TWO autism information books, written by Clare woman, Dr Susan Crawford, are to be launched by international athlete, Olive Loughnane.

A TEAM of paranormal investigators have commenced an examination of Loop Head Lighthouse. Munster-based GhostEire are seeking to identify what they describe as “any signs of the afterlife” within the walls and grounds of the 19th century lighthouse.

ORGANISERS of 75 separate festivals and events taking place across Clare during 2013 have benefited from their participation in a tailor-made Event Management Training Programme, which concluded last week.

TWO pupils from St Joseph’s School, Spanish Point, Tara Comber and Sean Hanrahan, took part in the recent All-Ireland Linguistics Olympiad Finals, the search to find Ireland’s top young decoders at Dublin City University (DCU).

WE are familiar with Catholic Emancipation being granted in 1829, following Daniel O’Connell’s victory in the Clare election. Prior to that, there had been a slight but gradual erosion of the worst of the Penal Laws.

  Joan Freeman, founder and CEO of suicide crisis centre Pieta House, was in Ennis on Thursday last to launch the third annual Darkness into Light event. Ennis is one of 20 locations this year hosting Darkness into Light, a unique 5km walk/run, which begins in darkness at 4am and ends as dawn is breaking. It will take place on Saturday, May 11 at Lees Road and organisers are hoping for a turnout of several thousand people. Throwing their weight behind the campaign are the Clare hurlers, who were represented at the launch by manager, Davy Fitzgerald. “Last year’s Darkness into Light event in Ennis was one of the biggest in the country and I know we can grow it even more this year. Back in 2011, Clare was one of the original counties outside of Dublin to come on board and the support over the past few years has been incredible,” Ms Freeman said. At the launch, Tom McEvoy, …

THERE have been a number of enquiries regarding the future of a site at Shannon Town Centre, which is owned by Shannon Development and which has been earmarked for community use.

KATE McInerney will be forever grateful to the West Clare Mini Marathon Cancer Fund for the help afforded to her, when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2010.