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MC Banner, the singer with MC Banner and the Killaloolas, whose popular song The Banner’s Back Again, is fast becoming a big hit with Clare fans, has taken his devotion to the Clare team and their manager to new levels.

CLARE TD and Fianna Fáíl Spokesperson on Transport Timmy Dooley has written to the chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport looking for an investigation into Ryanair, following allegations on a recent Channel 4 documentary.

SCARIFF GP and president of the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) has warned the next tranche of Government health cuts will have serious implications for the public, particularly those in rural communities.

THE North Clare shop that sold a €6 million winning Lotto ticket recently also sold the first jackpot-winning ticket in the county a quarter of a century ago, it is claimed.

THE 125th anniversary of the Clare New York Association was marked on Monday when members were accorded a civic reception by Clare County Council.

EDITORIAL THE Clare diaspora have never forgotten their roots. Individuals and organisations all over the world have been generous to a fault in their patronage of many charity, community and social groups back home.

LAST Sunday, Bill O’Herlihy chose to use his position as speaker at the annual Béal na Bláth commemoration to suggest the political divisions that arose at the time of the Civil War should finally be left behind and lose their sway on modern Irish politics.

Clare 1-16 Galway 0-7 A blistering start to the second half, which saw them score 1-5 in the opening ten minutes, paved the way for a comfortable Clare victory over Galway in the All-Ireland U-21 hurling semi-final at Thurles this Saturday evening.