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Tuesday 20 October 2020
Matthew Kelly was operating a drone near Lahinch when he made the find.
Clare Civil Defence volunteers were deployed to Lahinch and Kilkee.
The man was plucked from the water by an Irish Coast Guard before being brought to hospital.
The Irishman’s remains were not recovered from the aircraft so his family have been unable to have a funeral.
The mammal was later found dead in a nearby river.
The world number 404 was the top Irish finisher in Lahinch at the weekend.
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The Spaniard posted eight birdies and an eagle to finish on 16 under for the tournament,
The Tramore native has shot up the leaderboard to take over as leading Irishman at Lahinch.
The three-time Major winner carded eight birdies on the County Clare links.
The Offaly golfer is a shot off the early lead under bright blue skies out west.
Harrington’s long-time fitness coach, Dr Liam Hennessy, on working with the Major winner.
Next year’s Ryder Cup captain has not ruled out the possibility of overseeing the tournament in 2020.
The former European Ryder Cup captain says the tournament will always be bigger than one player.
While some of Europe’s biggest names will be in Lahinch next week, none of the top Americans are travelling over.
The 32-year-old has received a sponsor’s invite to play at Lahinch in July.
The Englishman will join the likes of Shane Lowry, Louis Oosthuizen and Pádraig Harrington on the County Clare links this July.
Shane Lowry understands Rory McIlroy’s decision to focus on preparations for The Open Championship.
The 29-year-old denied he was discrediting the event by not participating in it.
We talk to people in Lahinch, Bundoran and Dingle about how the towns get through the quiet season.
John McCarthy says his life as a surfer meant he could do whatever he wanted but that it wasn’t a life built on anything solid.
Brother and sister Bernard and Róisín Cahill were in the right place at the right time to help a stricken bather in Co Clare recently.
Locals hope to bring their ‘A’ game back to end row that begun five years ago when road signs were changed without consultation.
We spoke to Ollie O’Flaherty and Gearoid McDaid, who both appear in ‘Winter Tides’.
And how its fulltime surfers dedicate their lives to their craft.
The footage shows huge waves spilling over the promenade of the Co Clare town.
‘Dog fouling’ is down 50%.
It’s a big deal. Huge.
Up to 70 modified cars were involved.
The illegal rally took place on 7 March.
Down with that kind of storm.
Garda authorities have released a full list of the 95 stations which will close within the next 12 days.
We’ve also got the latest rainfall radar.
The Blue Flags have been restored at Lahinch and Kilkee.
The beaches at Lahinch, Kilkee and Spanish Point have all been closed after traces of the bacteria were found.
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The woman got into difficulty while swimming off Lahinch Beach. She’s been airlifted to University Hospital Galway.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
Poll Results:
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