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I believe that the real Brian Cowen is a man I used to know fairly well back in the ’80s and ’90s of the last century. That man was a fighter who would not take guff from anybody, no matter who they were or how powerful they were.

HYPOCRISY, deceit and two-faced-doublespeak are nothing new in international politics but the extent to which it has been on display since the WikiLeaks release of classified US diplomatic cables has been astounding.

TUESDAY’S Budget will mean reduced circumstances for almost everyone but there was some good news for Clare tourism and Shannon airport.

THE Minister for Finance recently announced a decrease in the National Minimum Wage and Minister for Defence and Clare TD Tony Killeen acknowledged that in some cases, this will lead to “disincentive” to work.

VERY high-earning self-employed people will actually lose less of their income to deductions as a result of this week’s Budget. That was revealed to people attending Ennis Chamber’s Budget briefing at the Temple Gate Hotel on an icy Wednesday morning.

The history of the GAA in Clare will be the focus of a major history project to be carried out over the next 12 months. The GAA Oral History Project is one of the biggest sporting history initiatives ever undertaken.

THE use of Shannon Airport is “among the most tangible benefits” of positive US-Ireland relations, according to a document released through Wikileaks.