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THE Clare family of a little girl battling a rare form of cancer have begun a campaign to help send her to New York for potentially life saving surgery.

Stationed in Ennis since August, Superintendent Peter Duff came to the post having spent the majority of his career in Dublin.

ALL over Ireland, young people care for sick and disabled relatives, taking on adult responsibilities that defy their years. They are invisible to the State, unrecognised and ineligible for an allowance for the valuable work they do until they turn 18.

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.