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MOUNTIVERS resident Rita McInerney, who was opposed to the proposed development of a windfarm in Doonbeg, has expressed support for the An Bórd Pleanála decision to reject the development.

THE A380, the largest passenger aircraft in the world, brought Shannon to a standstill on Tuesday morning.

AT the July meeting of Ennistymon Area county councillors, a disgusting image of untreated sewage coming out on a public road was described but moves have been made this week to sort out the problem.

Work is scheduled to start within the next few days on the construction of a €1.9 million state-of-the-art headquarters for the Doolin Coast Guard Unit.

THE creator of a revolutionary light aircraft, the Speedtwin Comet 1, has said he is working closely with the Shannon Airport Authority with a view to establishing a manufacturing base for the aircraft at Shannon.

THERE has been a significant rise in illicit cigarettes in Ennis in the past six months, with a new survey showing that almost one-third of cigarettes smoked in the county capital are illegal.

Eamon Gilmore’s demands on Fine Gael are clear and unambiguous. “These are our conditions for remaining in Government and if you don’t like them, we’ll withdraw them.” No threat there of withdrawing from Government. No plan to go into Opposition and lead the assault on Fine Gael’s austerity plans.

Joni Mitchell told us, in her song Big Yellow Taxi, that “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone”. I can’t argue with her logic. I realised recently there might be a caveat to the sentiments she expressed.