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THE presence of a spawning ground for lamprey within a Special Area of Conservation site on the River Fergus has halted plans to monitor salmon in the river, which Inland Fisheries Ireland say could have led to economic benefits for the region with a possible reopening of the river to salmon fishing.

The controversy surrounding two iconic buildings in North Clare could be about to end after a report commissioned by Clare County Council recommended their “careful deconstruction” and reconstruction set back from their current site.

AER Lingus CEO, Christoph Mueller has said the airline remains committed to transatlantic services from Shannon, while he also expressed satisfaction with the Aer Lingus Regional venture, under which it runs a number of services from Shannon to Britain in association with Aer Arann.

COLLECTING money for the kidney association in Wales, Marie Marshall never thought she would find herself in a similar position to those she raised money for.

AN online forum has been launched to give Clare people who want to make constructive proposals to revitalise urban and rural communities throughout the county a voice.

NEW services from Shannon to Gatwick and Edinburgh began this week. On Sunday, a new Aer Lingus Shannon-Gatwick service began while on the same day, an Aer Lingus Regional service, which is operated by Aer Arann, to Edinburgh also started.

THE Director of Shannon Airport, Mary Considine, believes a change for the better is in the offing.

IS Michael Lowry a bad man? Well, according to Mr Justice Michael Moriarty he is and I believe that the majority of the Irish people would, more or less, go along with that judgement. However, more than 14,000 people in North Tipperary believe he is a good man. They gave him their number one vote in the recent election.