Clare County Council has welcomed the news that Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has approved the award of contract for the Killaloe Bypass, River Shannon Crossing and upgrade of the R494 project. Costing €44m, the preferred bidder is John Sisk & Company who will now, subject to the normal conditions of appointment, be awarded the Main Scheme Works contract and, all going well, commence construction on site in late March 2022.

The Irish Coast Guard and RNLI have issued a joint message appealing to the public to exercise caution when participating in any activity on or near the water during the Christmas and New Year period.

A transatlantic jet made an unscheduled landing at Shannon Airport in the early hours of the morning after a passenger fell ill.

ShannonDoc, the out of hours GP service for the Mid-West, has predicted patient numbers across the Christmas period this year will be double normal operating levels.

Parental advice on Winter Respiratory Viruses from Dr John Twomey, Consultant Paediatrician, Children’s Ark, University Hospital Limerick.

The UL Hospitals Group, HSE Mid West Community Healthcare, and the Department of Public Health Mid-West is urging everyone eligible for a COVID-19 booster dose, and those who have yet to receive their first dose, to do so as soon as possible through any of the HSE walk-in clinics, local GPs, and pharmacies.

The Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT) has assisted in the rehoming of more than 2000 retired greyhounds in 2021, a new yearly record for the charity organisation. 

The death has taken place of well-known Clare born priest Fr Kevin McNamara who served in the diocese of Kerry for over three decades.