Iarnród Éireann has agreed to suspend car-parking charges at Sixmilebridge railway station in an effort to boost passenger numbers on the rail service.

SOME medical card-holders are postponing purchasing prescription medication because they can’t afford the Government levy, a Shannon-based pharmacist has claimed.

With just over seven months left to go in the New 7 Wonders of Nature ­competition, representatives of the Cliffs of Moher and the Bay of Fundy in Canada have met to discuss how both locations can appeal together to voters in their respective countries.

In the build-up to the General Election on February 25 Ann Cronin was concentrating on balancing the ballot. These days the now former election candidate is focusing on creating opportunity for small-scale businesses to create and sell their wares.

Although he is seeking a seat in the Seanad, Corofin’s Declan Kelleher believes the Upper House of the Oireachtas, as it stands, “is not fit for purpose” and should be halved to 30 members.

THE last quarter of 2010 saw planning permission being granted for just 63 dwellings in Clare, according to CSO figures.

THE first three months of the year saw a 3.6% drop in the asking price for houses in Clare, according to the latest daft.ie report. This was a greater drop than the average across the country, which was 3.1%.

PLANS by the Office of Public Works to create a new walkway at the back of the estate has raised concerns among Fergus Park residents.