ASSURANCES that Clare would receive its full funding allocation from central government for last year, if certain targets were met regarding the household charge, have not borne out.

Kilrush Town Council has declined to pick up the travel tab for the attendance of Bishop Frank J Caggiano, Vicar General of the Diocese of Brooklyn in the United States and Bishop of Scattery Island, at a special ceremony on the 6th century estuary island early next month.

Hooters greeted the arrival of Kilmaley man Christy Healy to the surface at 4.10pm at Killaloe Marina having completed his mission, to swim 20 kilometres without surfacing – twice the distance he achieved when creating his initial world record in 2011.

ON what has been a tragic week in Clare waters, with 77-year-old Limerick man John Looby drowning in Kilkee on Sunday evening, Clare County Council Water Safety Officer Liam Griffin said there were a record number of rescues in Spanish Point on Monday.

IRELAND’S first sea plane service has taken flight. At 10am on Wednesday, the aircraft made its maiden flight over Lough Derg and when the service is fully operational, it is expected to create up to 50 new jobs.

THE number of Clare people signing on the Live Register increased in June, rising from 9,518 in May to 9,708.The number is lower than June last year, when it stood at 10,198 and the increase last month was due to seasonal factors.

CLARE County Council has commenced a county-wide pre-installation survey of an estimated 31,000 domestic water connections ahead of the Government’s introduction of water charges, expected in 2014.

AFTER some terrible summers and a lot of very poor weather in the first half of 2013, Clare is enjoying a rare heatwave this week.