A district court judge has ruled that he will no longer stage court sittings in a pub due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

An Bord Pleanála has overturned a grant of permission for construction of an ocean wall at Donald Trump’s golf club resort at Doonbeg in Co Clare.

It is apparently a battle between nature and man, or the artefacts of man. And there is only going to be one winner, writes Man MacCarthy.

A father and daughter who got lost in a popular wooded area in Co Clare for five hours yesterday were found safe and well last night following a search.

Parents of children attending a primary school in Co Clare have been told the school will close for two weeks as a precautionary measure.

An Ennis woman lost the sight of her left eye after receiving the kick of a stiletto heel during a fight with another woman at a nightclub in Ennis two years ago.

Waterways Ireland has been urged to work with farmers who are facing serious flooding on the Shannon, as the agency initiates a new tourism masterplan for the river.

About 15,000 acres of land in the mid-Shannon area remains flooded this morning.

A couple whose home is marooned by a mile radius of deep floodwater said they will not evacuate to temporary accommodation as it would prove too overwhelming for their youngest son who has “complex needs”.

Families in flood-hit Clonlara have called on the Government to buy them out of their swamped homes.

As they battle rising floodwater, residents in Clonlara, Co Clare are frustrated a proposed flood defence in the area has so far been set back by 15 months after an environmentalist and planning activist lodged an objection to its construction.

Battle-weary but standing firm, Pat Mason declared the only way he’ll be leaving his flood-hit, Co. Clare home is in a coffin.

Thousands of sandbags have been delivered to homes in south-east Clare after the River Shannon burst its banks between the ESB-operated Parteen Weir and Limerick.

Thousands of sandbags have been delivered to homes in south east Clare under threat of rising floodwaters after the River Shannon burst its banks between the ESB-operated Parteen Weir and Limerick.

In early January, shortly after a dressing-room clip appeared online of former Manchester City assistant coach Mikel Arteta telling the players to foul if there is a transition, Pep Guardiola responded to the inevitable question of his stance on the tactic with the speed and slickness of a City attack.

Former Fine Gael Junior Minister, Pat Breen blamed the ‘Sinn Fein storm” and continuing problems at the A&E at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) as the reasons that he has lost his seat.

Two men are recovering in hospital following a violent incident in Co Clare this morning.

A car belonging to a member of Clare County Council was stolen tonight while he was canvassing for Clare Fianna Fáil TD Timmy Dooley.

The Music Minds event in Co Clare provided interesting discussions and some great music, writes Ellie O’Byrne

UPDATE 4.20pm: A man, understood to be in his early 40s and from Clare, has died after he was rescued from the sea off Clare this morning.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a crash in County Clare which claimed the life of a woman.

The tone was set in the opening quarter when Clare struggled badly in coming to terms with the pitch of the game, a failing which allowed a rampant Limerick side hit 0-8 on the bounce in a ten-minute spell up to the 16th minute as they built up an impressive 0-9 to 0-1 lead.

A EuroMillions player in Dublin won €224,421 on last night’s draw.

There is an air, land and sea search this morning for an elderly man reported missing in Co. Clare yesterday.

Gardaí are investigating a burglary at a business premises in Co Clare that has been targeted three times in the past 10 years.

A 62-year old west Clare man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a three year old girl in March 2017.

It looks like Brian Lohan will be ratified as Clare’s next senior manager, and it’s good to have the matter settled, if nothing else.

Fire crews from two stations are battling a fire at a joinery works in Co. Clare.

Business Minister Heather Humphreys has told the Dáil the double job loss announcement in Cork and Shannon is “extremely disappointing”.

Apart from the several variations in its spelling in Irish and English, Inishtubbrid, Co Clare is also recognised by three other names: Wall’s Island; O’Grady’s Island and Inishtubber which surely puts it up there as the island with most names — not counting say Inisvickillane, Co Kerry which has about 33 variations to that spelling.

An elderly man escaped serious injury after he lost control of his car and smashed through a wall outside a busy supermarket in Co Clare this evening.

A mountain rescue volunteer has been airlifted to safety after he was injured in a fall during a training exercise in Co Clare this morning.