Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in north Clare this afternoon.

The University of Limerick (UL), Mary Immaculate College (MIC) and Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) combined have been awarded over half of the €1million HEA Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Fund for supporting the transfer of students and staff to countries outside of Europe for teaching, training and research collaboration.

Twenty six pre-school facilities in Co Clare have received capital funding to the value of €156,000.

The HSE’s National Ambulance Service (NAS) is being forced to use local authority fire crews to respond to medical emergencies when no ambulance is available.

Marker buoys delineating the speed limit for powered craft have been installed in Kilkee.

Ennistymon Youth Club from the North West Clare Family Resource Centre has been awarded Senior Runner Up at the Irish Cancer Society X-HALE Youth Awards 2016.

Mystery still surrounds who has splashed out over €700,000 a week on a luxurious award winning yacht that has been travelling around Ireland and that moored in Co Clare early yesterday.

The family of an Irishman killed when his plane crashed in a remote African jungle in 2010 have lost their bid for compensation from the victim’s employers.