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Clare County Council has acknowledged it is not in a position to fully comply with conditions attached to the wastewater discharge licence for the Mountshannon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) due to limited staffing resources.

BARACK Obama’s re-election as President of the United States has been observed with considerable interest in Ireland.

MEDICAL card holders, schoolchildren and old-age pensioners are the sectors to be hardest hit in the budget in a few weeks’ time.

The children’s referendum is looming. In the next few days, the people of Ireland will be asked to vote on the rights of children in the country. It has been interesting to watch the progress of the debate in the last few weeks, owing to the massive amount of information and disinformation circulating in the media. It is also very interesting to note who has placed their flags in the pro and anti camps.

IT is believed that Ryanair is to increase its traffic at Shannon significantly, with sources indicating that a deal will be announced following the separation of the airport from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA).

AIB branches in Kildysart and Kilkee closed their doors for the final time last Friday.

A REPRESENTATIVE of the West Coast Surf Club, who have appealed the grant of planning permission for a €5 million pier in Doolin, has said they would like to see the pier developed but not at the expense of “what we hold dear to our hearts”.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Phil Hogan has been requested to conduct a radical overhaul of the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process amid claims that property owners in Killaloe and Ballina, affected by the proposed €40 million Shannon Bridge Crossing, are being treated “worse than criminals”.