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Clare Fall To Wexford Defeat In National Football League Despite Spirited Second Half Comeback Clare have been beaten by Wexford this afternoon despite a spirited second half rally from Paul Madden’s side. The Model county leave Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg with the two points after claiming a 1-23 to 2-17 win over The Banner. Clare trailed by 15 points at half time, with the visitors kicking six two pointers […] The post Clare Fall To Wexford Defeat In National Football League Despite Spirited Second Half Comeback appeared first on Clare FM.

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19 hours ago

Calls For 25% Of Development Levies In Clare To Be Invested Locally There’s a call for 25% of levies paid by developers in Clare to be invested in the vicinity of the development. A recently passed motion by the local authority has called for a percentage of development contributions to remain in the town in which the project is taking place. The levy currently is in place […] The post Calls For 25% Of Development Levies In Clare To Be Invested Locally appeared first on Clare FM.

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16% Rise In Passports Issued In Clare There’s been an over 16% rise in the number of passports issued to people in Clare. 13,808 passports were issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs to people living in the county in 2025 compared to 11,838 during the previous year. Applications from Irish citizens living outside of the State saw a significant rise with […] The post 16% Rise In Passports Issued In Clare appeared first on Clare FM.

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Lack Of Dementia Beds In Clare Causing Stress For Families It’s claimed the lack of dementia-specific care beds in Clare is a significant burden on affected families. It’s estimated that up to 1,700 people in this county and around 64,000 nationally are living with dementia, with the national figure set to rise to over 150,000 by 2045. At this month’s Clare County Council meeting, local […] The post Lack Of Dementia Beds In Clare Causing Stress For Families appeared first on Clare FM.

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Disappointment For Nash In All Ireland Handball Final Clare’s Diarmaid Nash suffered defeat this afternoon in the All Ireland senior singles handball final. The Tuamgraney man lost out to Westmeaths Robbie McCarthy in straight sets at Croke Park. It was a fifth final meeting between the pairing, with Nash’s only victory coming in 2022. McCarthy ran out a 21-19, 21-7 winner to claim […] The post Disappointment For Nash In All Ireland Handball Final appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare’s Unbeaten Start To National Camogie League Continues Clare’s unbeaten start to the National Camogie league continued with a comfortable victory over Down. Eugene Foudy’s side secured their place in the Division 1B final with a 3-18 to 1-9 victory over Down. All three goals for Clare came in the second half with Ellen Casey, Maeve Millea and Aine O’Loughlin finding the net. […] The post Clare’s Unbeaten Start To National Camogie League Continues appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare Open Their Munster U20 Championship With Impressive Victory Over Tipperary Clare have opened their Munster U20 championship with an impressive 1-16 to 1-11 victory over Tipperary. A brace of two pointers, one off either foot, and a goal from Sean Fennell saw the home side in Quilty lead by 1-10 to 1-6 at the break, having played against a strong wind for the opening half. […] The post Clare Open Their Munster U20 Championship With Impressive Victory Over Tipperary appeared first on Clare FM.

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Rice College Lose Out In All-Ireland Football Final Rice College’s dreams of All Ireland glory were ended by Largy College Clones in Bekan Co Mayo today. The Ennis school suffered a nine point defeat going down 1-11 to 0-5. Clare FM analyst Derek Dormer believes basic handling errors, missed frees and a powerful Largy College midfield proved too much for the Clare side. […] The post Rice College Lose Out In All-Ireland Football Final appeared first on Clare FM.

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Over 70 Waste Complaints Made In Clare In January Clare County Council has seen a 33% increase in waste complaints in the first month of the year. January saw nearly 50 complaints of illegal dumping in this county. In total, the local authority received 46 illegal dumping complaints in January, marking a 12% increase on the 41 recorded in December. Additionaly the council received […] The post Over 70 Waste Complaints Made In Clare In January appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare’s U20 Footballers Kick Off Their Munster Championship Campaign Clare’s under 20 footballers begin their Munster championship campaign this afternoon Dermot Coughlan brings his side to familiar surroundings at Pairc Naomh Mhuire in Quilty to take on Tipperary Clare will have two days on the road in their next outings with trips to come to both Waterford and Limerick. Coughlan says its vital they […] The post Clare’s U20 Footballers Kick Off Their Munster Championship Campaign appeared first on Clare FM.

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Kilrush RNLI Warning Inclement Weather Could Create Lethal Conditions By Clare’s Waterways A warning has been issued to those travelling to Clare’s waterways this weekend that the recent inclement weather could create potentially lethal conditions. The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and RNLI have issued a joint water safety appeal urging people to stay safe in, on or near the water in the coming days. Recent […] The post Kilrush RNLI Warning Inclement Weather Could Create Lethal Conditions By Clare’s Waterways appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare Arts Office Pledges To Support Creative Activity In Rural Clare Clare County Council’s Arts Office insists it’s working to support and encourage as much creative activity as possible outside of the county’s large towns. The Clare County Arts Officer has this week presented the Clare Arts Plan for 2026 to 2029 to the county’s local elected representatives. Following the presentation, Shannonbanks Sinn Féin Councillor James […] The post Clare Arts Office Pledges To Support Creative Activity In Rural Clare appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare FM Sideline View Friday March 13th Coming up on the show We look ahead to big weekend for the Clare senior and U20 footballers, while Rice College are bidding for All Ireland football glory We will hear from Diarmaid Nash ahead of his All Ireland singles handball final, hear from Spanish Point after their brilliant All Ireland semi final win and […] The post Clare FM Sideline View Friday March 13th appeared first on Clare FM.

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High Court Clears Way For Construction Of €1.6bn Ennis Data Centre Project The backers of the €1.6bn Art Data Centres data centre project for the outskirts of Ennis can now commence enabling works on the project after clearing all legal hurdles faced by the scheme in the High Court. Today, the company welcomed the High Court ruling finding in Art Data Centres Ltd’s favour in the judicial […] The post High Court Clears Way For Construction Of €1.6bn Ennis Data Centre Project appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare Farming And Coach Reps Insist Fuel Costs Now “Unsustainable” The Government is facing renewed calls to suspend the carbon tax as Clare farming and coach driving representatives say their industries are becoming unsustainable. It comes as the US has decided to allow Russian oil to be sold for a four-week period in an attempt to bring down spiralling global fuel prices. In response to […] The post Clare Farming And Coach Reps Insist Fuel Costs Now “Unsustainable” appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare Gardaí Say No Group More Likely To Be Found Driving Under Influence This Weekend A Clare garda superintendent says there’s no group in society more likely to be found driving under the influence as roads policing operations for the St Patrick’s Weekend get underway. Gardaí began monitoring routes across the county at 7am on Thursday and will have checkpoints in place until the same time on Wednesday. Over this […] The post Clare Gardaí Say No Group More Likely To Be Found Driving Under Influence This Weekend appeared first on Clare FM.

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Shannon St Patricks Day Organisers Hit Back At Online Trolls Over Poster Controversey The organisers of a Clare St Patrick’s Day Parade have hit back at online trolls over viral criticism of a promotional image for the event. It’s after an AI generated graphic featuring the flags of Ukraine, Phillippines, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Austria, Brazil, Poland and Ireland with the tagline of ‘Celebrate the Cultures of […] The post Shannon St Patricks Day Organisers Hit Back At Online Trolls Over Poster Controversey appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare Pharmacist Insists Public Must Be Made Aware Of Tax Relief Scheme A Clare pharmacist insists people need to be made aware of a new initiative that offers tax relief on certain health expenses. The Government has extended a scheme that will now allow customers to claim tax relief of 20% for expenses incurred through pharmacist consultations as well as any medications prescribed under the Common Conditions […] The post Clare Pharmacist Insists Public Must Be Made Aware Of Tax Relief Scheme appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare People Struggling With Alcohol Addiction Encouraged To Seek Help This St Patrick’s Day A Clare addiction centre is encouraging anyone struggling with alcohol consumption over the coming days, as well as families affected by alcohol misuse, to take the first step and reach out for help. Bushy Park is backing Drinkaware’s “#HeresToChange” campaign, which encourages adults to adopt mindful drinking habits, particularly around St. Patrick’s Day. The campaign […] The post Clare People Struggling With Alcohol Addiction Encouraged To Seek Help This St Patrick’s Day appeared first on Clare FM.

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Tractor Run In Honour Of Late East Clare Native Jack Moloney The twin sister of an east Clare native who lost his life following a brain injury two years ago says she’ll cherish the memories they made together. A tractor run is being held in O’Callaghan’s Mills on the 29th of March in memory of the late Jack Moloney who passed away in April of 2024. […] The post Tractor Run In Honour Of Late East Clare Native Jack Moloney appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare Tidy Towns Group Credits Previous Committees’ Hard Work As It Collects Gold Medal A Clare tidy towns group says a recent accolade is a reflection of the hard work put in by its committees of the last few years. Quin Tidy Towns has this week collected its gold medal bestowed on it at the latest Supervalu Tidy Towns Awards. It’s the first time the group has won gold […] The post Clare Tidy Towns Group Credits Previous Committees’ Hard Work As It Collects Gold Medal appeared first on Clare FM.

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Group Taking Judicial Review Against New Midwest Hospital Fears “Traumatic” Experiences Will Continue A campaign group intending to formally object to plans for a new hospital in Limerick say the decision risks continuing “traumatic” experiences for Clare people into the future. The Midwest Hospital Campaign has revealed its intention to take a judicial review against the HSE’s proposal to develop a new hospital campus on a 44-acre site […] The post Group Taking Judicial Review Against New Midwest Hospital Fears “Traumatic” Experiences Will Continue appeared first on Clare FM.

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Council Announced €1.3 Million Investment In “Jewel Of The Crown” Lees Road A €1.3 million investment is expected to secure an Ennis athletics track as the “jewel in the crown” of Clare County Council when it comes to sporting facilities. The local authority has announced a major upgrade of the track and associated facilities at John O’Sullivan Park on Lees Road in the county town. The redevelopment, […] The post Council Announced €1.3 Million Investment In “Jewel Of The Crown” Lees Road appeared first on Clare FM.

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Appeals Threaten To Derail Plans For Over 120 Ennis Homes Two planning appeals are threatening to derail plans for over 120 homes in Ennis. It comes as concerns have been raised over anti-social behaviour, flooding and wastewater capacity. The first development to clear the council stage of the planning hurdle was Custy Construction LTD and John Talty Construction LTDs joint bid to build 55 new […] The post Appeals Threaten To Derail Plans For Over 120 Ennis Homes appeared first on Clare FM.

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Clare Facing Crucial Seven Days To Decide Fate In National Football League Clare are facing a crucial seven days in deciding both their National football League and championship gradings. The Banner play their penultimate game of the Division Three campaign when they host Wexford on Sunday afternoon in Zimmer Biomet Pairc Chiosiog. Paul Madden’s side round off the league a week later away to Sligo, with two […] The post Clare Facing Crucial Seven Days To Decide Fate In National Football League appeared first on Clare FM.

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Spanish Point Boss Hails Character Following “Fairytale” Semi-Final Win The manager of St Joseph’s Spanish Point is hailing his squads character following their fairytale journey in the All-Ireland Championship. The West Clare school qualified for their first ever Senior A decider after overcoming Moate Community School in Tuam by a point. The contest went to down to the wire in extra-time, with Alisha Ryan’s […] The post Spanish Point Boss Hails Character Following “Fairytale” Semi-Final Win appeared first on Clare FM.

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Rice College Bidding For Historic All Ireland Schools Football Title Rice College will be hoping to win their first ever All Ireland senior schools football title this weekend. The Ennis outfit go to Tubberclair in county Westmeath to take on Monaghan’s Largy College from Clones in the All Ireland Senior D final. Eire Óg stars Darren Moroney and Niall Doyle are among the key figures […] The post Rice College Bidding For Historic All Ireland Schools Football Title appeared first on Clare FM.

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Spanish Point Boss Hails Character Following “Fairytale” Semi-Final Win The manager of St Joseph’s Spanish Point is hailing his squads character following their fairytale journey in the All-Ireland Championship. The West Clare school qualified for their first ever Senior A decider after overcoming Moate Community School in Tuam by a point. The contest went to down to the wire in extra-time, with Alisha Ryan’s […] The post Spanish Point Boss Hails Character Following “Fairytale” Semi-Final Win appeared first on Clare FM.

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3 days ago

Spanish Point Qualify For All-Ireland Final Following Epic Extra-Time Win St.Josephs Secondary School Spanish Point have booked their place in the All Ireland Senior A Ladies Football final. It follows an epic one point win over Moate Community School. Spanish Point led at the interval by two points on a 3-1 to 1-5 scoreline but two yellow cards saw them struggle in the second period […] The post Spanish Point Qualify For All-Ireland Final Following Epic Extra-Time Win appeared first on Clare FM.

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Trump Doonbeg Ballroom Plans Branded “Nonsense” As Longford Man Objects A County Longford man attempting to put a stop to plans for a new ballroom at US President Donald Trump’s resort in West Clare has dismissed the proposal as “nonsense”. Liam Madden of Convent Road, Longford, has lodged an appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála against the proposed development at Trump International Golf Links and Hotel […] The post Trump Doonbeg Ballroom Plans Branded “Nonsense” As Longford Man Objects appeared first on Clare FM.

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