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COMMENT WHERE there’s a will, there’s a way but when it comes to consensus politics in this country, there ain’t no will… so there ain’t no way.

RECENT traffic diversion to accommodate works on the Ennis to Kilrush road was condemned as “organised chaos” by a local councillor.

An open forum on finding practical solutions to the financial crisis is expected to draw an enthusiastic audience to Cois na hAbhna, Gort Road, Ennis on Thursday, October 27, at 8pm.

EDITORIAL THE details of over 100 jobs losses were due to be officially outlined to staff at Shannon Aerospace this Thursday morning. The aircraft maintenance company, a subsidiary of the global Lufthansa Technik AG based in Hamburg, employs close on 800 people in a purpose-built facility at Shannon Airport.

COMMENT THE Oxford English Dictionary defines consensus as “general agreement”. It further defines agreement as 1. “The sharing of opinion or feeling”; 2. “An arrangement or contract agreed between people”; 3. “Consistency between two things”.

The system designed for the self employed, which is known as Pay and File, allows you to file your return and pay the balance of tax outstanding for the previous year at the same time.

ACTIVE citizenship in its simplest form is about how we play an active role in our families, neighbourhoods, communities, voluntary organisations, workplaces and political structures.

The Mayor of Clare has launched the findings of a customer survey issued by Clare County Council to determine the level of satisfaction among members of the public with the services provided by the local authority.