Following the Government’s announcement of new measures to minimise the spread of COVID-19, Clare County Council has confirmed that local authority offices, cultural facilities, and sports and recreation buildings will be closed to the public from 6:00pm today (Thursday, 12 March 2020) until 29 March 2020.

Shannondoc, the out-of-hours GP service for the Mid-West region, has reassured the public that it is service as normal as the government’s Coronavirus intervention takes effect over the coming weeks but that all patients with COVID-19 concerns must refer to the HSE.

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that schools, colleges and childcare facilities will close until March 29th.

The UL Hospitals Group has confirmed the  cancellation of almost all elective surgeries and outpatient appointments across all six sites of UL Hospitals Group is to be extended until the end of this week, Friday, March 13th.

Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2020 moved one-step closer to crowning its winners by announcing some of its finalists recently.

The students at St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Shannon have restored a tradition of old in The Comp with the formation of a new photography club.

Two American tourists were dramatically rescued last night after they became trapped in flood waters in their rental car in North Clare.

A group that monitors US military aircraft movements at Shannon is calling on the Irish government to take the threat of Covid-19 infection from US troops transiting the airport seriously following reports that a soldier deployed in Kuwait is being monitored for coronavirus.