Regional

THERE will be huge interest in the address given by Transport Minister Leo Varadkar at Shannon Chamber’s spring lunch, on Friday, March 30, given that Mr Varadkar has said he will provide details of his plan for Shannon’s future by Easter, which is the following weekend.

MORE than three years after it was suggested Kilrush Wood walking trails be upgraded, it has emerged that Kilrush Town Council is to meet with Coillte to examine ways to develop the 420 acre wood.

MEMBERS of Ennistymon Choral Society will tread the boards next week bringing The Merry Widow to the stage in Lahinch. They began work on the musical back in October with full rehearsals beginning in January for the four-night run, which kicks off next Thursday.  

PLANS by the National Roads Authority to construct a salt depot in Ennis to facilitate the maintenance of the region’s motorway network have been given the go-ahead by Clare County Council.

CLARE County Council has organised another public information meeting to address queries about Phase Two of the Northern Distributor Road motorway, costing an estimated €120 million.

SLIABH Aughty Drama Group will be going for the hat-trick this week having just been awarded first place for their production of Michael Carey’s Thy Will Be Done in the confined section at the Claremorris Drama Festival.

ENNIS Farmers’ Market is set to pitch up its stalls at Coláiste Muire next month for a very special fundraising effort.

A South Galway school was awarded a €1,500 energy-efficiency upgrade after bright sparks from its senior classes came up with an imaginative renewable technology design.