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DAY-TRIPPERS to Kilkee will increase dramatically this weekend as around 750 competitors are expected to compete in the torturous annual Hell of the West Triathlon.

When Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War 2,400 years ago, he would not have been aware that his book would be used at the West Point US military academy to the present day.  

CLARE’S Fine Gael TDs are split over who to support in the Fine Gael leadership race. Deputy Pat Breen will be backing Richard Bruton in his efforts to replace Enda Kenny as Fine Gael party leader, while Deputy Joe Carey has signalled his support for Deputy Kenny.

  THE need to rebuild a special identity in the Catholic Church in the wake of the pain and suffering caused by clerical sex abuse has been identified by the Bishop Elect of Killaloe, Fr Kieran O’Reilly.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Fr O’Reilly described himself as a “person of hope but not false optimism” when questioned about the importance of Church renewal.The 57-year-old Cork cleric told members of the local and national media that Ireland has a great tradition and deep-rooted faith in the Gospel, which provides an ideal foundation to embark on a new journey of discovery.The former superior of the Society of Africa Missions warned that the pain and suffering experienced by victims of sexual abuse and those who continued to suffer as a result of abuse should not be underestimated.Acknowledging that victims carry the burden of abuse all their lives, he stressed it is important that they are supported as much as possible.Asked if financial …

CLARE’S economy is set to benefit to the tune of €1 million this weekend as the county hosts the Féile na nGael national festival of U-14 hurling, camogie and handball.

SHANNON Airport was dealt another body blow this week with Aer Lingus’ announcement that it is to suspend its Shannon transatlantic services for 11 weeks at the beginning of next year.

A NORTH Clare Councillor has called for an amendment to the planning regulations regarding the rights of homeowners if their property is designated as a protected structure.

A TRADITIONAL musician with Clare roots will have a street named after her in New York. Joanie Madden, whose mother Nellie Meade is from Miltown Malbay, “not the shop, Meade’s, the farmer Meades” she clarifies, was named on the Bronx Walk of Fame 2010. Inductees to the Walk of Fame are announced annually as part of Bronx Week where the borough’s heritage is celebrated with a series of events culminating in a parade. For the first year, the street sign is hung in honour outside the Bronx County Courthouse. Then it is allocated a permanent position on a street along the borough’s Grand Concourse. Joanie attended the prestigious ceremony with her family at the end of last month. In receiving the accolade, she finds herself in good company. Previous inductees to the Walk of Fame include Scrubs star, Judy Reyes, CSI Miami’s Adam Michael Rodríguez, legendary entertainers, Bobby Darin and Luther Vandross, film director, Stanley Kubrick, and former US secretary …