MARIE Donnellan from Newmarket-on-Fergus has qualified to represent Clare at the Rose of Tralee Festival this summer.

SUCH is the overpowering smell in the Cluain na Mara housing estate on the Carrigaholt Road in Kilkee, former town mayor Claire Haugh fears it could kill one of the residents.

THE benefits of full US pre-clearance facilities at Shannon Airport should be marketed more to fully realise its potential.

MOST homeless people in Clare are women, with domestic violence cited as the primary reason in the majority of cases in the county.

A number of towns and villages in Clare have been included among those being considered for Fáilte Ireland’s 2013 Tourism Towns Award. Among the 45 towns and villages across the country on the list are Ennis, Kilrush, Kilkee, Mountshannon and Tuamgraney.

Former Shannon Airport director Liam Skelly has criticised the decision to leave Aer Rianta International with the Dublin Airport Authority. He outlines to Owen Ryan how he sees things  

FAMILY carers in Clare are taking part in events to celebrate their role in community care and to mark National Carers’ Week from June 10 to 16. These events are taking place throughout the county within the nine carers’ groups.

COUNCILLORS in Ennis have been told they will have to make “very hard choices” of what local services to cut if they want to provide free parking on a Saturday. This week’s meeting of Ennis Town Council saw Councillor Johnny Flynn urge the local authority to follow the example of Nenagh Town by allowing free parking in public car parks on Saturdays for a trial six-month period.