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ENNIS Town Council has been asked to consider locking its superloos at night, after a county councillor proved any person could use them for an overnight stay.

CLARE Labour Party TD Michael McNamara has called on Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) to withdraw its application for a large-scale salmon farm off the North Clare coast because of “a significant difference of opinion” between BIM and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), both State bodies.

COMMUNITIES for Responsible Engagement with Wind Energy (CREWE) has claimed that prospective wind-energy developments in West Clare would create very few jobs and could divide communities.

THE late Josef Pavelka, who made international headlines for living homeless in a public toilet in Ennis, is to be buried in Drumcliffe Cemetery and will not be repatriated back to his native Czech Republic.

Corofin Dramatic Society scooped three awards at the RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival 2013 at the weekend.

THIS is a landmark year for Shannon, as aside from its separation from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA), its online presence has just improved with the launch of an app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, as well as a revamped website, www.shannonairport.ie.

  SOME unusual visitors caused quite a stir when they began ‘swanning’ around in Corrovorrin this week. Residents were amazed to see two swans in the residential area in Ennis at around lunchtime on Monday. Clare ISPCA officer Frankie Coote has urged motorists to be wary of water birds on the roads in the coming weeks. “At this time of year eggs have hatched and birds are bringing their young to water. Over the next few weeks there will be an increase of this kind of behaviour, with ducks, swans and geese on the roads with their young ones, he explained, adding, “The birds in the more rural areas have a planned route, but around the town they don’t have a set plan to get to water so motorists should be on the lookout for birds on the roads.”