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Noonan preaches to the Chamber converted

FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan acknowledged he was largely preaching to the converted when he addressed Shannon Chamber members at a breakfast meeting on Monday, but he urged all there to use the influence they have to help the referendum pass.

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Marquee swings back into action

ON Sunday, June 3, Kilmurry McMahon will stage the parish’s first marquee in approximately 30 years. The first marquee was staged in 1963 and it realised a profit of £874, 15 shillings and nine pence. The expenditure was £581, six shillings and three and a half pence.

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Rás riders roll into town

  The town of Gort received a huge boost on Monday when An Post Rás competitors, fans and support personnel descended on the town for the end of the second-longest stage of the gruelling eight-day event. Riders covered 157 kilometres from Kilkenny to Gort before setting off from the South Galway town again on Tuesday morning. Pirmin Lang of the Switzerland Atlas Jakroo team was first past the finish line on Monday’s stage two of the 2012 Rás. The Swiss rider sprinted to victory at the end of a particularly hilly stage taking riders through East Clare. Participants stayed in Gort, Loughrea and Ennis on Monday night before setting off from the Lady Gregory Hotel on Tuesday. The hotel found itself at capacity on a Monday night outside of peak season. “We had about 150 people staying. It was great and there was a great buzz around town, especially for a Monday evening. Registration was in the hotel on Tuesday …

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