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IN death, murdered PSNI officer, Ronan Kerr created a united Ireland – a unity of spirit among people north and south of the border in expressing their utter revulsion at an act of barbarism and terrorism.

HOW far have we come since Easter 1916? The simple answer to that question is, of course, 95 years.

EARLY Bank Holiday Monday afternoon on BBC Radio 4 was taken up with a consumer programme discussing where British people might holiday this year. It acknowledged the fact that, far from being a luxury, an annual holiday is used in the British governments’ well-being surveys when they decide how generally happy the population is. The bad news was that British people visiting Ireland are becoming a relative rarity. If we are being honest about it, it is difficult to blame them.

THE average cost of maintaining Traveller accommodation group scheme units in Clare is seven times higher than the unit cost of standard local authority accommodation, it emerged this week.

SPECULATION that the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities would call for the privatisation of Shannon Airport proved to be inaccurate but the sale of Shannon should be “considered” sometime in the future.

ENNIS hospital has delivered a first in acute care following the introduction of a new service allowing qualified and registered consultant radiologists to read x-ray images off site.

LORD of the Dance at The Cliffs of Moher could be worth in excess of €10 million to the local economy, according to the event organiser and local tourism providers.