Peter O'Connell

Ukrainians in Clare 'profoundly grateful' for assistance

The number of Ukrainian's living in the county has dipped below 5,000 for the first time since June 2023 when just over 4,600 Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection were living in the county, according to Central Statistics Office figures released last month.

Munster • 01 Dec

Memo on scoping inquiry into Shine to go before Cabinet

The Cabinet could approve a scoping inquiry as soon as tomorrow into Michael Shine, who worked as a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth, and was later found guilty of sexual assaults on nine boys.

Ireland • 25 Nov

Some of the Sandwood homeowners pictured outside their new houses which have yet to be connected to the ESB Networks grid

Move-in date for Laois homes delayed due to lack of power

Eighty new homeowners who have paid up to €480,000 for houses in an estate in Portlaoise, Co Laois, have had their move-in date postponed by several months because the homes have no electricity.

Leinster • 15 Jul

Calls for League of Ireland team to be set up in Clare

The possibility of Clare becoming home to a League of Ireland soccer team is to be raised in the chamber of Clare County Council.

Regional • 10 Jun

Gerry and Patsy Morrissey say that since the Covid pandemic there has been a marked increase in crime

Up to 100 local shops close annually, says retail body

Up to 100 local shops close annually in Ireland with at least three outlets shutting their doors every fortnight, according to the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA).

Business • 08 Jun

The RSA received just over €203,000 in payments for driving tests for which the applicants did not show up

Over 2,000 driving test no shows so far in 2025 - RSA

Road Safety Authority figures, up to the end of April 2025, show that 2,397 people who had applied for and paid €85 to sit their driving test did not show up.

Ireland • 01 Jun

Rental costs have skyrocketed in recent years in Galway city (file image)

A 'dire' situation: Galway rental costs 'not sustainable'

While Galway is a magnet for tourists from across Ireland and globally, living there presents a wholly more challenging experience with rents averaging €2,304 per month.

Connacht • 25 May

St Senan's Kilkee last reached a senior county final in 2009 and fielded 52 adult players that year in their senior and junior teams

'It's bleak' - depopulation big concern for Clare clubs

GAA club officials in Co Clare are asking for policy changes at Government level to encourage more people to live and work in rural areas to save their GAA clubs and their communities.

Munster • 18 May

Chris Joyce said his gambling 'spiralled' out of control

Recovering gambling addict says he first bet as a child

A recovering gambling addict has said he placed his first bet when he was aged between six and eight years old, and his gambling "spiralled" out of control as a young adult.

Health • 06 Mar

Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland, has been elected for Roscommon-Galway

II would consider going into coalition, says Fitzmaurice

Independent Ireland's Michael Fitzmaurice has said that his party would consider going into a coalition government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

Election 24 • 01 Dec 24