FEWER than 10,000 people are signing on for unemployment benefits weekly in Clare, the lowest number on the Live Register in the past six months.

WHEN Jimmy Moroney welcomed his baby daughter, Carrie, into the world 31 years ago, little did he know that one day she too would be giving him the gift of life.

THE Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has confirmed that the families of Quilty fishermen Michael Galvin and Noel Dickinson have received draft copies of the board’s report into their tragic deaths at sea last year. The men were drowned, while moving lobster pots, on August 13, 2012.

Iarnród Éireann received planning permission this week for a new station at Crusheen, along the Limerick to Galway line.

The capacity of the Clare fire and rescue service to respond quickly to emergency incidents around the county is under threat because personnel are deployed bringing gorse and forestry fires under control.

Planning applications in Clare have had the largest decrease compared to every other county in the country while commencement notices have also fallen.

“A LIVING sporting legend” was how Mayor of Clare Pat Daly described Colum Flynn, who was honoured with a civic reception by the County Council on Tuesday.

KILRUSH town councillors have stressed the importance of upgrading the road network in Kilrush to facilitate the proposed development of an intercontinental container trans-shipment hub port close to the ESB Moneypoint power station in Killimer.