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The day-to-day running cost of centralising acute services in the Mid-West doubled from €6.2 million in 2009 to €12.3m in 2010, The Clare Champion can exclusively reveal.

The provision of a new €100 million windfarm in West Clare has the potential to generate €15m for about 70 local landowners during its lifetime.

AER Rianta International (ARI) is seeking voluntary redundancies from its staff at Shannon.

2010 was the quietest year yet at Shannon Airport, according to Irish Aviation Authority statistics for commercial flights, which go back as far as 1997. The number of commercial flights last year was only slightly more than half the 2007 figure and with the airport having played a vital role in Clare’s economy for decades, it’s hardly surprising that it’s an important issue for Dáil hopefuls.

TEMPERS frayed in different Fine Gael camps this week as Deputy Pat Breen and former Mayor of Clare, Councillor Tony Mulcahy crossed swords over canvassing and the positioning of political posters in Shannon town.

DURING the dying days of the 30th Dáil, one opinion poll found that the outgoing Government had a three per cent satisfaction rating.

THE electioneering is almost over and after Friday, all that will remain to be done is to count the votes to see who will be given the task of governing a traumatised Ireland.

As election day arrives, Clare candidates take the opportunity to have the last word