Feakle

THE theft of village signage has been described as “epidemic” by local Councillor Pat Hayes, who highlighted that signs have been stolen in four villages in East Clare. Councillor Hayes said Feakle, Caher, Flagmount and Killanena have had signage taken.

THE theft of village signage has been described as “epidemic” by local Councillor Pat Hayes, who highlighted that signs have been stolen in four villages in East Clare. Councillor Hayes said Feakle, Caher, Flagmount and Killanena have had signage taken.

The Feakle native is not alone in his discomposure. Present bitterness in Cork has a Jacobite edge, in that they feel Kilkenny stole their future. Quizzed in 2006 about who might beat Cork, their manager John Allen replied: “Ourselves.” Is the ...

This compares to one pub for every 2,750 for Greystones in Wicklow, which has the lowest density of pubs in Ireland. Indeed, County Clare appears to be a Mecca for towns with a large number of pubs with Feakle, Doonbeg and Ballyvaughan all making the ...

Just before midday on Saturday, the married father of four grown-up children, Donal Harte, was driving his tractor on a country road under water at Erinagh, Feakle after a local river burst its banks. Describing the incident yesterday, Mr Harte's twin ...