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THE Irish Coast Guard and CHC marked the arrival of a new search-and-rescue helicopter at Shannon this week.
Read More »Household Charge nets €2.7m for council
CLARE County Council has received more than €2.7 million from the Household Charge since it was introduced back in March.
Read More »Council urged to ‘speedily’ deal with illegal parking issues
CLARE County Council officials will meet with gardaí in the coming weeks after local representatives urged them to ensure illegal parking “is speedily dealt with”.
Read More »Stimulus package would benefit Clare, says Carey
Government TD Joe Carey has come out in support of claims by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) that Clare projects could benefit under a new EU stimulus package.
Read More »Clare’s third President
CLARE County Council this week bestowed its highest honour on Ireland’s first citizen at a reception held at Áras Contae an Chláir last Thursday.
Read More »Greek gold eluded young Snowball
DURING his visit to Clare, President Michael D Higgins met with some of his former classmates and recalled tales of the days when “Snowball” was working towards a gold medal in Greek.
Read More »Ballyalla land sale no value to local amenities
MONEY received from the sale of land at Ballyalla Lake, which goes under the hammer this week, will not be ring-fenced for the provision of recreational facilities in the area, despite the best efforts of local councillors.
Read More »Ryanair’s opportunistic pitch
RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary doesn’t do niceties. He shoots from the hip and the lip and doesn’t really care who gets caught in the crossfire. What he wants to do is dictate the rules and play the game on his terms.
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