Clare County

“Cincinnati”

Apparently, the old tune “Harvest Home” or “The Harvest Home” is also known as “Belfast”, “Cork”, “Fred Wilson’s Clog”, and “Cincinnati”. Hahahahaha! The Ohio boatmen live! Here’s “The Harvest Home” played by some real Wrenboys...

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Clare council 'extremely worried' about flood

Clare County Council is still "extremely concerned" about the flood situation in the county but the flooding has not affected the quality of the water. The council said that there has been no deterioration in the quality of the...

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Martin calls for all hands on deck amid floods chaos

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Micheal Martin last night stressed that Ireland's flood crisis now requires "all hands on deck", despite the looming national strike including emergency workers like firemen, army personnel and other...

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where to go?

Fired up by the global attention when Muhammad Ali came to town, Ennis Town Council is now wetting itself about a custom even older than the boxer's ancestors: pissing on the streets. At November's meeting of Ennis Town...

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Rail services disrupted, but Galway-Dublin operating normally

Iarnród Éireann has advised that the following services are currently disrupted: SLIGO LINE: Bus transfers Longford to Carrick-on-Shannon due to flooding LIMERICK TO ENNIS: bus transfers due to flooding ROSSLARE LINE: bus...

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Flooding expected along River Shannon

The Environment Minister John Gormley. Torrential flooding is expected along the River Shannon in the west of Ireland. Property and landowners from south of Killaloe/Ballina to Limerick City, particularly in flood prone areas,...

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Four times normal rainfall – and there’s more to come

By Sarah Stack, Ed Carty Donal Hickey and Gordon Deegan Saturday, November 21, 2009 COMMUNITIES devastated by some of the worst floods in living memory were last night bracing themselves for a further deluge. Claremorris in Co...

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Only sirens and water pumps break town's eerie silence

An almost deserted Ennis town centre, Co Clare, had an eerie feel yesterday afternoon as the only sounds were from occasional sirens and mechanical pumps operating to prevent further damage caused by the River Fergus bursting...

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Road closures and diversions around country

GALWAY -- The N18 Galway/ Ennis road delayed between Oranmore and Ardrahan, with hold-ups of at least 45 minutes in both directions. Diversions in Gort due to flooding on Crowe Street, with hour-long delays on the N17...

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Road Trip: Ireland

It's common to hear people talking about their dream vacation. And while that phrase has a wide and varied meaning you can almost take it literally if the journey in question is to the charming green world known as Ireland.

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