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Shannon to forge its own path |
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AFTER eight years, Shannon Airport will no longer be under the control of the Dublin Airport Authority as it is to be combined with Shannon Development to form a new entity.
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Roche loses €45m after new drug fails |
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AN investment for a Clarecastle pharmaceutical plant, estimated to be worth €45 million, has been unexpectedly pulled after poor results in a late-stage trial of a new heart disease drug.
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Call to remove employment embargo |
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A “significant” drop in staffing levels in local authorities in Clare means “it is becoming increasingly difficult to provide and maintain a service” according to Councillor Richard Nagle. He is now calling on Government to consider removing the embargo on employment of public sector staff, particularly with regard to outdoor staff in the road and water services sectors.
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‘Appalling conditions’ for pupils at Meelick school |
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SWOLLEN windows can’t be opened in a South-East Clare National School in the event of a fire, Clare Fine Gael Deputy Pat Breen has claimed.
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German tourists Knock-ing on Clare’s door |
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ADDITIONAL flights at Ireland West Airport Knock are providing an unexpected boost for tourism businesses in Clare. Two hotels in the county are expected to benefit from up to 640 additional bed nights later in the summer as a result of the recently launched Lufthansa Dusseldorf-to-Knock route.
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Grant windfall for Lahinch and Kilkee pools |
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SWIMMING pools in Lahinch and Kilkee were allocated more than €425,000 in grants this week with Lahinch receiving the bulk of the funding under the Green Swimming Pool initiative to make pools more energy-efficient.
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Gort solicitor appointed to judiciary |
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A GORT-based solicitor is among the latest raft of judicial appointments announced this week. Mary Larkin, principal and managing partner of Larkin Solicitors, is the second solicitor working in the Clare district in as many months to be appointed to the bench.
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Poor-quality water at White Strand Beach |
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WHITE Strand Beach in Miltown Malbay was one of only two bathing areas in Ireland deemed to have “poor-quality” water according to a recent Environmental Protection Area report. Popular South Galway beach, Traught, was deemed only to have achieved ‘sufficient’ water quality.
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