QUIN singer Helen Houlihan has organised a series of summer lunchtime recitals, which will be held at St Columba’s Church on Bindon Street in Ennis, on Thursdays.

A FIDDLE Feis will take place at Cnoc na Gaoithe, the Tulla Comhaltas Cultural Centre, on Saturday, June 29.

TWO new exhibitions will be opening in the Courthouse Gallery in Ennistymon on Friday evening at 8pm.

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A PATHOLOGIST is due to present evidence to the Central Criminal Court in Dublin as to the horrific injuries that led to the death of a North Clare woman, over two years ago.

  BOGGED down with the cost of repairs and tired of burning money since the minor works grants were abolished last year, a North Clare school has come up with a unique fundraising activiy. The Fanore National School community, armed with sock-covered bottles of tea, travelled to a nearby bog on Tuesday where they began work on drying and footing turf. The school will sell the saved turf at the end of the summer to generate much-needed funds for maintenance and repairs. “We had a great day and it was a fantastic experience for the kids,” said school principal, Bríd Queally. “The minor works grant is totally stopped and we were trying to find a different way to raise funds for the school. We were very sceptical two months ago because of the constant rain and we didn’t think we would get it to work but we were very fortunate. “Christine O’Connor, one of our board of management members, suggested …

A “FESTER” that needs to be knocked to the ground is how the apartments known as Fairways in Ennis have been described this week. The privately owned building near Marian Avenue is considered a derelict site not fit for human habitation and calls were made this week for the council to demolish the apartments.

THE realignment of the local electoral area boundaries has claimed its first political scalp. Details of the changes to the constituency were announced on Thursday and one councillor has already confirmed he will not run in the 2014 Local Elections.