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COUNTY Clare’s first social inclusion strategy was launched by the Clare County Development Board this week.

CLARE Roots Society, in conjunction with the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports, the Clare Education Centre and Clare County Library, are launching a genealogy project for primary schoolchildren all over Clare which involves the collection and transcription of as many memorial cards as can be rounded up.The resulting database of Clare forbearers will be preserved by the Local Studies Library and will be available on their website. A spokeswoman for the Clare Roots Society said that this is a very significant project and it will hopefully be used to create a model for similar projects in other counties. “We would be aiming to collect at least 5,000 cards, so we’re hoping all schools get involved in this interesting project,” she said.During the month of November, schoolchildren across the county will collect memorial cards from their families and friends and bring them to their schools to have them photocopied or scanned.“The cards should be of Clare people at home or …

THE Health Service Executive has apologised to a retired Clare nurse over its failure to properly investigate the alleged abuse of patients in the Clare Mental Health Service in 2003 and 2004.

THE resilience and adaptability of Clare farmers has been held up as a shining example of innovation. This tribute came from IFA Rural Development chairman, Tom Turley when he launched the annual Clare Idea Awards on Wednesday.

COMMENT WHERE there’s a will, there’s a way but when it comes to consensus politics in this country, there ain’t no will… so there ain’t no way.

RECENT traffic diversion to accommodate works on the Ennis to Kilrush road was condemned as “organised chaos” by a local councillor.

An open forum on finding practical solutions to the financial crisis is expected to draw an enthusiastic audience to Cois na hAbhna, Gort Road, Ennis on Thursday, October 27, at 8pm.

EDITORIAL THE details of over 100 jobs losses were due to be officially outlined to staff at Shannon Aerospace this Thursday morning. The aircraft maintenance company, a subsidiary of the global Lufthansa Technik AG based in Hamburg, employs close on 800 people in a purpose-built facility at Shannon Airport.