The sole Irish passport holder on board in a plane that crashed in Ethiopia yesterday, has been confirmed as being from Co Clare.

A controlled explosion has been carried out on a hand grenade found in Lahinch and believed to date from the War of Independence.

Dive Academy, a scuba diving school in Lahinch, Co Clare (www.diveacademy.info) has been named as winners of the Business of the Year section in this year’s Clean Coasts’ Ocean Hero Awards.

Access to two of Clare's most popular beaches for people with mobility issues has been made much easier thanks to the introduction of beach-friendly wheelchairs.

Security was tight in Lahinch yesterday where a son of US President Donald Trump played golf with friends.

A Lahinch surf school has been rated one of the 10 of the best surfing schools in the world.

An Taisce has awarded the prestigious International Blue Flag to 9 Clare beaches, including Whitestrand, Miltown Malbay, Ballycuggeran, Whitestrand Doonbeg, Mountshannon, Cappa, Fanore, Spanish Point, Kilkee and Lahinch.

The army bomb squad has carried out a controlled explosion on a ‘suspicious’ object that was found washed up on a beach in Co Clare this afternoon.

Two Clare national schools are in a celebratory mood this week as the judges of a prestigious national art competition have named them Junior and Senior County Winners, placing them in the running for what has become a much sought-after national title.