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IRISH Olympians may have crossed the finish line but hopes of further medals for team Ireland are not over yet as the Irish Paralympic team take centre stage later this month and among those competing is Clonlara rower Sarah Caffrey.

The sun shone, the buckets rattled and the coins dropped as the 12th annual Tour de Munster came through Clare in support of Down Syndrome Ireland.

SHANNON Heritage’s day visitor attractions have seen an increase of 7% in numbers so far this year.

Former Clare manager Ger Loughnane, who suffered from acute myeloid leukaemia last year, will lead out the survivors and supporters lap at a major fundraising walk later this month.

HAVING survived two bouts of cancer, a Quilty mother-of-four is well placed to assess the benefits of the Clare Cancer Support Centre in Kilnamona.

BERNIE Ruane, whose term as president of the Teacher’s Union of Ireland recently came to an end, has said there will have to be a significant increase in recruitment of second-level teachers to cope with a growing population.

FORMER senior and underage soccer international Edel Malone played soccer with and against Olympic medallist Katie Taylor from U-12 level upwards. They also played together at several levels for the international team, while they featured in the 1999 U-13 Kennedy Cup final, when they were the only girls on their respective teams.

THE Aer Lingus Regional service from Shannon to Bristol is to be suspended from the end of next month.