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Eamon Cusack, chief executive officer of the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board, has retired from his position after 33 years service in the inland fisheries sector.

MAJOR research funding of more than €12m has been secured by the University of Limerick.

MANY Irish people need but a small excuse for a party. Whatever the occasion, we are ready; be it a small family gathering or a major bash. That is all very fine for individuals or families but when officialdom gets in on the act, it is probably taking it a bit too far. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that our Government might just decide that we need a party to distract us from all our financial woes.

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A Clare mother is hoping her new business venture will become Ireland’s one-stop shop for parenting information and advice.   Last month, Barbara Finucane and her husband Kevin set up Parenthood.ie, where Irish parents can find help, advice and support on all aspects of parenting.“We don’t want to educate parents, all families are unique and need unique solutions. We want to share information that could help when things seem impossible and all your best intentions go out the window. Our goal is to give parents a diversity of hands-on and realistic solutions to their parenting issues and let them choose what is the best solution for their family,” said website editor Barbara. “It is the access to information that is the main issue in Ireland. Every county has so many activities and courses and so much help but the information often doesn’t get to people. There are other websites out there for parents but I want Parenthood.ie to be parent based. …

FOR a society that had prided itself on its education system and literary accomplishments, the OECD International Adult Literacy Survey carried out in the 1990s was a sobering dose of reality.

LADIES days at race meetings across the country don’t appeal to everyone but the Galway Races has other events that offer an outing to women who like to marry style and comfort and to those who want to show off their or their family’s creativity.

There has been a huge increase in numbers volunteering, according to Sharon Meaney, development co-ordinator with Clare Volunteer Centre.