As part of an innovative fundraiser, the Zimmer Biomet team in Shannon and Galway rowed and cycled the equivalent distance from Ireland to Beijing to raise over €20,000 to support sick children in Ireland.
It was announced today that the Episcopal Electoral College for the United Dioceses of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe, meeting in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, has elected the Rt Revd Michael Burrows, Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory, as the Bishop of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.
Divers from the Garda Water Unit have recovered the body of a man from the base of a cliff in Co Clare after a week of poor conditions hampered previous efforts.
Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency with responsibility for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats and the promotion of recreational angling, is encouraging angling clubs in Clare to apply for funding under its 2022 Sponsorship Programme.
There was joy at Mary Immaculate Secondary School in Lisdoonvarna this afternoon as the awards were announced for this years BT Young Scientists and Technology exhibition.
A number of vigils and memorial walks have been organised in Clare in memory of Co Offaly school teacher remember Ashling Murphy who was murdered in Tullamore on Wednesday afternoon.
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, recently announced a €9 million fund to support community groups impacted by Covid-19.