Regional

UP to 15 parents will have to drive their children an additional 10 miles round trip to attend a local pre-school, if a Bridgetown playschool doesn’t reopen next September.

NEWLY elected Mayor of Kilkee, Councillor Claire Haugh, is furious the 111-year-old town council may cease to exist in 2014 if local government reforms result in small town councils being abolished.

THE South Galway village of Kinvara will host Ireland’s inaugural Learning Landscape workshop from August 22 to 24. Plans for the place-based learning gathering were launched by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn on Friday.

THE number of buildings being constructed in Galway has plummeted by more than 30%, it was revealed this week.

WE’VE all heard of ducks flying south for the winter, but flying to Clare is just ‘quackers’. These little birds were welcomed to Shannon Airport this week as they prepared to take part in a duck race at the annual Ennis Street Festival.  

A RATHER unfortunate row between town councillors and the local twinning association was resolved at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, at which two representatives of the association spoke.Pat Costello and John O’Brien of the twinning association attended and said upset had been caused following the reporting of comments made at an earlier meeting of the council.

A FUNDRAISING stroll in the hills of Ayleroe will take place on Sunday, June 24. The hills of Ayleroe nestle into the landscape on the banks of the Shannon River between Kildysart and Labasheeda.

THE old schoolhouse at O’Callaghan’s Mills has been a landmark in the community since it was built in 1848 and plans are currently underway to renovate the building so its legacy of benefiting the local youth may continue.