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Race for the Park

WITH seven runners in the field, the race for the Park is officially underway. While there was much ado about David Norris getting the required support via the county council route, this issue was resolved on Tuesday night.

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Why I will be voting for Martin McGuinness

I have changed my mind about who to vote for in the Presidential election. I had planned to give my Number One vote to Labour’s Michael D Higgins. Now I think Labour must once again wait. I now intend to give my Number One to Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin. Michael D will get my Number Two. This is no reflection on Michael D Higgins or indeed on the Labour Party for that matter. I believe the Clareman would make a fine President of Ireland and that my second-preference vote will help him on his way to Aras an Uachtaráin.

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Snake in the grass at West Clare graveyard

GARDAÍ were called to apprehend an unexpected visitor in West Clare last week after a woman reported an unusual apparition while she prayed in Kilmihil Graveyard.The woman contacted gardaí at about lunchtime on Friday and reported seeing a snake in the cemetery.Upon arriving at the scene. the gardaí caught and detained the four-foot corn snake but not before calling the Clare branch of the Irish Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.“It is not an ideal situation for a person, who could maybe have a phobia, to go into a graveyard and see a snake,” said Frankie Coote, inspector with Clare ISPCA.“The gardaí got in touch with me and enquired about the protocol for dealing with a snake. I explained that the main thing is to exercise caution and take a photo so that we could identify him. We would then examine the photograph, take it to a pet shop or look on the internet to see what type it …

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