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KILMALEY man Eamonn Meehan has been appointed as the new executive director of Trócaire, the overseas Catholic development agency. He succeeds Justin Kilcullen who is due to retire in October.

WITH Kate Middleton celebrating the birth of her first child and future king of England this week, it has emerged she could, potentially, be taking part in the celebrations for another royal relation in Clare next year.

FROM this Friday, opening times at Loop Head Lighthouse are being extended by two hours, to accommodate the surge in visitor numbers to the West Clare landmark.

A WOMAN was removed by ambulance to hospital with abdominal injuries last Sunday after being struck by a bottle-nose dolphin while swimming off the pier in Doolin.

COMMENT For more years than I care to remember, the Dáil bar was my “local”. I am not boasting when I say that I probably drank more in the Dáil bar over the course of three decades than I drank in all other establishments combined. This is not a boast; just stating a fact of life.  

EDITORIAL

COLUMN “In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons … who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.” – Edward L Bernays (1891-1995)  

Overall numbers increase 8% as airport breaks five-year decline, writes Owen Ryan YEARS of decline at Shannon Airport were reversed last month as an increase in passenger numbers was recorded for the first time since 2008.