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THE people of Ennis certainly proved their love for the town with the ongoing success of the county capital in the national Tidy Towns competition.

AS the first and fourth Clare Scouts Ennis prepare to celebrate their 80th birthday this weekend, they have also been looking back on their long history in the town.

THE past belongs to our children, with an obligation to share the lessons that have been learned through the sacrifices of our war dead. That was the message of former Irish Defence Forces officer Barney Callaghan at a special commemoration service in Ennis.

I was curious, when in 2011, I read a newspaper article about an upcoming event called The Gathering, a year-long celebration planned for 2013 welcoming home members of the Irish diasporas and their descendents.

For many golfers, it is a struggle to qualify for the South of Ireland Golf Championship just once but one Ennis golfer has achieved record status, having competed there for 50 successive years.

In an effort to encourage people to establish small business enterprises in Doonbeg, a meeting will be held in Tubridy’s public house on Monday at 8pm. It will be attended by representatives from Doonbeg Community Development Ltd, Doonbeg Enterprise and Doonbeg Golf Club.

GLOBAL make-up artist Derek Miller will fly in from New York early next month to share his expertise at a charity Beauty and Magic evening at Dromoland Castle.

THE issue of women being ordained or acting as ministers of religion has been a contentious one for centuries. While, nowadays, most of the mainstream religions accept women ministers, the issue is not without controversy.