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WITH three weeks to go before the 2011 General Election, the political heavy hitters are wasting no time in getting their campaigns started in Clare.

CLARE tourism may have been in freefall for the last few years but some in the industry feel there is potential for recovery.

Ennistymon Community Hospital needs €3 million if it is to comply with Health Information and Quality Authority guidelines published two years ago and remain open beyond 2014.

CLARE’S reputation as being the home of traditional music has been further reinforced this week with the announcement that Clare man and concertina maestro Noel Hill heads the list of recipients of the prestigious TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2011 (Traditional Music Awards).

THE future of the Lynch Hotel Group plunged into further uncertainty this week amid reports that the West County Hotel has become the third hotel in the group to go into receivership.

ORANISERS of St Patrick’s Day activities in Kilrush are hoping that the day’s festivities will be remembered for years to come.

A BOIL water notice, introduced on Tuesday, could be in place for the month of February in Ballyvaughan after the supply became polluted earlier this week.

Clare’s 32 county councillors pocketed €1m in expenses last year and, according to Mayor of Clare Christy Curtin, even in the current economic climate, it represents “value for money in the context of costs incurred by councillors and functions performed”.