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<p>Monday's funeral mass took place five days after Hunter Molloy lost his life in a road traffic accident near the Quin Road, Ennis, before lunchtime last Wednesday.</p>

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Infant Ennis boy who died in traffic accident 'radiated love', funeral hears

Ennis parish priest Fr Tom Ryan said: 'We don’t know why accidents happen but they do. We have lots of questions but we simply don’t have answers.'

<p>Anyone who was in Clarecastle and noticed any activity around the time of the incident is being asked to come forward. File Picture</p>

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Two adults and a teenager hospitalised after being assaulted in Clare shop

<p>The Mid-West Hospital Campaign protest against overcowding at the HSE offices in Limerick on Saturday afternoon. Picture: Brendan Gleeson</p>

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Patients and families protest 'chronic' hospital overcrowding

More than 50 submissions on controversial Clare data centre proposal

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Green Party to challenge Bord Pleanála approval of €1.2bn data centre for Ennis

Flooding could disrupt Limerick-Ennis rail services for 'at least six weeks'

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Flooding could disrupt Limerick-Ennis rail services for 'at least six weeks'

Development of 89 Waterford homes to proceed as appeal rejected

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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

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

The development, which has approval for government funding, is expected to have a capacity for 148 people

Wed, 24 Jan, 2024

Garda stock

Judge grants early trial date to Garda contesting drink-driving and careless driving charges

Judge Alec Gabbett granted the early trial date after hearing 'that members who are suspended face huge financial consequences'

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

Landlord, 71, accused of sexually assaulting tenant in Ennis

Landlord, 71, accused of sexually assaulting tenant in Ennis

The alleged offence on October 1 last year and the court heard that they are both still living in the same building

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

Clare hosts 'shindig' to welcome asylum seekers to community

Clare hosts 'shindig' to welcome asylum seekers to community

One of the organisers, Sarah Ferrigan, said protests against the accommodation of asylum seekers in May 'painted an unfair picture of the county'

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

Green Light For Ä11.5M Ennis Public Realm Regeneration Project

Ennis town centre set for €11.5m facelift

It will include "significant" improvements to the streetscape of O’Connell Square, O’Connell St, High St, Bank Place, Old Barrack St, and Barrack Square

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

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

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

Michael Duffy said that there is an “environmental issue” relating to how the Pat McDonagh application plans to deal with its waste water

Wed, 28 Jun, 2023

Human rights body expresses alarm at anti-migrant protests

Human rights body expresses alarm at anti-migrant protests

IHREC chief commissioner Sinéad Gibney said asylum seekers have the right to be 'safe and free from intimidation or further distress'.

Mon, 22 May, 2023

Protest to continue but 'no additional' arrivals at Clare hotel after meeting with minister

Protest to continue but 'no additional' arrivals at Clare hotel after meeting with minister

During the four-week period, there will be no additional people coming to Magowna House Hotel

Thu, 18 May, 2023

Integration Minister in Clare to meet protestors who blockaded hotel

Integration Minister in Clare to meet protestors who blockaded hotel

Joe O'Brien has travelled to the Magowna House Hotel this evening where he will speak with those who have been accommodated there

Thu, 18 May, 2023

Asylum seeker accommodation protest

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

Asylum crisis: Government at loggerheads amid fears protests will escalate

Asylum crisis: Government at loggerheads amid fears protests will escalate

As Clare blockade enters third day, minister fears protests will escalate

Wed, 17 May, 2023

Asylum seeker accommodation protest

Coalition parties at loggerheads over ongoing refugee accommodation crisis

The tension comes as protestors in Clare prepare for a third day of barricading a hotel accommodating refugees

Tue, 16 May, 2023

Clare County Council postpones plans to demolish six homes after backlash

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

An Bord Pleanala / Cobblestone

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

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

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

Accused in psychiatric care following attempt to murder daughter, court told

Accused in psychiatric care following attempt to murder daughter, court told

A 46-year-old mother accused of attempting to murder her eight-year-old daughter has spent a number of months in psychiatric inpatient care since the alleged offence, a court has heard.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

Single mother 'goaded' man online to attack family home

Single mother 'goaded' man online to attack family home

Judge said there is no suggestion woman was instrumental in causing the attack — but her social media messages had made the attack more likely by encouraging it

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

Prisoner

Clare man jailed for late-night firebomb attack 'on a house full of children'

The court heard that the row started because the mother in the house didn’t like the way the defendant looked at her and her husband remonstrated him about it

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

700 patients in Limerick, Nenagh, and Ennis had ops cancelled in the last six weeks

700 patients in Limerick, Nenagh, and Ennis had ops cancelled in the last six weeks

Concerns are growing that efforts to reduce overcrowding in UHL are now causing delays for patients elsewhere in the region

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.

A failure to protect residents from abuse among issues at Clare hospital

Hiqa report found staff failed to instigate an investigation into an allegation of abuse at Ennis community hospital

Mon, 30 Jan, 2023

Garda stock

Man, 60s, dies following collision on N85 in Clare

The occupant of one vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene and two other people injured in the crash were brought to UHL

Fri, 20 Jan, 2023

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

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

HSE says overcrowding in hospitals could get worse before it gets better

HSE says overcrowding in hospitals could get worse before it gets better

Stephen Mulvany said that some of the patient wait times of up to 60 hours reported in some hospitals in recent days were 'just not acceptable to anybody'

Fri, 06 Jan, 2023

Ennis recruitment firm increases profits

Ennis recruitment firm increases profits

The directors anticipate 'revenue and earnings growth to continue'

Wed, 04 Jan, 2023

Learner Drivers

'L plate' Limerick motorcyclist gets two-year road ban for driving at 180k/ph on motorway

Judge said it was 'really concerning' the accused had shown 'no regard for his own life or consequences for his own health' in his driving at over 180k/ph on the M18 motorway on April 9 this year

Mon, 05 Dec, 2022

116-acre farm on Shannon Estuary likely to fetch around €8k/acre

116-acre farm on Shannon Estuary likely to fetch around €8k/acre

All the land is in permanent pasture and laid out in easily managed divisions that are sheltered and well fenced

Wed, 30 Nov, 2022

Two bodies recovered from rivers in Clare

Two bodies recovered from rivers in Clare

One body was found by Civil Defence volunteers searching for a man missing since November 10, while the second was discovered in the river in Newmarket on Fergus

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

Assault charge against son of EuroMillions winner dismissed

Assault charge against son of EuroMillions winner dismissed

Judge dismissed the matter after complainant had not been able to provide to court medical evidence as to why he was not able to attend court last month, describing him as 'a reluctant witness'

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

Clare man drove quad bike at 100k/ph because Garda car blue lights 'freaked him out'

Clare man drove quad bike at 100k/ph because Garda car blue lights 'freaked him out'

'You are very lucky you are not going to Limerick Prison, judge told accused

Wed, 02 Nov, 2022

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'Life is still not long enough,' says Sharon Bennett's father as partner jailed for her murder

Victim impact statement: "Her oldest daughter visited her mum's grave and said she wanted to die and go to heaven with her mum."

Fri, 07 Oct, 2022

Man admits murdering former partner by kicking and stamping her to death in Clare

Man admits murdering former partner by kicking and stamping her to death in Clare

Sharon Bennett was a mother of two girls, then aged nine and six, from a previous relationship.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

Clare man goes on trial for murder of mother of two Sharon Bennett

Clare man goes on trial for murder of mother of two Sharon Bennett

Accused has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Bennett, 29, in the Market area of Ennis on February 10, 2021

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Munster in 30 Artworks, No 19: A Fishy Tale, by Carmel Doherty, in Ennis

Munster in 30 Artworks, No 19: A Fishy Tale, by Carmel Doherty, in Ennis

The piece was inspired by the way her father would tie a salmon, and forms part of the sculpture trail she helped establish in her hometown

Sun, 18 Sep, 2022

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'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

Video of Clare siblings' row over land 'nearly as bad a production as Flatley's Blackbird'

Video of Clare siblings' row over land 'nearly as bad a production as Flatley's Blackbird'

It was a case of 'Lights, Camera, Action' when woman recorded a row between her brothers on her mobile phone, court heard

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

Campaigners appeal decision to greenlight data centre for Ennis

Campaigners appeal decision to greenlight data centre for Ennis

Futureproof Clare was joined by the likes of Ecojustice Ireland, Extinction Rebellion, and Friends of the Irish Environment

Tue, 06 Sep, 2022

‘People power’ challenges Ennis data centre

‘People power’ challenges Ennis data centre

Futureproof Clare estimates the planned data centre will consume as much electricity as 200,000 homes and emit 657,000 tonnes of CO2 annually

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Environmental activists to protest against planned data centre in Co Clare

Environmental activists to protest against planned data centre in Co Clare

Futureproof Clare, Ecojustice Ireland, and groups such as Friends of the Irish Environment have vowed to resist the planned €450m data centre in Ennis

Mon, 22 Aug, 2022

Environmental campaigners blast 'head-scratching' approval for Ennis data centre

Environmental campaigners blast 'head-scratching' approval for Ennis data centre

Running one of Ireland's 70 data centres is known to be water-intensive because of the cooling needed

Tue, 09 Aug, 2022

Rental wreck: The accommodation crisis in Limerick and Clare

Rental wreck: The accommodation crisis in Limerick and Clare

James Griffin saw his move home to live with his father last Christmas as a stop-gap measure, securing a rental property in either Limerick or Clare turned out to be just a pipe dream, writes Ann Murphy

Tue, 09 Aug, 2022

Ennis mart heifer makes €3,200 (€7.11/kg)

Ennis mart heifer makes €3,200 (€7.11/kg)

It's full speed now all the way to the finish line, or at least to the end of the year.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

Tech multinational Cisco sets its sights on making Ennis a 'smart town'

Tech multinational Cisco sets its sights on making Ennis a 'smart town'

Cisco’s CDA programme first launched in Ireland in 2018 in support of the nation’s Project Ireland 2040 plan for social, economic and cultural development

Tue, 19 Jul, 2022

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Son of Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara, charged with assault at farmers mart

Gary McNamara is also charged with a breach of the peace at Ennis Mart in August last year

Fri, 10 Jun, 2022