Monday, August 27, 2012

Up To 2,500 Attend Clare Heritage Week Events

Between 2,000 and 2,500 people participated in more than 50 Heritage Week events throughout County Clare last week.

Limerick County Manager Gerry Behan Retires

Limerick County Manager, Gerry Behan (second from right) pictured at his retirement party with (from left); Conn Murray, Limerick City and County Manager, Edward Gleeson, former Limerick County Manager, and Cllr Jerome Scanlan, Cathaoirleach of Limerick County Council in the County Hall, Dooradoyle, Limerick. Photograph Dave Gaynor
Gerry Behan celebrated over 30 years of service in the Local Government sector in Limerick on Friday when he officially retired as Limerick County Manager.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Romantic Twist To Heritage Week Event

Newly engaged Kyle Fisher and Crystal Crotts from North Carolina, USA, pictured at the summit of Mullaghmore Mountain in the Burren, Co Clare, on Wednesday (22, August 2012).
 
A Heritage Week event in the Burren, County Clare, took an unexpected turn this week when an American tourist proposed to his girlfriend during a guided geology walk.