AN extra 70 patients per week, who were previously treated at Ennis hospital, will be transferred into the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, once a new model of acute care is fully introduced in the Mid-West.
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€70m discrepancy in valuation of airport
SHANNON Airport has a value of €35 million according to a document that has been filed with the Companies Office.
Read More »Aircraft written off after 2011 incident
NO-one was injured in an incident involving an Aer Arann plane landing at Shannon in July 2011 but the aircraft had to be written off, so serious was the damage to it.
Read More »Profits up for Dromoland Castle Holdings
DROMOLAND Castle Holdings Limited this week revealed it recorded sales revenues of €13.7 million last year.
Read More »‘Piggy back’ path suggested on flood defence works
THE potential for ‘piggy-backing’ the creation of public walkways along the River Fergus on the town’s current flood defences works was raised at a meeting of Ennis councillors this week.
Read More »Showcasing community investment
EDITORIAL CLARE Local Development Company (CLDC) celebrated its 21st anniversary in fine style this week with a major showcase exhibition in Ennis. The Banner Rising event at the West County Hotel featured more than 120 stands from small companies and community enterprise schemes assisted by CLDC over the years.
Read More »Get rid of the Seanad? So what?
I have been listening to both sides of the argument over the past week on the question of abolishing Seanad Éireann. The Taoiseach, as you know, has promised to hold a referendum on the issue in the autumn. I didn’t hear anybody come out in favour of retaining the Seanad in its present form. That’s because those who favour retaining the Seanad know full well that unless they can come up with radical plans for reform, the Upper House is doomed.
Read More »Thatcher’s children
INDUSTRIAL strife stalks the landscape in Ireland at the moment. At the time of writing, Bus Éireann drivers have suspended industrial action temporarily and members of teaching unions are engaged in a ballot on potential industrial action from September. All in all, it’s not a good time to be a worker. And yet, of course, it’s most certainly not a good time to be unemployed. Unless you are a highly paid employee in a lucrative wing of the private sector, it’s probably not a good time to be in Ireland at all.
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