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WHEN a person dies by suicide, they leave behind family and friends who are gripped not only by grief at the loss but also with questions, the most common of which is why?

IN the week that the county’s young people receive their Junior Certificate results, drinkaware.ie is encouraging parents to talk to pupils about their celebration plans for Wednesday night.

THE Mid-West Health Service Executive (HSE) has refuted a claim that the proposed construction of the multi-million euro critical care facility at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, will be delayed due to a planning appeal.

THE US Ambassador to Ireland, Dan Rooney, on a visit to Clare this week, guaranteed that he would continue to suggest to President Barrack Obama to come to Ireland and specifically to Clare, and to fly into Shannon Airport.

A NORTH Clare publisher has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for the third year in-a-row, it was announced this week.

THE boundary line between Clare and Limerick has been the subject of endless debate and controversy over several generations.

If I were 40 or 50 years younger, I too would be outside the Eason bookshop in Dublin protesting against Tony Blair and throwing eggs at him.

Further tales of financial woe continued to pour from Ireland this week with Deputy Joe Carey of Fine Gael claiming that 40,000 people in Ireland are now in mortgage arrears.