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A flagship construction company owned by beleaguered Lisdoonvarna-born developer Bernard McNamara has been placed in receivership by the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA).

THERE was tight security at the M18 Crusheen roundabout on Friday morning in light of protest rumours and incidents at recent ministerial outings and sod-turnings. But gardaí checking tickets for the official opening of the new road could hardly have anticipated the source of controversy on the day.

A NEW network of speed cameras went operational this week, with 17 stretches of road to be covered in Clare.

THE number of commercial traffic movements at Shannon were down by more than a quarter in October, compared to the same period last year, but it was far from the worst month of the year.

The recovery of a dead dog from the water in Doolin, whose hind legs were bound with cable ties, has shocked and angered locals, members of the search and rescue team that recovered the animal, as well as the local dog warden.

FEARS have been raised that tourism-related enterprises in Lough Derg will be hit if Dublin City Council approves the creation of Ireland’s first dual-purpose reservoir in the Midlands, to facilitate the abstraction of up to 350 million gallons of water daily in 2040.

THE Gaelic Athletic Association, the cornerstone of communities throughout Ireland, is under a growing threat due the flight of players, not to other codes but to emigration.

Ireland is now like a terminally ill patient who wants to hear the truth but is being fed steaming great dollops of bulls**t.