News from around the 32 counties of Ireland

 (Source: The Anglo Celt)

 

CLARE

Workers at troubled Shannon company Element Six held a protest march at lunchtime last Thursday to highlight further their frustration at the “inadequate” redundancy package being offered to staff who will be laid off as part of a survival plan that has still to be agreed. Both union and non-union employees of the industrial diamond manufacturer, which is already facing a threat of strike action, marched from the plant through the Shannon Free Zone.

(Source: The Irish Times)

 

CORK

The need to be cleverer with our cash has spurred a Charleville man to set up a new service aimed at saving householders both time and money. The new online service, CleverMike.ie, is the brainchild of Tony Aherne and is designed for those seeking competitive quotes from tradesmen for specific domestic jobs or those undertaking a complete new build. Based at Cooleens, Charleville, Mr. Aherne claims CleverMike will help people save time and money by providing a service where people can log on to the website, describe a job they want done and receive free quotes from CleverMike's registered pool of trades people.

(Source: The Corkman)

 

DERRY

Thousands of householders in Derry have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed because of potentially hazardous smoke from a huge tire fire. More than 10,000 tires at a tire depot in the Pennyburn Industrial Estate were on fire after the blaze was discovered shortly after midnight last Wednesday. Fire crews from Derry, Coleraine, and Omagh were involved in tackling the blaze with 41 firefighters at the scene at one stage.

 (Source: The Derry Journal)

 

DONEGAL

The weekend before last the famous Máire Rua Gallagher was selected as Gaoth Dobhair Person of the Year. Marie is considered a woman who knew hardship and tough times and a woman who has emerged as one of the most instantly recognizable faces in this county.

(Source: Donegal Democrat)

 

DOWN

An amateur snapper from Co Down fought off thousands of competitors to win a tourist photography competition last week. Ryan Wilson impressed the judges with his entry entitled Into the West to take home first prize in the Wonders of Ireland contest. The winning picture features Tyrella beach near Downpatrick against the stunning backdrop of the Mourne Mountains, with a horse and rider in silhouette. The photo also shows a dramatic sky with heavy clouds and sun bursting through, which was described as “typically Irish”.

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