1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1602+ words) Last week I was on Newstalk Lunchtime Live radio to discuss a new report by the Hardware Association entitled "The Potential for Rural Family Homes. The report suggests that the housing crisis is exacerbated by an embedded animosity to one-off…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (676+ words) There's a question that arises more and more when speaking to people and it's the one of sides. Which side do you stand on in a certain debate, on a current controversy or a big local project? With so much…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1484+ words) In communities like ours, the real measure of strength is not found in policy documents or legislation, but in the quiet spaces where lives are changed every day. One such space, a much-loved Clare riding school catering for children with…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1561+ words) One of the contentious comments made by Leo Varadkar in his recent podcast controversy was that we import 80% of our food. The context was a wider ranging attack on rural Ireland where he claimed that urban Ireland paid the bills…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (620+ words) A call to blend "the future and the past" at Ennis" Daniel O"Connell Monument with an upgrade of a nearby billboard to an LED display has been made. The billboard, on the side of a building to the left…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (223+ words) Clare MEP Michael Mc Namara has called for the Government to introduce free public transport across Ireland, following the IMF's warning that "all roads lead to higher prices and slower growth worldwide" should the conflict in the Middle East continue....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (170+ words) A peaceful protest has been called for Ennis tomorrow morning as part of the ongoing action being undertaken by fuel protestors across the county. A statement issued today says that the peaceful protest will take place from 11am and people taking…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (155+ words) The Clare Champion We value your privacy No cookies to display. Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features. Advertisement cookies are used to provide…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1251+ words) LOUGH Derg is not for sale" was the defiant message from Tipperary councillor Phyll Bugler (FG) during a boat rally protest on the Parteen Basin on Saturday last. Last December, Uisce "ireann applied for planning permission for the largest water…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (654+ words) A West Clare county councillor has revealed there are fewer than 20 people in Clare fishing today, and has called for more help to be given to fishermen by local and national government. Councillor Michael Shannon (FF) highlighted at the March…...