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The works of a Shannon designer have been top sellers in some of America’s best-known shops. Her designs can be seen on everything from laptops to skateboards to plectrums. Nicola Corless spoke to Louise Carey.Her designs adorn the walls of college dorm rooms across America. They have been featured on objects as diverse as canvases, signs, posters, bags, mugs, sporting equipment and computers. Indeed people from her hometown might even have passed them in any of the major US retailers, Walmart, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Kirklands, Kohls, Marshalls, Gordmans, TJ Maxx, AJ Wright, Garden Ridge or Winners.With their references to iconic symbols, Louise’s works are contemporary, colourful, fun and hugely successful. “I really love that I can express myself creatively through my designs. Working as a designer, it allows me this incredible freedom to just have fun with colours and patterns and textures and words. It’s the best job I’ve ever had,” she said.Born in Limerick, Louise moved to …

The outstanding contribution made by Bishop Willie Walsh to the Catholic Church throughout his long ministry has been acknowledged by a special award.

ON Tuesday, November 23, 2004, Billy Burke lost his battle with lung disease.The 29-year-old Killorglin man, who also suffered from cystic fibrosis, had been on a waiting list for a double lung transplant for almost four years, died without having the life-saving operation.

Timeline WHEN Prince John came to Ireland in 1185 on of his ushers was a man named Nevill and in time, his descendents adopted Usher as the family name.

Wild Ways IS it any wonder our ancestors were upset by the wailing of banshees? Perhaps there really were such people or were they ghostly manifestations? Certainly, I have been privy to sighting a number of ghosts in my life, many of them verifiable.

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  Vicki Lynch is no longer merely Vicki Lynch. Since her ordination as a deacon last Saturday, to serve within the Drumcliffe parish and the Church of Ireland Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe, the Coore-based mother-of-four is now Reverend Lynch.A native of Workington in Cumbria, Vicki moved to West Clare with her husband, Steve, and their family in 1995. She can’t pinpoint what drew them to the West of Ireland and, in fact, her decision to seek ordination was almost equally impulsive.“It’s difficult to explain but it really was that I woke up one morning and felt a call towards ordained ministry. And I didn’t even really know what that meant,” Vicki reflected.Getting the call 12 years ago was well and good but some practical issues had to be surmounted before Vicki could realistically answer it. Living in scenic, yet isolated, Coore and tending to her family, all of whom were home educated, would be enough for most people.“It’s not …

Rachel O’Dwyer tragically died 10 years ago but, despite the passage of time, her memory still lives on in her native Quilty and among her family and friends, who will pay special tribute to her on the feast of All Souls, as part of a national event.