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<p>The visitor attraction generates the bulk of its income from entrance fees.</p>

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Revenues at Cliffs of Moher climb to €13.8m for 2023

At peak season 170 people are employed at the visitor attraction

<p>RTÉ presenter and correspondent Charlie Bird died last week, having lived with Motor Neuron Disease for the past number of years.</p>

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Letters to the Editor: Charlie Bird’s professional impact

<p>An Bord Pleanála has upheld the decision of the local authority and approved the development of 89 homes on the site at Dunmore Road, some 5km south-east of Waterford city.</p>

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Development of 89 Waterford homes to proceed as appeal rejected

Construction on New Home or Residential Building Wooden Beams and Sky

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Protests ‘win’ battle for affordable housing instead of car park in Clare

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Clare: Owners of vacant properties 'coming out of the woodwork' due to council action

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Local engineer's challenge stalls Supermac's motorway plaza plan for Ennis

Failure to communicate: Clare asylum centre blockades blamed on a lack of information

Tractors and cars moved into place around 6.40pm on Monday when a coach carrying asylum seekers arrived hotel gates just outside the village of Inch, about 5km from Ennis

Wed, 17 May, 2023

Tractor blockade of Clare hotel housing asylum seekers 'not necessary' says Taoiseach

A group of 34 asylum seekers was moved into three holiday homes on the site of Magowna House Hotel in Inch on Monday night

Tue, 16 May, 2023

Clare County Council postpones plans to demolish six homes after backlash

A row of cottages on Francis Street in Ennis were set to be knocked to make way for a temporary carpark

Wed, 03 May, 2023

Donald Trump invited to High Court case over fencing at his Doonbeg resort

Friends of the Irish Environment claims that the hearing would be an opportunity for Mr Trump "to learn about the concerns of environmental groups and the importance of conservation"

Wed, 03 May, 2023

An Bord Pleanála gives go-ahead for largest ever private housing scheme in Ennis

Clare County Council had recommended a refusal of planning for the €65m private housing scheme, which will include some 289 houses

Fri, 21 Apr, 2023

Council defends plan to demolish cottages in Ennis

Clare County Council said the 'refurbishment of substandard, accommodation at exorbitant costs is not viable and does not fit with the more substantive development of the site'

Tue, 18 Apr, 2023

Protest planned over project to demolish cottages in Ennis and build temporary car park

Tommy Guilfoyle from the Francis Street Alliance said: "Estimates provided by the councillors in favour of the demolition state it could cost upwards of €600,000 or more and campaigners argue that the funds could be better spent renovating these properties."

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

Clare teachers oppose HSE plans for new community hospital on school grounds

The secondary school staff says the green field development site at St Flannan’s College 'is the last remaining site of its kind in Ennis'

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

‘Not long before there's a tragedy’ as concerns raised over rise in deer population

Data shows 44,381 wild deer were culled nationally during the last full culling season as populations increase

Thu, 24 Nov, 2022

Health technology firm Vitalograph to add 72 jobs in Ennis

Move will bring company's total Clare headcount in Clare up to 310 by 2024.

Tue, 11 Oct, 2022

'God was outside with a megaphone calling' - Clare councillor to become a priest

Mark Nestor said: “Once I really did start to discern my vocation and deepen my prayer life, the decision was quite easy."

Thu, 08 Sep, 2022

Púca sculpture finally finds a permanent home in the Burren

Large crowd gathers at Poll a Phúca for unveiling of 2m-high bronze statue near the Michael Cusack centre at Carron in the Burren

Sat, 25 Jun, 2022

94 children waiting more than a year for psychiatric help

HSE Regional Health Forum, West discloses that a total of 376 children in the region are waiting for appointments

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

Clare TD Cathal Crowe ensnared in decades-long land dispute with neighbours

One objector to the Crowe family's plan is a neighbour whose father had objected to plans by TD's parents 43 years ago

Fri, 18 Mar, 2022

Creator of ‘Púca of Ennistymon’ brands priest's intervention 'Fr Ted Stuff'

Artist was speaking four days after Clare County Council announced that the €30,000 project has been ‘paused’ after a local backlash against the plan

Thu, 13 May, 2021

Cliffs of Moher visitor experience to be given a €16.5m boost

Clare County Council is set to spend an estimated €16.5m, including €2m on a tunnel for pedestrians, at the country’s most popular natural tourist attraction at the Cliffs of Moher.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Aldi planning new store openings in Shannon and Limerick as €160m investment programme rolls on

Aldi is looking to open stores in Shannon and Limerick as it continues its massive €160m expansion and refurbishment investment in its Irish operations.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Appeals board refuses planning permission for Trump Doonbeg 'sea wall'

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission to Trump Doonbeg’s contentious plans for coastal protection plans at the west Clare course.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2020

Limerick homes flooded twice in a day

A number of homes in Limerick flooded for the second time in 24 hours due to an 8m-high tide on the River Shannon. The river is in flood in recent days due to increased rainfall.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020

Homes in Limerick and Clare flooded after Shannon bursts banks

A number of homes in Limerick flooded this morning after the River Shannon burst its banks during a eight-meter high tide.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

The Irish Examiner View: Do ask an expert

The disdain directed at experts during the Brexit campaign — and in today’s “divorce” negotiations — might have prepared Britain’s civil service for the resignation of the permanent secretary at the British Home Office, Philip Rutnam, following an unprecedented row with his political boss, the polarising Priti Patel.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2020

Clare couple condemn 'thugs' who turned hose at flood-risk homes

The allegedly deliberate flooding of part of a housing estate which was already under threat of being flooded, was an act of ”mindless thuggery”, according to a couple living in Shannon Banks, Co Clare.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

Clare braced for more damage as Jorge hits hard

A status-red wind warning for Clare has flood-hit families situated along the lower River Shannon basin braced for the worst, as Storm Jorge blows in from the Atlantic this weekend.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2020

Orange weather warning issued for the west coast

The storm, which was named by the Spanish Met Office, will bring winds of up to 85km per hour, with gusts potentially reaching 130km per hour.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

What do you think of that, Joe Brolly? Clare Co Co motion to reinstate axed pundit 'a waste of paper'

A council motion seeking ministerial intervention to re-instate Joe Brolly as an RTÉ football analyst has been described as “a waste of paper it is on”.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2020

‘It’s hell again. Politicians don’t care’: Flooding nightmare on the Shannon, with more rain on the way

For the residents of Springfield, Clonlara, Co Clare, the nightmare of flooding has returned.

Sun, 23 Feb, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Vote wisely to ensure homeless crisis tackled

Within 2km of my house there are more than 100 vacant houses.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2020

Guinness Storehouse is still top attraction but Cliffs of Moher still standing tall

The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin continues to welcome the largest number of visitors of any other attraction in Ireland while the Cliffs of Moher are still standing tall in second place over Dublin Zoo.

Fri, 17 Jan, 2020

‘Tippy tappy? Wheelchair hurling’s best thing I’ve done’

"Maurice Noonan from Ballingarry, our vice-captain, cut over two sidelines in the All-Ireland final. If he could walk, he’d be walking onto the Limerick team right now."

Wed, 01 Jan, 2020

‘Tippy tappy? Wheelchair hurling’s best thing I’ve done’

‘You really have to see it to believe it. There is no pulling back just because someone is in a wheelchair. I remember one lad got taken to hospital for concussion because he got bashed against a wall. Another went through a fire escape because of the pace he was going at when challenging for the sliotar.

Wed, 01 Jan, 2020

Trump Doonbeg records first operating profit since Trumps purchased resort for knock down price

The Donald Trump-owned Trump Doonbeg resort in Co Clare has recorded its first operating profit since the Trump organisation purchased the resort for a knock down price in 2014.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2019

Fáilte Ireland paid Golf Channel €187,500 to help broadcast Irish Open

In addition to the €495,187 spent by Fáilte Ireland, Clare County Council oversaw a spend of €4m on upgrading the resort, which included an outlay of €550,000 on new public toilets.

Fri, 11 Oct, 2019

State pays €25m to help with funerals

More than €25m has been paid out by the Department of Social Protection in assistance payments to help people meet funeral costs in the five years up to and including 2018.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2019

Swimming bans lifted at beaches in Kerry and Clare

Swimming bans have been lifted at a number of beaches in County Clare and County Kerry.

Fri, 16 Aug, 2019

Irish Water criticised as nine beaches and swimming areas closed this weekend due to wastewater leaks

Irish Water need to put a plan in place urgently to stop wastewater leaks into Dublin Bay, according to a Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown county councillor.

Sat, 10 Aug, 2019

Limits on right to block Traveller housing under new Gov plans

Individuals could be blocked from objecting to Traveller community housing being built in their areas unless complaints meet strict new rules under Government plans.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2019

An Bord Pleanála decide against staging oral hearing on Trump Doonbeg resort’s coastal protection plan

Objectors to the Trump Doonbeg resort’s plans to put in place coastal protection works are to miss out on challenging the plan at a public planning forum.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2019

Fota Arboretum among the Irish gardens and parks recognised with International Green Flags

Fota Arboretum and Garinish Island are among the dozens of Irish gardens and parks that have been recognised with International Green Flags.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2019

Shannon region to take €58m hit from Boeing 737-Max grounding, reveals Group boss

The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737-Max aircraft will cost the region served by Shannon Airport €58m this year.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2019

When the hurlers for Queen’s county were Kings of Ireland

On Saturday night, 24 October 1915, a group of about 25 men from Queen’s County were staying in a hotel on Gardiner Street in Dublin. They were the hurlers of Leix – as Queen’s County was officially known in GAA circles – and they were in Dublin to play the All-Ireland hurling final against Cork.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2019

'New lower running regime' raises fears for around 100 jobs at Moneypoint