People in Clare are being urged to play their part in preventing the amount of waste generated leading up to and during the Christmas period.

A Clare woman has joined the fight against childhood obesity in Ireland and is urging the public to join the Irish Heart Foundation’s ‘Stop Targeting Kids’ drive.

Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has received confirmation that a new reservoir serving Miltown Malbay and surrounding areas will be delivered in the second half of 2022.

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.