mild damp climate and our proximity to the Gulf Stream.

We do not have huge deposits of gold or fossil fuels that we can build our nations wealth on the back off. With An Taisce's appeal last week to the High Court ruling in favour of the construction of Glanbia's new cheese plant and with all the pseudoscience put forth by this group and with all the talk of re-wilding, rewetting large areas of farmland, there must be a money tree somewhere in the Irish State of to offset the economic carnage this regression will reap on the country. The fact is we don't have a money tree but we do have a cash cow.

If we reduce our production of milk or beef here, the vacuum will be filled elsewhere. That elsewhere won't produce it in a sustainable highly regulated

GRASS: The Melody herd

manner. Elsewhere won't have the same high animal welfare standards we in Ireland have. Elsewhere will increase production by clear felling large areas of rainforest to increase capacity. This is known as carbon leakage. Since the start of the pandemic, the Government have had to for good reason expand its spending to keep business afloat and provide a financial lifeline to employees.

This Government spending will continue for some time to come. Last year was an exceptional year but the State bore a budget deficit of €19 billion, there will be a big deficit for the foreseeable future while the machinery of the nations economy gets moving. Ally all this to the attack on the productive sector, that is any industry that creates something whether it be a service or a product. In this case it is agriculture that is under an unrelenting attack based on falsehoods and non scientific reasoning. Our economy needs a thriving livestock sector, there won't be much GDP

generated from re-wetting, re-wilding and turning much of the country into a national park.

At home grass growth is starting to pickup on the back of the thundery downpours. We are following the cows with one bag of 18:5:12 with sulphur to the acre. Sulphur is a very important nutrient as it aids to uptake of nitrogen, also on a highly stocked dairy farm where grass can become bitter from cow pats it sweetens the sward.

Since the arrival of the rain and softer weather, bulling activity seems to have picked up.

I found the start of breeding season slower than usual but it has now sped up from a dribble of cows showing heats to a steady flow. The roof is going on our hen's new house this week as our next batch of new hens are arriving soon.

It is exciting times and currently we are doing out a grazing plan for the hens to rotate over to ensure fresh grass in their diet regularly to get that rich superior egg.

Keep an eye on the by-election

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HE leafy streets of Dublin 4 seem a world away from Clare most of the time.

However, the upcoming political battle there will undoubtedly have an impact on the political landscape of the country, and by extension, the policies that will have an effect on the Banner county. With less than a year in office, the Government could have done with a bye-election like a hole in the head.

Nevertheless, former Housing Minister, Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy, decided he had had enough and is going to pursue other opportunities away from the Leinster House bubble.

It’s hard to blame him.

As much as you might disagree with his politics or his policies, the level of personalised abuse he’s suffered in recent years is next level.

No one should be subjected to the same. He’ll not be the last either. Even being on the fringes of political discussion online leads to regular abusive messages and pile-ons organised by supporters of one party or another.

This is exponentially true for elected representatives, especially if they happen to be women.

This has left Government with a serious task of retaining its four-seat majority. With a long, and potentially rocky road to go, the Government’s majority will need to be as strong as possible.

This is even more pertinent when you consider the already considerable internal strife amongst the 12 Green Party TDs. Keeping 100 per cent of those on board throughout the lifetime of Government already appears to be a tall order.

So, with that in mind, the various parties and independents will approach

a bye-election like no other on the streets of Dublin Bay South over the course of the Summer. I say the Summer as that appears to be the preference of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.

Seeing as it is his party who’s seat is to be contested, he will get a large say in when the poll will be taken.

His party have already confirmed their candidate in Cllr. James Geoghegan. A barrister who was closely affiliated to Lucinda Creighton, even following her out the door of FG when she went to found the ill-fated Renua. He quickly came crawling back when that fell apart but it appears it hasn’t been held against him, given his rapid promotion since, following on in a pattern under Varadkar’s leadership of blooding young talent quickly.

Geoghegan is also the grandson of a former FF Minister of the same name.

He’ll be hoping that the family and coalition connection will see a healthy transfer rate from one to the other if his hopes to get elected are to come to fruition.

On the FF side, they are set to select Cllr. Deirdre Conroy their candidate.

She gained notoriety as the person who took the “D case” to the European Court of Human Rights, arguing the Irish Government’s then abortion laws were in breach of her human rights.

She works in architectural heritage currently, winning election to the Council in 2019. She would be seen as close to Jim O’Callaghan who is the FF director of elections and the incumbent TD for the party in the constituency.

Although the party has no great ambitions of winning the seat, securing a good vote will be seen as a test of O’Callaghan’s future leadership ambitions.

Sinn Féin are riding high

in the polls nationally and will hope to turn that theoretical popularity into an additional seat in the Dáil.

The party hasn’t decided its candidate but Kerry native and ex-MEP Lynn Boylan has been mentioned as a possible candidate. Another is Chris Andrew’s, the former FF, now SF TD, Council replacement Daniel Céitinn.

As the lead opposition party, they’ll hope to turn the by-election into a referendum on Government and as such, have been extremely vocal on the housing issue as of late.

With the country re-opening in the wake of the worst of the Covid pandemic, Government will be hoping the feel-good factor associated with this might dampen any public revolt.

They’d also hope that the leafy suburbs get out and vote, more so than the Ringsend side of the constituency which has returned the lion’s share of the SF vote in the area in recent years.

In the also ran category will be Labour, who have selected veteran Trinity Senator Ivana Bacik, and the Greens.

It’s the latter that will possibly be the most interesting in this race, however.

Not in relation to how they perform in the poll, but who they select. Eamon Ryan loyalist, Cllr. Claire Byrne is running for the nomination against Dublin Lord Mayor, and Catherine Ryan wing fan favourite, Hazel Chu. Should Byrne win the nomination, it may deepen the cracks in the coalition party, spelling trouble for the coalitions long term stability.

Should Chu get it and bomb, it might dampen the more militant wing. Clare voters should watch this closely as it could set the stage for when they’re next asked to cast a ballot.

Seize the day

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RONAN SCULLY

Thought for the week

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HERE are so many things we value these days especially in these days of the Coronavirus, and, because we live in such a superficial world at times, money is often seen as the most important thing. But, there is actually something much more important that money, and that is "time".

This is something you can never get back once it is gone, and it's the one thing that can't be stopped or changed. Your time should be the most important commodity you have and don't ever forget that.

There is nothing shorter than time, but there is nothing more valuable because the past is no more, the future is uncertain, and the present is but a moment.

Over the last year or so of the dreaded Coronavirus, I've witnessed the untimely death of some very close family members and long-time friends as well as major health crises that could have resulted in the loss of others. It's had me considering more and more the value of time, and the importance of cherishing our days.

During a zoom talk I attended a while back during lockdown, the presenter asked me a question: "What is the most precious commodity you possess?" Before I answered, he shouted: "Time!"

I came to the conclusion he was right. With the gift of time, I can choose how to spend my life or my day, I can give another person time and listen to what they wish to say, or simply be with another person.

Life changes constantly. Actually life goes by so quickly sometimes you don't even notice all the changes that have been happening.

Once a moment has passed, it is gone forever except in our memories. Cherishing moments as they happen will not only help you feel thankful for life, but also help you to have a more positive and happy outlook.

At the end of your life, you don't want to regret all the things you didn't attempt. Nothing hurts or stings worse than regret, both of things we shouldn't have done or things we should have done, but didn't do. I'm sure you can think of a few times in your life that you regret and those experiences are usually never far from your mind.

Every moment is unique. We get one life experience and only one shot at life. The value of life is priceless. No two lives are exactly the same because no two people are exactly the same. Every person is unique and since every minute of life is unique, we have the oppor-

tunity to cherish them all. You see life is a beautiful gift. No amount of money can buy anyone another life. Therefore, life is a beautiful gift that we should always cherish.

Your life could end at any moment. None of us know when we are going to die.

Therefore, it is important that we don't procrastinate cherishing every moment in our life. Most of our time in life is used for reflections on what has happened in the past and in anticipating the future. Focusing on the past or on the future keeps us from living in the present, from living the gift of the present moment that is ours to enjoy and appreciate. A story on "time" illustrating the sacrament of the present moment might help us to reflect on how we use our time during this journey of life.

Tips for making the best of your life

Tips for living a good life I constantly reflect or pray on goes as follows. "Sit in silence for at least ten minutes each day and sleep for eight hours each night if you can.

Read more books than you did last year. Try to make at least three or four people smile each day. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil your present. Realise that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like a maths class but the lessons you will learn will last a lifetime. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree at times. You have no idea what other peoples journeys are about.

However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured or processed. Smile and laugh more often. Your job won't take care of you when you are ill.

Your friends and family will. Stay in touch. Pray always. The best is yet to come. Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.

Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of people especially those most in need in our world.

Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks to our God for the joy and

gift of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

Let the light of your soul guide you. Let the light of your soul bless the work that you do with the secret love and warmth of your heart.

See in what you do the beauty of your own soul. Let the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those who work with you and to those who see and receive your work. May your work never weary you. Let it release within you wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement.

Be present in what you do. Never become lost in bland absences.

May the day never burden. Let dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises.

Let evening find you gracious and fulfilled. May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected."

THURSDAY, MAY 20 2021

Community MILFORD

Thought for the week

As your thought for this week, reflect on how you manage your time and how you share it with others before the marbles start running out on you. Life although very short at times is very beautiful just as roses are beautiful but it has challenges which are like thorns and have to be faced and overcome by all. Those who accept these challenges and succeed, are the ones, who know how to live life in its true sense. Thus, enjoy life but also be prepared to bear the pricks of pain. Life is too short to judge a book by its cover.

Everyone has their own struggles and journey so never be mean to someone when you don't know their story. This world needs more understanding, faith, caring, loving, compassionate and sympathetic people, there are way too many mean and cruel people out there. Life is too short to be mad at someone forever.

Forgiveness to those that have hurt you is a powerful way to let yourself feel free. Today I pray, may we all more deeply savor, enjoy, and steward the precious gift of time we have been given by our God. Every moment is precious and unique. Today is a gift, let's never squander the opportunity we have been given to bring our all into each moment, and, as we are able, may we each work toward ensuring that the quality of our days all it can be through making wise choices with them.

We are not in control of the quantity. As the author Annie Dillard once said, "How we spend our days is how we spend our lives," so let each one of us spend wisely.

How will you treasure, cherish, and spend your time and make the most of your today? Make the best of your life while you still can for life can be shorter than you think!

lPRETTY PICTURE: Milford nursing home resident Josephine Barry prepares her painting for the art exhibition facilitated by Aisling Freeney for the Bealtaine Festival

MOUNTSHANNON RAFFLE

AS PART of this years 25th Mountshannon Arts Festival, we are holding a raffle for a fantastic, original art work created by 'CocoNut'.

This is a unique opportunity to support our community arts projects, as well as the possibility to own your own amazing,

original art piece.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the artists, Mel White (Maximillist Art) and Gilli Browne for their time and generosity in donating this painting to Mountshannon Arts.

For more information please visit: https://www.mountshannonarts.ie/art-raffle/p/test

KILRUSH KDHS

OUR next Zoom lecture, entitled "Kilstifeen and phantom island traditions of the west coast" will take place at 8pm (Irish time) next Tuesday 25 May 2021.

The speaker will be Críostóir Mac Cárthaigh, Director of the National Folklore Collection at University College Dub-

lin. Tuesday's lecture will be about the mysterious Cill Stifeen, mentioned in a study of the 1607 tsunami that hit the southwest of England, and other phantom islands and destructive geological and weather events remembered in folk memory.

Visit the KDHS Facebook page to access the Zoom link.

ONLINE QUARE CLARE

Laughs are guaranteed as Quare Clare, a new group for LGBTQ+ people in the Banner, hosts its first ever social event – an online 'Quare Quiz' on Friday, May 28th.

There are some great prizes to be won, including One For All vouchers and vouchers for lunch in local restaurants, and

admission is free!

The quiz, which will be MC'd by a very special guest, will take place online from 7pm to 9pm, and you can register to take part at Eventbrite.ie Quare Clare is on Facebook at: Quare Clare - LGBTQ+Clare And on Twitter: @LGBTQ_Clare

THURSDAY, MAY 20 2021

Community

TOUR de Munster, the 600km annual charity cycle which is set to take place this summer from August 5th to 8th has announced its official charity partnership with the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI).

On hand to help announce the partnership was Aintree Grand National winning jockey Rachael Blackmore.

Entering into its 21st year this August, Tour de Munster has raised a significant sum of money for some very worthy beneficiaries along the way, raising over €3.4 million in total. For DSI Munster branches alone, the tour has raised a staggering €3 million since they became the main beneficiary of the Tour in 2010. Down Syndrome Ireland offers a range of vital supports and services to children and adults with Down syndrome and their families in Munster and throughout Ireland. Funds raised as a result of Tour de

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir, I believe County Councils have been allocated monies to upgrade outside green areas. It seems Ballyalla has been forgotten. We have a beautiful amenity in Ennis Town but no toilets, no play area for children and no coffee/tea facilities and not enough seating.

Please Clare County Council make this beautiful spot family friendly.

We are being encouraged to stay outside during these Covid times so please take note!

June O’Neill, Ennis Dear Sir, You recently published a letter regarding your paper’s coverage of the HPV vaccine.

The letter was signed by a ‘Laura Brennan, Ennis, Director of Therapeutic Services, Darkness Into Light’.

I want to take this opportunity to advise your readers that the ‘Darkness Into Light’ organisation referred to in Ms Brennan’s letter is based in the United Arab Emirates – not here in Ireland.

Ms Brennan does not speak for the recent Darkness Into Light Sunrise appeal in this country and is not a representative of Pieta – the organisation which manages the annual Darkness Into Light commemorative walk and fundraiser.

The funds generated by this event supports Pieta’s free counselling for those in suicidal crisis and free bereavement counselling for families who have lost a loved one to suicide.

Your sincerely, Padraig O’Neill Marketing Dept | Pieta

CONTACT

NEWSDESK 065 671 9021 news@clareecho.ie

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COUNTYWIDE TOUR DE MUNSTER LAUNCH

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Munster play a significant role across the Munster branches of DSI. Each year, an average of 120 cyclists make their way around Munster on a four-day journey, raising much needed funds and awareness for DSI Munster branches. All cyclists cover their own expenses and every cent raised through the event goes to the beneficiary.

Reflecting on the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has had serious implications on DSI's fundraising capabilities. 86% of DSI's annual funding comes from public fundraising. With the cancellation of many fundraising activities, it has been an extremely difficult time to raise funds.

For more information visit www.tourdemunster.com, find it on Facebook, or follow the tour on Twitter @TourDeMunster.

For further information on Down Syndrome Ireland see www.downsyndrome.ie.

ENNIS HOSPICE SUNFLOWER DAY

THE Clare Hospice at Cahercalla invites you to sponsor a sunflower in memory of a loved one for Hospice Sunflower Days Together for Hospice, the National Hospice Movement, has launched a ‘Virtual Sunflower Remembrance Garden’. This online space has been created for people to dedicate a virtual sunflower in memory of a loved one, whilst helping to raise much-needed funds for local hospice and home care services throughout the country this June.

The virtual sunflower remembrance garden, will run for the full month of June 2021.

During the month members of the public are invited to dedicate a virtual sunflower in memory of a loved one and make a donation to their local hospice at www.togetherforhospice.ie/sunflowerdays.

The initiative was prompted by the cancellation of the annual Hospice Sunflower Days on-street collection for the second year in a row, and the devastating impact of Covid-19 on Hospices nationwide and their ability to fundraise. Hospice Sunflower Days is slightly different this year, so be sure to keep an eye out for your local hospice’s activities for more information on what is happening.

Coordinated by Together for Hospice, the National Hospice Movement, this new remembrance campaign aims to raise much needed funds for hospice and specialist palliative home care services nationwide.

Across Ireland, Hospices need to raise approximately €20million each year and all funds raised will directly support your local hospice, enabling them to continue to provide person-centred, holistic and loving care to patients and their loved ones free of charge.

Mary Maloney, Fundraising Manager at The Clare Hospice at Cahercalla, commented, “The last year has been incredibly challenging for many people in our communities and our intention is that this Virtual Sunflower Remembrance Garden will provide a poignant and meaningful space for members of the community to remember loved ones, whilst also supporting the integral work of local hospice and specialist palliative community services. Together we remember all those we have lost and together we can make a real difference to those in hospice care and their families”.

For more information and details of your local hospice and homecare service log onto www.togetherforhospice.ie/sunflowerdays

lSHINING BRIGHT: Pictured are BD Stem Stars from Coláiste Muire, Ennis. Transition year students Isolde Hegarty, Molly Hennessy, Hannah Clune, Sinéad Ní Dhúlaing and Éabha Warner created the Vedriti App and Panic Button Technology, a safe space online to support the mental health and wellbeing of teenagers. They won the second runner up prize of €5,000.

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lCHARITY: Transition Year students at Gaelcholáiste an Chláir were the recipients of the

'Fun-Raising' award from Young Social Innovators for their campaign 'Poverty is 24/7'. The students raised more than €5500 for St Vincent de Paul in Ennis. They are pictured with their teacher Ms McNamara, who is the transition year coordinator at the school.

ENNIS ST JOSEPH’S TERRACE LIGHTING

A REPORT on the need for additional street lighting at St Joseph's Terrace in Clarecastle is to be brought before elected members of the Ennis Municipal District, writes Páraic McMahon.

An appeal for additional lighting at the Clarecastle housing estate was issued by Cllr Paul Murphy (FG) at the May meeting of the Ennis Municipal District. "There are parts of the older development in particular that are poorly lit," he highlighted.

Murphy's proposal was seconded by Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF).

In response, senior executive engineer, Eamon O'Dea detailed that the matter had been referred to the public lighting engineer within the local authority. A report will then be sought from the Council's public lighting maintenance contractor.

O'Dea stated, "the report will be brought back to the councillors for their consideration". An outline price is to be drawn up while a design has already been completed.

He calculated that it would not be a serious costing but cautioned, "we don't have very specific funding we can use for it, I have no purse to do public lighting out of".

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Newmarket-on-Fergus school one of three in the country to get legacy award from Blue Star Programme PÁRAIC McMAHON

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COIL NA MAIGHDINE MHUIRE in Newmarket-on-Fergus was one of three schools in the country to receive a legacy award.

To mark ten years of the school’s involvement in the Blue Star Programme, Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire alongside Gardiner Street Primary School in Dublin and St. Thomas’ National School, Co. Westmeath both received legacy awards in recent weeks.

This occasion was also heralded as sixth class pupils put questions to the Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne (FF) in a special video event. The Junior Minister was asked by Aine O’Brien’s class why he became a TD, the most difficult aspects of the job, the power politicians have to bring about change, his favourite cultural experience and child friendly aspects of European countries that could apply to Ireland.

Newmarket-on-Fergus pupils also quizzed the Meath East TD on what would happen if Ireland left the European Union and whether persons that put

their lives at risk such as frontline workers should be entitled to a supplementary payment.

Speaking to The Clare Echo, acting principal of Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire, Annmarie Meehan detailed that the schools’ involvement in the programme over the past decade has brought great awareness of the European Union to our students.

It has supported the children’s understanding of various cultures within Europe. It develops a sense of identity for us as citizens within Europe. It highlighted the importance of countries and nations working together. The role of trade within the EU was explored this year as well as Brexit and its impact”.

Sorcha O’Donnell, a sixth class student at Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire said their involvement in the programme was “very educational and fun”. Her classmate, Roisin Clancy added, “I learned a lot about the countries of Europe and what the European Union does”.

Seán Lee pointed out that the programme was “great fun and way better than researching topics by yourself or by just using the internet. “It was very interesting and the quizzes that are available are great fun,” Anthony Tighe felt. Jennifer Dowling highlighted that the class had enjoyment and fun by “discovering differences between countries in the EU”.

The Inn at Dromoland reopens for Outdoor Dining on June 7th For more info. on menus & opening times visit www.theinnatdromoland.ie or any of our social media profiles.

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Dromoland Castle prepares to reopen on June 2nd after lockdown

T’S inherent that some good always comes from a crisis! Over the course of the last year, we have had the time to stop, reflect, count our blessings and be thankful for the beauty of our estate and for our team, without whom we are nothing.

Dealing responsibly with our nature is a matter of course and the most important principle for us. This is what makes Dromoland Castle so special - we create moments of happiness in harmony with history and nature. The fact we borrow this estate from future generations is not lost on us and we are committed to continuing the legacy of

Dromoland, whilst preserving and redeveloping our surroundings for those who come after us.

Even though we are living in a world of uncertainty, we knew that we wanted to spend this time and put our resources into something that would have a powerful impact within our local community. The pandemic has given us the opportunity to review our Corporate Social Responsibility policies through fresh eyes. We were delighted to give our team hours within their working week for local volunteer programmes. Making lasting connections within our community is a pivotal achievement for all of our

team over the last year and we look forward to developing this at time goes on.

As we look ahead to brighter days, and prepare to reopen Dromoland Castle, we are excited about welcoming back old friends and new.

Part of Dromoland Castle’s magic is it’s magnificent playground. Standing sentinel over 450-acres, the fairytale stronghold is a joy to behold from it’s surrounding lands, especially when these lands hold their own secrets and thrills.

When we return, there will be lots of exciting changes across the estate. We may have been closed, but we have been extremely

busy! Indoors and out you’ll find the same exquisite hospitality, married with wonderful new experiences and activities.

We’re drawing on nature to smooth the way and bring contentment to our minds.

With the support of our team, we are using this time to develop self guided ‘Deer Trails’ in areas of the estate, to allow guests to find and view the native deer. Another initiative we have undertaken is to create animal habitat areas throughout the estate, as plenty of local wildlife call our estate home too, so you may just end up sharing your walk with some deer, pheasants, squirrels or ducks!

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Newmarket the perfect location STUART HOLLY

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EWMARKET-ON-FERGUS’S prime position in the centre of Clare’s population belt has enabled year-on-year growth for businesses in the area.

That’s the view of N18 Autos owner Michael Breen, who took over the business in 2010 at the height of the recession. The family-run business has gone from strength to strength and Michael credits its position in Newmarket as a contributory factor. Having been presented with the opportunity to relocate the business to his native Lisseycasey in recent years, Michael felt Newmarket was the opportune place to grow his business.

He told The Clare Echo, “We are in the thick of the population. If you draw a circle right around, there’s Shannon, we draw a bit from the ‘Bridge, across to Quin, Ennis. You have a circle there of a 15 mile radius you would draw people from, and you’d draw a bit from Limerick. With the modern way

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of advertising, like every other dealer, we sell to other counties as well so there’s a national side to it as well. Where we are here, I feel Newmarket is strategically well positioned in terms of population.”

Anthony Breen is Head of Sales and Finance at the company and Michael reveals that when his son joined the business three years ago, it gave N18 Autos another jolt as they accelerated sales thanks to online advertising. “It has developed quite a bit, the whole social media side of it is a big thing with him and it has helped improve the business and our standing as a dealer.”

The company focuses on the sale of high-quality used cars, sourcing from main dealers in Northern Ireland. All cars are history checked, come with a warranty, fully serviced and fully valeted with NCT. They also specialise in sourcing vehicles for their customers in Clare. Michael adds, “The other thing, we pride ourselves on buying and selling good quality stuff. That’s one of our strong points, we always buy very good quality cars with low mileage and we’ve built up a reputation for that.”

While Brexit, a supply shortage and a recently introduced NOX charge have “thrown a cat among the pigeons” for dealers who import from the UK,

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Newmarket on Fergus for N18 Autos Michael admits that it has forced N18 Autos to up their game even further when it comes to high quality stock.

As such, the last 12 months have been among their most successful despite the associated challenges along with Covid-19.

NOX charge put the cat among the pigeons. Any diesel car older than 2016 became economically unviable to import as the NOX was essentially the same as the VRT. It had that impact but in many respects it wasn’t an awfully bad thing in terms of have good fresh stock, so we upped our game in terms of what we’re carrying. Brexit is starting to impact now in terms of they’ve added another charge so we’re still in a learning game there. Generally there’s something new every day in terms of what revenue are at and Brexit, and now there seems to be a shortage of stock. Since Covid lifted in the UK, there’s a huge demand for cars out there and it’s nearly created a

shortage of supply.

People don’t understand the charges … hassle free service. “Where we have noticed is that there are no private people importing cars because they’re afraid of the charges. Covid has actually been good for us because people couldn’t go on a holiday, go for a meal, the pub, or a match, and people seem to have more money on them and we’ve never seen it as busy as the last 12 months.

The company recently expanded its operation to just off the Mill Rd in Ennis where they also offer repair services, car servicing and NCT prep, along with sales of essential motor factor items.

Contact N18 Autos by visiting www.n18autos.ie, or call 086 8055960 / 087 2666429.

THURSDAY, MAY 20 2021

Newmarket-on-Fergus’ Cullinan called up to Republic of Ireland U19 training camp PÁRAIC McMAHON NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS native Harvey Cullinan has received a call up for the Republic of Ireland’s U19 training camp this week.

Cullinan has impressed since signing with Sheffield Utd having previously lined out at underage level for Clare and Newmarket Celtic.

Harvey has been a key player in defence for Del Geary’s U18 Sheffield side. He formed part of the Blades’ U23 squad in the season and ended the U18 campaign scoring a goal against Ipswich Town last week.

His academy clubmate Leo Gaxwill also be involved in the training camp which is predominantly for overseas players and will give the pair an opportunity to impress during the four-day camp which starts on Monday (May 17th).

In March, Harvey signed his first professional contract with Sheffield Utd.

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Advice of Attorney General sought before inquiry into death of Patrick Nugent is provided to family PÁRAIC McMAHON

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REPORT received by the Department of Justice last November following an inquiry into the death of Patrick Nugent has yet to be provided to his family.

An inquiry was completed under Section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and was conducted by former Judge Patrick Clyne into the Garda Síochána investigation relating to the death of Mr Patrick Nugent in 1984.

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In a parliamentary question, Clare TD Michael McNamara (IND) asked when the report would be shared with the Nugent family.

The Department of Justice in response to this PQ stated, “The advice of the Attorney General is being sought on the matter of publication and on receipt of those advices I expect to be in a position to advise on the timelines further, but unfortunately I am not in a position to do so at this juncture. I do appreciate however that Mr. Nugent’s family are anxiously awaiting the outcome of Judge Clyne’s investigation and I will be in touch with them as soon as it is possible to do so”.

For more than three decades, the Nugent family of Sixmilebridge have been seeking answers into Patrick’s death, subsequent

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manslaughter trial and inquest.

Mr Nugent was working as a banqueting manager at Bunratty Castle, when he was found dead in the Folk Park near the popular tourist attraction on 11th February 1986.

Allegations that his death was not properly investigated were considered by an independent review mechanism in 2014, which recommended that the case be examined under the Section 42 provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005.

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CellNet working towards rural connectivity CIAN O’BROIN cianobroin@clareecho.ie

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ROADBAND and telecom service provider Cellnet are putting customer care at the heart of their business model as they look to ensure rural connectivity is implemented county wide.

The company, with its office based on Watery Road in Ennis, began when Nick Manowski put in for a transfer from Dublin to Clare whilst working with a national Telecom provider. Upon arriving, he noticed that many people living in isolated areas were

unable to avail of broadband and service had been refused. Stepping back, he decided to setup Cellnet as an antidote, with rural customers, customer service and honesty at the foundations.

Independent advice is offered in the form of an honest opinion. Operations Manager Jonathan Cronin, who joined the company last year as a bookkeeper but now performs administrative and marketing tasks also, stated that it all comes back to quality over quantity. "We will tell you if a sale is not suitable. We don't just want a load of numbers in our system. We would rather have you for life. We would rather lose a sale, than carry out one that wasn't optimal for you. We want to be loyal to our customers and get our in-

ternal home solutions perfect".

Cellnet are rolling out their fibre broadband service, which offers a stronger and better performance at speeds of up to 1GBPS. They are also working with rural communities to offer mobile cellular repeaters. These single, dual, tri and quad bands improve mobile coverage by using specialised software and hardware technologies to improve frequencies on each tower used by different mobile providers.

Cellnet are conducting site examinations at customer's properties through qualified engineers, in order to determine which mobile tower and signal works best for each individual household.

"Our customer service is Irish and 100 per cent local," Jonathan informed. The company hopes to have a 24-hour customer call service in the near future. This will work for anyone who has broadband or cellular connection from any national or local providers.

Whether a modem box from Eir or Vodafone, Nick and Jonathan hope to have a team on call that can offer solutions to any problem.

"We are not another corporate entity sitting in an ivory tower. Our target market is different. We want to do the simple things right and we are all about after care. If a customer has any issues, they can ring us straight away," Jonathan concluded.

Visit Cellnet.ie for more information.

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Career Opportunity Available Chadwicks Ennis are currently seeking applications for the position of Plumbing & Heating Trade Sales Advisor The role of Plumbing and Heating Trade Sales Advisor is to provide our customers with a knowledgeable, friendly and dependable service whilst at the same time optimising branch sales and gross profit, promote the company's products and services in a professional manner and deliver a superior standard of customer care to our existing customers.

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Previous experience working in a busy builder providers preferable A proven track record of acheiving and exceeding both sales & margin targets Good knowledge of Plumbing & Heating products Previous sales experience an advantage

Key Responsibilities include: • Build effective working relationships with customers, in order to understand their

requirements thus ensuring that the correct products are supplied

• Use initiative to identify sales opportunities and offer advice and solutions to

customers, thus maximising profitable sales and margin

• Maintain a clean and effectively merchandised counter area in line with company

policy

• Responsible for the re-order of selected product lines and also ensuring that stock

levels of selected product lines within the Plumbing and Heating department are maintained at appropriate levels • Support the Branch Manager and colleagues in working as a team to ensure the branch operates efficiently and effectively within company policy Essential competencies required: - Excellent interpersonal and customer-facing skills - Excellent organisation and attention to detail - Effective team working - The flexibility and willingness to learn - To enjoy working with people

If you are interested in applying for the role please email your CV to careers@chadwicks.ie

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Clare Echo's growth continues with two new appointments ELAINE TUBRIDY

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HE Clare Echo is delighted to announce the addition of two new staff members to key positions, Erin Malone and Ciaran Coote.

The Clare Echo's business client-base has seen year-on-year growth since 2017 and to deal with predicted increase in advertising enquiries and bookings, Ciaran Coote has been appointed to the role of Sales Executive.

Ciaran joins a sales department alongside Sales Director Ger Naughton and Senior Sales Executive Niall O'Connor.

Ciaran (29), an Ennis native, previously worked as a sales rep for Heineken in Dublin and is known for his family's much-loved establishment, The Halfway House.

He is a keen golfer often seen on the fairways of Ennis and Woodstock Golf Clubs.

The Clare Echo is also delighted to announce the appointment of Erin Malone to the position of Digital Marketing Officer.

The Clare Echo prides itself on being amongst the most forward-thinking regional media organisations in Ireland and Erin now finds herself at the forefront of online media strategy, bringing The Clare Echo's already high-performing online presence to another level and engaging with readers and businesses around the county.

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Erin spent the last eight years as Marketing Executive with Reagecon in Shannon.

Also a native of Ennis, Erin celebrated her 30th birthday on her first day with The Clare Echo.

She is a fitness fanatic and has a passion for pole fitness and obstacle courses.

The Clare Echo's staff growth comes in line with an increase in print production over the last year to 16,000+ weekly newspapers and a growing online audience of

170,000 monthly unique users.

Stuart Holly, Editor with The Clare Echo, said, "I'm delighted to welcome Erin and Ciaran to our small but ambitious team. They are two bright and enthusiastic individuals who I'm confident will represent The Clare Echo with high levels of enthusiasm and professionalism.

"This marks another milestone in our growth and our two newest recruits will be key in bringing our product to the next level".

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We are currently seeking to employ a part-time (15.5 hours per week) Office Administrator who will be based at our Ennis Centre. The role involves dealing with enquiries from those seeking the services of ACCORD in the Killaloe Diocese and completion of a range of administrative tasks to support the delivery of Accord services in the Ennis and Nenagh centres.

The successful candidate will have: • Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills • Ability to work on own initiative and be self-motivated • Competency in Computer and IT skills inc. Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Zoom • Ability to carry out tasks and duties as required by Accord Central Office and the local centre committees • Genuine interest in supporting the professional delivery of Accord services • An understanding of the importance of confidentiality, empathy and respect for all clients Please submit your C.V. (including contact details for two referees) together with a covering letter to accordennis1@gmail.com or by post to: The Chairperson, ACCORD Ennis, Unit 7, Carmody Street Business Park, Ennis, Co Clare V95 DP80 Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 31st May 2021

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Buy into Clare

'It's huge to be able to welcome back customers' CIAN O’BROIN

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LACKBIRD Jewellery Ennis is once again flying high as Quin native Katie Rogers welcomes a loyal customer base back to her Bank Place boutique store.

Online feedback throughout the lockdown has made Katie hopeful of seeing faces from afar touch down in store for the first time. She highlighted that 50 per cent of sales over the past four months have been outside of Clare. Dublin, Galway and Cork took an affection to the neat business unit styled on jewellery houses of New York.

Many of these customers, she confessed, were returning for repeat business. “It was all online the last few months, so it was different. It was mainly for occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. There were

a lot of people exchanging gifts over the lockdown and maybe even more so than normal times,” the Business and Event Management graduate stated.

Availing of a Trading Online voucher from the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) was the key component that enabled Katie to interact with customers while all non-essential retail remained physically closed. When initially pulling down the shutters in March 2020, panic set in as Katie realised the threat to her business due to not having any online store. A brandnew website was 90 per cent funded by the LEO. From this, a direct investment in photography for the website ensured that browsing experiences were maximised.

“We got some really good images of products and there is always a picture of somebody wearing it so people can see the size. The feedback from the customers is that this is nearly always the key to closing the sale online. Giving people the mea-

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surements doesn’t necessarily mean that they understand the size, so if they see it on a neck or a wrist it gives them a clear idea of what they are purchasing.”

Looking back on the September 2019 official opening, Katie conceded that Blackbird Ennis is now “exceeding expectations.” The plan is now to maintain the business and increase investment in the online store due to its capacity to reach a wider audience. “There is a big learning curve there. I always knew retail; I always knew the bricks and mortar ends of it. It’s good to get out of your comfort zone and it’s an eye opener of how much you can grow your business.”

An animated atmosphere now sweeps through Bank Place as business owners such as Katie share in the splendour of reuniting with the people of Clare. “It’s huge to be able to welcome everyone back. It’s normal. It’s what you want when you are in business here,” she concluded.

Retail return lifts spirits in Clare

by CIAN O'BROIN NON-ESSENTIAL retail returned on Monday bringing with it a lift to businesses but also to the atmosphere of certain areas and the spirits of shoppers.

The further lifting of Level 5 restrictions as part of the Government’s ‘The Path Ahead’ reopening roadmap, issued guidance that permitted all remaining retail outlets to open from Monday last.

Hannah O’Neill and Carmel Haugh enjoyed the sun sprinkled streets of Ennis, dividing their time between Penney’s, Dunnes Stores and local pharmacies. “It’s nice to see people around the shops and to see them busy. We feel comfortable being out and about as long as we use hand sanitisers as we go along. It’s nice to be able to go out and get your bits,” Carmel stated.

Fresh from a day’s filming as an extra for the second series of RTÉ drama Smother which is shot in North and West Clare, Ann Marie Normoyle was on a further high as she sampled the offering of stores in person. “I’ve been a bit of a film star for the day in Lahinch and Ennistymon. I’ve been visiting shops all day and I love it.

There’s a great atmosphere, the sun is shining, and everyone is smiling,” the Darragh resident expressed.

Business owners throughout the town also shared in the delight, as Deirdre Creamer of Sew Sew Alterations at 34 Lower Market Street Ennis lauded the atmosphere around the town and the “peace of mind” for business owners who have had their doors shut for the last few months.

Similar sentiments were shared across the street by high-street style fashion outlet Cornucopia owner Sinead Pyne who commented on the joy of reconnecting with familiar faces. “It’s great to be finally getting light at the end of the tunnel, we are nearly there,” she stated.

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Duo team up to launch The Secret Dollhouse STUART HOLLY editor@clareecho.ie

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WO childhood friends have taken a leap of faith by launching a brand new hair & beauty salon in the centre of Ennis.

Tucked away like a 1930s speakeasy off the cobbles of Parnell Street, you are first greeted by hidden laneway before entering a door where a stairs leads you up to the aptly-named Secret Dollhouse.

Once inside it's a world of colour, flowers and vibrancy, just like a life-sized dollhouse.

Much of that vibrancy emanates from the youth and enthusiasm of its two proprietors, Molly Tierney and Nicole Morrissey.

Belying their respective ages of just 18 and 24, the dynamic duo have created a bespoke and polished visual in their salon with a relaxing atmosphere to match. The team at The Secret Dollhouse Hair & Beauty specialise in a wide range of services including eyebrows, lashes, makeup, and professional hair treatments such as keratin blowdry, extensions and blonde highlight treatments.

Along with Molly and Nicole, Leanne Tobin rents a chair and as such is considered one of the team.

Describing 18-year-old Molly as the "tough cookie" of the pairing, Nicole admits that she suffered from jitters in the lead-up to their opening day on Monday, May 10, in line with the easing of restrictions which allowed salons to reopen. The pair know

each other from their youth and their paths crossed professionally when they worked together at Eden Hair & Beauty.

Recounting the pair's journey, Nicole takes up the story, "Molly had said it to me last year about opening a place. She went out on her own working from home last August and she loved it. After looking at this place she asked me would I consider it. I had no notion of it, but she begged me to view it.

I viewed it on a Thursday and again on the Saturday with my dad and we signed the lease the following Thursday, so it happened really quickly.

"Once we saw it we decided, yeah, it’s perfect. That was it, so we had manifested it last year but messing, and then it finally happened in just a week."

The pair were attracted to the premises due to its "hidden and secretive” nature. “It's just something different and it's not like any other salon in Ennis, I think anyway.”

Due to their age, the pair have a very strong young client base however Nicole says their clientele varies widely. They hope that the vibrant interior will add to the experience of clients enjoying one of their treatments. The former Colaiste Muire student says the pair’s young age makes them bold thinkers when approaching business.

“Everything is pink and flowery and girly.

We wanted to just do it our way and be different to everyone else,” adds Nicole who has worked in the industry since the age of 15 when she was a 'Saturday girl’ and has since amassed experience across various local salons including Monument, Mirror Mirror, High Maintenance and Eden.

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In the lead-up to opening, the pair were helped every step of the way by their respective dads, Ken Morrissey and Martin Tierney along Nicole’s auntie Aine Lillis. After a stressful week of putting the final touches together, their first week has passed without any hiccups and the pair are ready to prosper in the competitive industry of hair and beauty.

"The two of us still can't believe it,” says Nicole when reflecting on how happy they are with their newfound way of life. "It's insane what it does to your mind and body ... it's just so relaxing in here, everybody is so happy coming in and it's just a lovely atmosphere. I feel like we're in control and we all feel like that and it's lovely to be working with the two girls, it's perfect so far."

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Marrinan looks to reboot Clare Ladies I’ve been told that I get notions that I can kick with my left leg”.

A colourful character, Marrinan also possesses a more serious side and after completing a Criminal Justice Studies degree in WIT, the 21-year-old has moved back home to Querrin to commit fully to the football cause for 2021.

“The new management have put so much in place for us in terms of equipment, food and gear so in fairness to Evan [Talty] and his backroom team, they have given us all the tools to be the best we can be so it’s up to us now to back that up on the field. We’re used to playing Wexford, Kerry and in particular Meath who obviously knocked us out of the championship. But I think last year’s semi-final wasn’t a fair representation of how we can

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nor B Final against Meath, Marrinan is confident that Clare can build upon an encouraging 2020 this summer.

She described last year’s campaign as “absolutely super” and is hopeful to hit the ground running on Sunday.

“I feel that we’re on a high and after the long break, we don’t just want to replicate what we did last year, we want to go at least one better. And I think that has been shown at training as the commitment that everyone is putting in this year is just incredible and hopefully that shows on the pitch.

We’ve high expectations anyway but the management have literally given us everything so it’s down to us now to perform and I really think we can.”

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A SOCCER delegate who was at the centre of controversy at the recent AGM of the Clare Schoolboys/Schoolgirls Soccer League (CSSL) has said he will not stop asking the difficult questions.

Following its AGM at the end of April, the CSSL issued an apology to clubs for “the turn the meeting took” which was in reference to a series of questions put to the committee by Tony Downey of Ennis Town. Lifford FC in correspondence to the CSSL have said they will not partake in meetings if Mr Downey is present.

Downey in response has circulated a letter to the CSSL which has been obtained by The Clare Echo. In it, he praised the committee for completing last year’s underage season and also issued his apologies to secretary Caroline O’Brien and ex treasurer Nigel Bradish but said their decision to send out a letter to clubs on his behaviour was “a kneejerk reaction”.

In his letter, Downey gave a detailed account to explain his actions on the night of the virtual AGM. He referenced the questions he posed at the previous AGM that exposed several anomalies in the CSSL’s finances.

“Questions should always be asked and encouraged at AGM’s and no one should be afraid to ask hard questions. People may be shocked and dismayed by a tone of questioning, but sometimes there may be a valid reason,” the Ennis man explained. A “wrong signal” was sent out by not having the local media present at the AGM. There is an onus on the committee to safe-

guard the finances which he said belong to the clubs and their players. The absence of individual breakdowns of the Clare ETP programme was poor book keeping, he felt.

Losses in the CSSL coffers are now rising to €9000 despite recording an income of €96,733 last season, Tony cautioned.

Concerns with the finances last year led to agreement for an audit of the accounts but this was not carried out, the treasurer of the CDSL flagged. “Delegates have requested this on several occasions throughout 2020/21 and it has fallen on deaf ears. To draw a line in the sand their needs to be an independent review of 2017,2018 & 2019 by an accountant chosen by the delegates”.

Transparency is lacking when it comes to the loan for Lifford FC, Downey said with reference to the amount, duration, loan repayment amount and date of the repayment.

Concluding his letter, Downey added, “To put me down or call me out on my line of questioning considering all that has happened is ironic. The apologies clearly need to come from the opposite side here”.

“One CSSL Committee member contacted the CDSL Chairman and said he would find it hard to work with me on that committee to me was in poor taste. Lifford Soccer club also made the same contact with the CDSL was also wrong. All this serves as bullying tactics designed to stop people asking the hard questions. There are many apologies that need to be made here, but as long as I continue to be a club delegate, I will not stop asking the difficult question and I urge other clubs always to encourage this. Tempers can flare in AGM’S like on the pitch. But when the final whistle is blown, we all need to shake hands and put the game behind us,” he wrote.

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ALLIANZ NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 1B: ROUND 2 Compiled by Seamus Hayes & Páraic McMahon

Banner let eight-point lead slip Clare 1-21 Wexford 2-19 Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis

CLARE Frees For: 13 (7/6) Wides: 4 (1/3) Scores from Play: 0-12 Spread of scorers: 8 Top scorer: Aidan McCarthy (1-08 6f, 1 penalty) Puckouts Won: 13/32 = 41% Short Puckouts: 5/32 = 15% WEXFORD Frees For: 15 (8/7) Wides: 11 (6/5) Scores from Play: 2-11

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Aron Shanagher competes for possession

PLAYER WATCH ARON SHANAGHER (CLARE) Possessions: 9 (4/5) Passes: 3 (1 long, 2 short) Shots: 4 Scores: 3 points Wides: 1

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Turnovers won: 1 Turnovers lost: 0 Hooks: 0 Blocks: 1 Tackles: 2 Frees for: 2 (1 penalty) Frees Against: 0

Spread of Scorers: 9 Top Scorer: Lee Chin (1-05 3f 1’65) Puckouts Won: 18/26 = 69% Short Puckouts: 11/26 = 42%

BRIAN LOHAN, CLARE MANAGER “The sending off had a big impact on the game.

We conceded two goals and we looked a bit open for the last ten minutes. Playing against a possession team like that, once they get possession, it’s very hard to get it off them and they banged in those two goals” “(I’m) disappointed with how we finished the game. We were very positive for 63/64 minutes but certainly the last ten minutes was poor. It was a big disappointment to lose Tony (Kelly) early on and disappointing as well to have Liam sent off... Obviously we would prefer to be winning games and the game is all about winning but it is about trying to strengthen up our panel as well and introducing fellas to this level of hurling, We introduced two 19 year olds last week and the same again this week. Last week was terrible”.

DAVY FITZGERALD,WEXFORD MANAGER “We had a lot of bad wides today. We shouldn’t have been in that position. I’m happy with the fight we showed. We can’t be missing the scores we missed today. That was Chinner’s (Lee Chin)

first game in five months. Clare popped the frees and we didn’t pop ours. He will be going back on the frees. I have massive confidence in him. Fair play to Rory O’Connor, he had one from a tight angle at the end and he made it count.

“Ten minutes before half time we got control of the game and we had it back to two points. We would not have been in a bad position but for their goal before half time when Clare hit us with a sucker punch. We were down to 14 for the first ten minutes of the second half ”.

“I can’t wait to see how many bad wides we had.

I’m happy with the win, I always knew Clare were going to keep fighting to the end. You could say that Liam Corry’s sending off had a big influence on the game but we were a man down for ten minutes of the game”.

“It was nice to get the result. It was only our second game back. Clare’s attitude was very good today and TK (Tony Kelly) going off was a big blow to them. He would be a loss to any team.

That’s how it goes and we are just happy to come out with a victory”.

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Clare off to a flyer against Laois Clare 1-16 Laois 0-12 Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis

CLARE Kickouts Won: 19 from 21 (90%) Kickouts Lost: 2 from 21 (10%) Short Kickouts: 5 from 21 (24%) Frees Won: 20 (9/11) Wides: 11 (5/6)

LAOIS Kickouts Won: 22 from 28 (79%) Kickouts Lost: 6 from 28 (21%) Short Kickouts: 13 from 28 (46%) Frees Won: 16 (9/7) Wides: 9 (6/3)

Scores from Play: 1-08 Spread of Scorers: 6 Top Scorer: Eoin Cleary 0-10 (5f 1’45 1’Sideline)

Scores from Play: 0-07 Spread of Scorers: 6 Top Scorer: Donie Kingston (0-04 2f)

COLM COLLINS, CLARE MANAGER “It’s good to start with a win, we played some good football overall. We have to tidy up a bit with our shooting but other than that we were happy with everything else”.

“We got a very good goal chance after the first one and Darragh (Bohannon) was in tough luck that it didn’t go in but we did get a point off the play and we didn’t come away empty handed.

We have to tidy up on a bit of erratic shooting but overall it was a fine display by the lads. They showed great energy.

Gerry’s (McGowan) influence was evident in the way they played. He is doing a great job and I’m delighted for him” “It was a fantastic debut for Daniel Walsh, he a lovely lad and as ye all know,

he has been doing that for his club for a few years and it’s great that when he stepped up to inter county, he was well able for it”.

“I knew we were doing some lovely stuff in training. We played a challenge game last Sunday and it didn’t really come out there. We are always hoping it will come out, because of the work that coaches like Declan (O’Keeffe) and Gerry (McGowan) are doing and I think it did today, even though we didn’t directly turnover a whole load of Laois kickouts, I think they got a lot of grief from us by the way we pressed them.

The workrate was excellent all over the pitch and that’s the start and finish of any victory” “We have a really good panel of players

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PLAYER WATCH CIARÁN RUSSELL (CLARE) Possessions: 10 Passes: 10 (2 long, 8 short) Tackles: 4 Frees For: 3 (none against)

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Turnovers won: 2 Turnovers lost: 1 Ciarán Russell in action

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and most of them are very close, it’s very hard to pick 32, Lads grabbed the opportunity today and did very well”.

MIKE QUIRKE, LAOIS MANAGER “It was a poor performance to say the lease and that’s an understatement. I wouldn’t even class it as a performance. We didn’t get going at all. I am not sure why we didn’t play.

Everything had been going in the direction we were happy with and everybody is just very disappointed. We weren’t good in any quarter. I wasn’t

disappointed with the players, I was disappointed for them. I know the huge work they have put into this since we were beaten by Dublin. Guys have put in a huge shift and just disappointed for them that they didn’t get to show that in the positive way that we wanted.

“It isn’t just the players, all of us will have to have a look at what we did.

It didn’t work today. Everything was poor. There was no redeemable feature in that game over 75 minutes.”

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LITTLEWOODS SENIOR CAMOGIE LEAGUE DIVISION 1: ROUND 1

Compiled by Páraic McMahon

Galway goals catch Clare Galway 3-11 Clare 0-15

GALWAY Puckouts Won: 14 from 21 (67%) Short Puckouts: 6 from 21 (29%) Frees Won: 5 (4/1) Wides: 6 (4/2) Scores from Play: 3-10 Spread of Scorers: 7 Top Scorer: Siobhán McGrath (2-02) CONOR DOLAN, CLARE MANAGER “We got off to a super start, they hurled extremely well for the first fifteen minutes.

That’s the one thing about the water breaks, you don’t want them to come but in fairness the girls were flying it again once it restarted.

It is the first game we played since Cork last year below in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Galway got three soft goals let’s call a spade a spade, that is one thing we need to work on. Conceding soft goals is something for us to work on but

Venue: Athenry

CLARE Puckouts Won: 13 from 18 Short Puckouts: 6 from 18 Frees Won: 15 (7/8) Wides: 6 (3/3) Scores from Play: 0-09 Spread of Scorers: 6 Top Scorer: Chloe Morey (0-06 6f)

PLAYER WATCH CHLOE MOREY (CLARE) Minutes: 60 Possessions: 4 (0/4) Passes: 1 (long pass) Clean Distribution: 1 Shots: 11 (4/7) Shots From Play: 2 Shots From Frees: 9

it is the way we reacted to it, we got scores straight after it which is a great sign of character with them. Fitness is still an issue with us and we need to up that.

“They made a couple of positional changes (at half-time), maybe we on the sideline were a small bit slow to react to it, we’re playing to a structure. In fairness, Galway after ten minutes had to adapt to our structure, they are one of the big three which are changing their system to suit us which I would take as

and we didn’t win enough ball in the middle of the field. I am disappointed for my fellas because they didn’t do themselves justice. Of course Clare were good and I am not trying to belittle their performance, they were really good. Eoin Cleary kicked a 45 from the sideline down here and if Maurice Fitz or David Clifford did it they would be talking about it for months. They have loads of players but we are disappointed for our fellas that they didn’t perform and show the work they have put into it”.

Scores: 0-06 (0/6) Wides: 4 (1/3) 3frees Dropped Short: 2 (0/2) 1free Tackles: 2 (0/2) Turnovers Won: 1 Frees Won: 1 (0/1)

a compliment.

“This is massive, it was a massive step last year to beat Kilkenny in their back garden, we put it down to Galway here in Kenny Park and Galway had to make changes because they were under their gosh, a couple of soft goals and if we can rectify that we’re in a good place. I’m not condoning dirty hurling but at times you have to give away a good free that you can’t let a girl walk in on goal and unfortunately for the three goals they were soft”.

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Club Chairman Niall Touhy and Club Secretary Tadg Collins

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VERWHELMING support” has been experienced in Clarecastle regarding plans for a new community astro turf.

An emergency general meeting of Clarecastle GAA on Monday evening saw members back plans for a proposed 145mx90m astro turf that is intended to be a community use project following the club’s decision to lease lands to Clarecastle Community Amenity Company for the project.

Planning permission is to be sought in the next three to four weeks for the development which is to be located on the grounds of Clarecastle GAA, the exact land which in total is ten acres was acquired in the past five to six years and is separated from the main field by an existing wall.

Chairman of Clarecastle GAA, Niall Tuohy told The Clare Echo that the astro turf will be a full size hurling field but will also double up as two soccer pitches and a rugby pitch that will be durable and usable all year round. “It will be very important for Clarecastle GAA and for the Clarecastle community. There is a walking track going to be in place too, that will enable people to walk in the fresh air in foam footing. It will be an asset for the whole

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county and community”.

Clarecastle National School will also benefit from the development, Tuohy maintained.

“We’re very much looking forward to wel-

coming the school, we’ve a great relationship with the school and they are very supportive of our initiative”.

Tadg Collins, Secretary of the Clarecastle

Community Amenity Company felt the EGM was “extremely positive” with “overwhelming support for the project”.

He added, “It is a community project, it is the community amenity that are driving it. It won’t be specifically GAA but will be for the entire community, any community organisation will have use of it”.

Costs are expected to surpass €1m but the Community Amenity Company are anxious to secure grant aid.

Funding from Roche who are to begin the decommissioning of their Clarecastle site in June of this year is to play a pivotal role. “Our funding from Roche was a gift to the community, this was the project assessed by Roche as most worthy of financial gain for the entire community,” Tuohy noted. He said the astro turf will form part of Roche’s legacy to Clarecastle.

Collins who is also heading up the development committee admitted it was difficult to put a timeline in place for the works. “It’s all depending on funding so it’s difficult to say.

We have a little bit to go, not a huge amount.

We’re not going to start until we’re capable of finishing it. If we got matching funding we could start it pretty straight away”.

Tramora Danny the champion TROMORA Danny got back to winning ways for owner David Hogan in Limerick in what was a successful weekend for Clare trainers and owners.

At the Limerick Track on Saturday night last, Tromora Danny got back to winning ways in race six for owner David Hogan of Quilty. In this 350-yard contest, Tromora Danny broke best of all from trap six and from here, the son of Ballymac Best and Tromora Bliss made every inch of the running to come home four lengths clear of Carrigmore Robin in second. The time was a swift 18.83.

There was another Clare success in the 350-yard ninth contest which was landed by Runontheinside who claimed his second win from his last three starts.

Owned by Darren Cooney of O’Callaghans Mills and trained by Donal Cooney, Runontheinside broke well from trap three and after a closely run affair, the son of Ballymac Vic and Glenlee got the better of Fionns Emirate by half a length.

The time was a rapid 18.70.

Race five at the Galway Track on Friday night went to the Pat Hogan of Ennis owned and Donal Duggan

of Tulla trained Aulton Jenny who led at the crown of the home bend on her way to her second career success from four starts by a length and a half over Peteles Lord in 30.05. Peteles Lord led on the run to the opening bend from Dynamic Twinkle with the eventual winner in third place. Along the back Peteles Lord led by over four lengths but leaving the back the winner, a daughter of Ballymac Best and Portumna West, swept through to lead on the rails before staying on for the win.

On the long trek towards the opening bend in race seven for this A5 graded 550 Yards contest, the John Browne of Ballyea owned Rathmeehan Dier (Droopys Sydney-Coolavanny Spice) showed plenty of pace as he led Cloondarone Lady by three lengths at the bend with Beslow La back in third place. Turning down the back, Rathmeehan Dier led Cloondarone Lady and the pair began to leave their rival in their wake. Approaching the penultimate bend though Rathmeehan Dier was on complete control as he stayed in well all the way to the line to score by three lengths in 30.46.

In race four on Saturday

night as the greyhounds raced towards the opening bend in this A8 graded affair Poles Apart led towards the outside with Codigo and Cuilbeg Mo Crois also in the firing line as they rounded the bend. Turning down the back Codigo switched inside to take over in front but leaving the back straight the wide running Poles Apart began to close once again. Off the home bend Poles Apart moved up on the outside to strike the front and the John Maloney of Clarecastle owned daughter of Coolavanny Jap & Ciss Baby prevailed by a length and a half in 29.84.

There was a dramatic finish to race 11 an A4 graded contest as the Gerry Manley of Cratloe owned Confused Hassett got back up on the line to short head Come On Charlie in 29.46. Smartly into his stride Confused Hassett showed pace to lead from Breaghmore Patch and Come On Charlie rounding the opening bend. Racing down the back the order remained the same but rounding the home bend Come On Charlie raced through to head Confused Hassett but the winner responded well to claim the prize by the minimum margin.

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GOLF Renata Brulinska, Ladies Captain and David Eastham, Men’s Captain, at their recent drive in Trump Doonbeg golf course

Big entries as comps return THE return of competitions at golf clubs last week resulted in big entries all round, writes Seamus Hayes.

Woodstock: In a club singles at Woodstock, held over Wednesday and Thursday, Stephen Dunne (11) was the winner with 43 points from Ryan Enright (10) with 42 points with Colm Hassett (20) in third place with 40 points Kieran Cunnane won the gross with 35 points.

A similar competition took place at the weekend when Gerry Kelly (3) was the winner with 40 points from Pat Ryan (15) with 39, Ryan Enright (10) with 39 and Cathal O’Neill (15), also with 39. Brian Gilligan (+2) won the gross with 35 points.

The 2’s competition was won by Cathal Nagle at the 14th hole.

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East Clare: East Clare hosted a ladies singles stableford competition at the weekend when the winner was Noreen Skehan with 34 points from Marie Donnellan with 32 points.

A men’s team of two competition is taking place throughout the week.

Shannon: A men’s 18 hole singles competition at Shannon at the weekend was won by Brendan Foley (13) with 40 points from Vinny Scully (6) with a similar score. Brian Quane (11) was third with 39 points followed

by Barry Deasy (11) with 38. Ed Hickey (scratch) won the gross with 32 points..

The winner of the 9 hole competition was Greg Moloney (9) with 20 points from Jamie Hodge (5) with 19 points.

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PÁRAIC MCMAHON paraic@clareecho.ie

TUESDAY of this week marked the eightieth anniversary since the opening of Dr Daly Park in Tulla.

Formerly known as O’Gorman’s Field, Dr Daly Park was acquired in 1938 for a fee of £300. At the time of its purchase, the pitch required significant improvements in order to be deemed an adequate playing field.

Over £1289 was spent to level the field and put in place both dressing rooms and a boundary wall, the money was raised within the parish of Tulla and surrounding areas of East Clare.

May 18th 2021 marked the 80th anniversary since the club field opened. It is named after Tommy Daly who is regarded as one of Tulla’s most distinguished ever players, a winner of a Clare SHC in 1933.

During his playing career, Tommy won six Fitzgibbon Cup titles with UCD while he was studying medicine, a Munster title with Clare plus five Leinster and four All-Ireland medals with Dublin.

Following his retirement from playing, Tommy became a highly respected referee and took charge of the 1935 All-Ireland SHC final between Kilkenny and Limerick. He died tragically in a car accident near Tuamgraney in 1936 at the age of 42.

His memory was commemorated by his native club through the opening of Dr Tommy Daly Park in 1941 with Ahane of Limerick and Kilkenny’s Éire Óg playing the first contest on the sod with the icon-

ic Mick Mackey lining out on the day.

Dr Daly Park hosted Clare’s National League games in the 1970s, this was the side that claimed two National League titles and included players such as Seamus Durack, Jim ‘Puddin’ Cullinan, John Callinan, Ger Loughnane, Sean Stack, Jimmy McNamara, Johnny McMahon, Colm Honan, Jackie O’Gorman, Sean Hehir and Tulla’s own Jim Power. The side went thirteen games unbeaten in the League at Dr Daly Park.

Club county finals of 1977, 1978 and 1979 which were won by Sixmilebridge (77 & 79) and Newmarket-on-Fergus (78) were also played at the Tulla grounds.

In 1992, the original Dr Daly Park committee became part of the Tulla hurling club, the late Matthew Corry was the committee’s last chairperson.

Continued investment has occurred at Dr Daly Park down through the years. A sand-based pitch was opened at a cost of €100,000 in 2003, this has been credited with allowing the club to host several games at club and county level along with hosting underage and adult teams to train at the venue. Dressing rooms at the Ennis side of the pitch were knocked in 2004 with new dressing rooms constructed for €125,000.

Floodlights arrived to Dr Daly Park in 2008 at a cost of €130,000 making the East Clare club one of the first GAA clubs in the county to boast such an addition.

This has increased the use of the pitch during winter months.

Future plans for Dr Daly Park include the construction of a stand, new dressing rooms and gym at the hill side of the grounds.

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PLANNING NOTICES CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL NO.11, CARMODY STREET BUSINESS PARK, CARMODY STREET, ENNIS, CO.CLARE Take notice that John Dilane intends to apply to the Planning Authority for Planning Permission to replace window on ground floor office (rear) with a double door also make change of use and convert 1st and 2nd floor office accommodation to a self contained apartment at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing, on payment of the prescribed fee, within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL ‘THE LODGE’, KILRUSH RD., ENNIS, CO. CLARE Take notice that Michael Lucey intends to apply to the Planning Authority for Planning Permission to erect a garage/storeroom with an attic studio at the above address.

The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing, on payment of the prescribed fee, within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL NO.4, CARMODY STREET BUSINESS PARK, CARMODY STREET, ENNIS, CO.CLARE Take notice that Michael Lucey intends to apply to the Planning Authority for Planning Permission to make change of use and convert 2nd floor office to a self contained apartment at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, during its public

opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the Authority in writing, on payment of the prescribed fee, within the period of five weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL SEAPARK, LAHINCH, CO CLARE. V95 F2K7 Take notice that Maire Hanrahan intends to apply for PERMISSION to alter the Open Balcony Area, previously granted under planning permission P20/375, to an Enclosed Area accessed from the existing first floor area and all associated site and ancillary works at the above address.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the authority on payment of the prescribed fee of €20.00, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

APPLICATION TO CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR A WASTE FACILITY PERMIT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007, as amended, that THOMAS CONNOLE of LISDOONVARNA ROAD, KILFENORA, CO CLARE intends to apply for a Waste Facility Permit at DOCTOR’S HILL, KILFENORA, CO CLARE FOR : 1. STORAGE & PROCESS FOR DISPOSAL OF END OF LIFE VEHICLES; 2. STORAGE & COMPONENT RECOVERY OF CRASHED VEHICLES & 3. RECLAMATION OF VEHICLE COMPONENTS FOR TRANSPORT TO RECYCLING FACILITIES (DOCUMENT C2 FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN ALSO REFERS).

The application for a waste facility permit will be made to Clare County Council within 10 working days of the date of this notice.

The Class(es) of Activity at the site, as specified in the Third Schedule of the Waste Management Act, 1996, as amended, is/are as follows; D 14 Repackaging prior to

submission to any of the operations numbered D 1 to D 13.

D 15 Storage pending any of the operations numbered D 1 to D 14 (excluding temporary storage (being preliminary storage according to the definition of ‘collection’ in section 5(1)), pending collection, on the site where the waste is produced).

The Class(es) of Activity at the site, as specified in the Fourth Schedule of the Waste Management Act, 1996, as amended, is/are as follows; R 4 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.

R 13 Storage of waste pending any of the operations numbered R 1 to R 12 (excluding temporary storage (being preliminary storage according to the definition of “collection” in section 5(1)), pending collection, on the site where the waste is produced).

The Class(es) of Activity at the site, as specified in Part l of the Third Schedule of the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007, as amended, is/are as follows; Class 4: The reception, storage and recovery of scrap metal, including scrap metal arising from end of-life vehicles, waste vehicles (other than end of-life vehicles) and WEEE where scrap metal from— (1) E n d - o f - l i f e vehicles shall be subject to appropriate treatment and recovery in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 and 15 of the European Union (End of Life Vehicles) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 281/ 2014) prior to acceptance at the scrap metal facility, and as appropriate, (2) Waste vehicles (other than end-of-life vehicles) shall be subject to appropriate treatment and recovery having regard to the provisions of articles 14 and 15 of the European Union (End of Life Vehicles) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 281/ 2014)) prior to acceptance at the scrap metal facility, and as appropriate, (3) WEEE shall be subject to appropriate treatment and recovery in accordance with the provisions of articles 21, 22 and 23 of the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No.149/2014) prior to acceptance at the scrap metal facility.

Class 12. ( P R I N C I P L E ACTIVITY) The collection and storage (including the temporary storage) and the appropriate treatment

and recovery of end-of-life vehicles in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 and 15 of the European Union (End of Life Vehicles) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 281/ 2014) A copy of the application for the waste facility permit will be available for inspection or purchase, as soon as is practicable after receipt by the Clare County Council, at the principal offices of Clare County Council, Áras Contae an Chláir, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL KILLERK EAST, DARRAGH, ENNIS, CO CLARE Take notice that Aaron Nugent intends to apply to the planning authority for permission to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL CLOONBOOLY, CONNOLLY Take notice that L. Moloney intends to apply to the Planning Authority for permission to extend existing premises, to include new dwelling house and upgraded sewerage system at the above address.

The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application.

The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL FAHY MORE, O’BRIENS BRIDGE, CO CLARE I, Eugene Fleming, am applying to the above authority for permission for the following development on property at Fahy More, O’Briens Bridge, Co Clare: Permission for detached two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, onsite wastewater treatment system and percolation area, bored well, new entrance together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL MAIN STREET, TUAMGRANEY, CO CLARE We, McKernan Woollen Mills Ltd., are applying to the above authority for permission for the following development on property at Main Street, Tuamgraney, Co Clare: Permission for construction of additional workshop space, tea rooms, sanitary facilities, all as an addition to the existing woollen mills together with all associated ancillary and incidental works The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL MAIN STREET, TUAMGRANEY, CO CLARE We, McKernan Woollen Mills Ltd., are applying to the above authority for permission for the following development on property at

Main Street, Tuamgraney, Co Clare: Permission for conversion of existing single storey cottage into 3 No. self-contained apartments which will comprise the addition of a second storey to the existing building, the construction of a new 2 storey extension to the rear of the existing building, together with all associated ancillary and incidental works The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL CARROWCORE, OGONNELLOE, CO CLARE I, Pat Lynch, am applying to the above authority for retention permission for the following development on property at Carrowcore, Ogonnelloe, Co Clare: Retention Permission for as-constructed detached agricultural storage building, farm entrance and access roadway together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL LISHEEN, BALLYNACALLY, ENNIS, CO CLARE Take notice that Padraig & Jessica McMahon intend to apply to the planning authority for permission to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, Clare

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PLANNING NOTICES County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL ERRIBUL, KILDYSART, CO. CLARE Take notice that Sean Griffin intends to apply to the planning authority for permission to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL DRUMELLIHY, CREE, CO. CLARE Take notice that Thomas Downes & Lisa Farrell intend to apply to the planning authority for permission to construct a new dwelling house and garage complete with a new entrance, sewage treatment system and ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis during its public opening hours and that a submission or

observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL CLOONCULLIN, COORACLARE, CO CLARE Take notice that Kenneth & Yvonne Moroney intend to apply to the planning authority for (a) permission to construct an extension to the west side of an existing dwelling house and (b) retention permission for (1) an extension to the rear of existing dwelling house (2) 2nd site entrance and access road (3) shed and playroom attached to the rear of existing garage and (4) pavilion covering a portion of the back yard, along with ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL 22 GLEANN CORA, NEWMARKET-ON FERGUS CO. CLARE V95 KD35 Take Notice that I, Ms. Mary Russell intend to apply to Clare County Council for Permission for the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house to comprise of Utility and bathroom including ancillary site works at above address, The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the

offices of the planning authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare during its public opening hours. A submission or Observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee of E20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application.

at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours.

A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL 11 BALLYCASEY CLOSE, BALLYCASEY MORE, SHANNON, CO. CLARE V14 JK37 Take Notice that We, Cristian Dumitrescu & Irina Bente intend to apply to Clare County Council for permission for the construction of a first floor extension over single storey section, Construction of extension to rear and conversion of garage to sittingroom of existing dwelling including internal modifications & ancillary site work at above address.

The Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority, Clare County Council, Aras Contae an Chlair, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare during its public opening hours. A submission or Observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee of E20 within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the planning authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL RHYNNAGONNAUGHT, DOONBEG, CO. CLARE Take notice that Joe Haugh is applying to Clare County Council for retention permission for alterations to the existing domestic garage and planning permission to make further alterations and to convert the garage to a granny flat along with all associated works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Clare County Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE CO. COUNCIL CLOONCARTHY, CLONLARA, CO. CLARE. Take notice that Derek Walsh intends to apply for permission for development, the development consists of the construction of an agricultural cattle house over existing underslat tank and associated site works at the above address.

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CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL CAHEREA, LISSYCASEY, CO. CLARE Take notice that Board of Management of Caherea National School are applying to Clare County Council for planning permission for alterations to the parking / set down area including adjustments to the front wall along with all necessary ancillary works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Clare County Council during its public opening hours

and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL, 7 WOODSTOCK VIEW, SHANAWAY ROAD, ENNIS, CO. CLARE Take notice that P. & P. McCarthy intend to apply to the Planning Authority for permission to alter and extend their existing dwelling house.

The works involve the following; a) to construct new single storey rear and front extensions b) to alter the front and side elevations c) to alter the internal floor layout along with associated site works at the above address.

That the planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the planning authority during its public opening hours and that a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL MOYFADDA, LABASHEEDA, CO. CLARE Take notice that Aida Meister is applying to Clare County Council for retention permission for the construction of a garden room and planning permission for the construction of a domestic garage and extension to the existing cottage along with all associated works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Clare County Council during its public opening hours and a submission or observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL CARROWMORE SOUTH, KILKEE, CO. CLARE Take notice that Paul Dillon is applying to Clare County Council for retention permission for extending and altering a domestic garage under P04426 and planning permission for the construction of an additional domestic garage along with all associated works at the above address. The planning application may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of Clare County Council during its public opening hours

LICENCE APPLICATION AN CHUIRT CHUARDA SOUTH WESTERN CIRCUIT COUNTY OF CLARE IN THE MATTER OF THE LICENSING ACTS 1833 – 2016 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE COURTS (SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1961 AND IN THE MATTER OF SECTION 2 OF THE LICENSING (IRELAND) ACT 1902 AS AMENDED BY SECTION 23 OF THE INTOXICATING LIQUOR ACT, 1960 AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY MICHAEL O’HALLORAN AND ANGELA O’HALLORAN NOTICE OF APPLICATION TAKE NOTICE that

Michael O’Halloran and Angela O’Halloran whose place of abode is Ballyahsea, Kilnamona, Ennis in the County of Clare intends to apply to the Circuit Court sitting at the Courthouse, Ennis in the County of Clare on the 29th day of June 2021 at 10.30 am in the morning or on such day thereafter as this Application may be taken in it’s order in the Court List for such Certificate as is mentioned in Section 5 of the Licensing (Ireland) Act, 1833 entitling and enabling the said Applicant to obtain an Excise Licence (commonly called an Ordinary Seven Day Publican’s On Licence) to sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on and off the premises known as “O’Halloran’s Bar” and situate at 7 & 8 , High Street, Ennis in the County of Clare which said premises are more particularly described on the plans and drawings accompanying this Application.

Dated this 20th day of May 2021 Cahir & Co. Solicitors for the Applicant 36 Abbey Street, Ennis, County Clare To: The County Registrar, Circuit Court Office, The Courthouse, Ennis, Co. Clare.

To: The Superintendent of the Garda Siochana, Ennis, Garda Station, Ennis, County Clare.

To: The Judge of the District Court, c/o/ the District Court Clerk, District Court Office, Courthouse, Ennis, Co. Clare To: The Chief Fire Officer, New Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.

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