Pat Flynn

The CEO of the HSE Paul Reid is visiting health services in Counties Limerick and Clare today and tomorrow, as part of a series of visits to services around the country. 

The number of attendances at the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) in Ennis Hospital increased by 52% in the two years to 2021 with a further 8% increase recorded during the first five months of this year, according to figures released by the HSE in response to a Parliamentary Question from Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara.

A search was mounted in North Clare on Monday night after two hikers were reported to be ‘in distress”.

Lahinch native, Pat Conway, is currently in training for the annual Lahinch to Liscannor Swim. Pat started this swim way back in 1972 and has organised, fundraised and swam it for the past 49 years.

Teachers and principals in Clare are invited to sign up for a free place on the popular litter-picking programme for the 2022/2023 school year.

Killaloe Coast Guard and the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter have been involved in the search for a swimmer reported missing in the lake at Loughrea Co Galway this evening.

A €6m revamp of Lahinch Leisure Centre in County Clare has been officially unveiled by Heather Humphreys, T.D., Minister for Rural and Community Development. 

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an Orange Forest Fire Warning arising from weather patterns and expected level of risk.