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A TRADE union representing workers in two Clare electricity generation plants has pledged to ballot its members for industrial action, up to and including withdrawal of labour, over the proposed sale of a minority stake in the ESB.

Eco-friendly tourism projects could generate additional visitor numbers, revenue and jobs in rural areas, according to the head of Shannon Development.

THIS October sees the launch of Clare Youth Service’s annual music competition, with a greater emphasis on young musicians in Clare recording their own music and building their profiles as performing artists.

THE Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis was the place to be last Saturday if you were interested in genealogy and family history.

Innovation and the pursuit of excellence among the Clare business community was showcased in the entries for the FBD Clare Business Excellence Awards, organised in conjunction with Ennis Chamber and with The Clare Champion as media sponsors.

PEOPLE should be very careful when they fling mud as a lot of it is liable to stick to themselves.We had a lot of mud slinging over the past week, mainly by Fine Gael people who fear their candidate, Gay Mitchell may come in at the bottom of the presidential poll.

I was one of thousands who recently received a link to a You Tube video taken from BBC News.

Clare County Council has requested a multi-agency approach to tackle high levels of deprivation and social isolation following concern about the alarming gender imbalance in some rural settlements.