BRÍD Talty’s insightful and thought-provoking book, As We Met, trawls through the history of Miltown Malbay from 1880-1980. The recently published book places an emphasis on the history of cultural activists involved in the development of traditional Irish music initiatives down through the years.

AROUND 40 people showed up for a protest outside Chemifloc last Friday led by Kerry woman Aisling Fitzgibbon, who is campaigning against adding fluoride to the water.

THE County Clare Agricultural Show returns to Ennis’ Showgrounds this month as the annual show celebrates its 109th event. This year promises to be a day of family fun with something for all to enjoy.

ARDRAHAN resident and documentary producer John Hearne brings his latest production to Radio 1 this weekend, where he documents the life of Monivea man Shane Mullins since being involved in a serious car accident in 2005.

Clare County Council insists resurfacing works near the entrance of a new car park at Gilllogue cost less than €30,000 and not its initial budget estimate of €55,000 in the 2013 Roadworks Programme.

  The arrival of five new swallows in a well-known North Clare pub has turned an old proverb completely on its head. “One swallow never made a summer,” is frequently trotted out to indicate that a single instance of something doesn’t indicate a trend. However, visitors who are flocking to see baby swallows near Vaughan’s Bar, Kilfenora are hoping for an entirely different meaning from this proverb. As the sun splits the rocks in North Clare this week, patrons believe the new swallows may be the perfect portent for a sizzling hot summer. And no one can argue that their presence in Kilfenora is a one-off as swallows have pitched up a new home in a nest at a walkway between The Barn and the pub for six years on the trot. Orla Vaughan, who runs the hostel beside the pub, said five baby swallows were hatched in the nest, one flew away on Friday and two on Saturday. Speaking …

The 2013 Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) campaign swung into action in Ennis town centre at the weekend when members of the local community joined environmental staff from Ennis Town Council to undertake a clean-up of the O’Connell Square area.

Clare County Council has approved roadworks costing an estimated €431,200 throughout East Clare after 12 local communities made a voluntary contribution totalling €86,000.