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THE death of a Clarecastle man, Thomas Keenan, in an ambulance outside the Mid-West Regional Hospital, Ennis in the early hours of Wednesday, September 22, has given rise to contradictions regarding the arrival time of his family at the hospital and details on phone calls relating to the incident.

SHANNON Airport Authority’s (SAA) five-year deal with Ryanair made in 2005 came sharply into focus this week amid claims from airport director, Martin Moroney, that the airline had reneged on the deal.

KILKEE lost its coveted Blue Flag status for a week in August. The removal of the Blue Flag, which is an international environmental award made to beaches and marinas that demonstrate good environmental standards and good sanitary and safety facilities, followed a test which was carried out on August 9 by An Taisce. Blue Flag status was subsequently restored a week later.

OVER 350 people have signed a petition requesting Clare County Council to increase the setback distance required between homes and wind turbines from 400 metres minimum to at least 1,000m for safety reasons, human rights and to protect property.

Clare motorists could face a toll to Galway if measures to bolster Government finances touted this week come into force.

A boil water notice affecting 700 people in North Clare will remain in place until at least next week, Clare County Council has confirmed.

PROSTATE cancer sufferers in Clare only have access to one public consultant urologist in the region compared to patients in Galway, where five consultants are available, it emerged this week.