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A PARTEEN publican was back pulling pints in his bar on Saturday night after recovering from an abduction attempt in West Africa early last week.

ALTHOUGH the six West Clare area county councillors have proposed to add another road-patching machine to the county council’s stock in the region, the local authority cannot afford to do so. There are currently two patching units available for the 1,200km of West Clare roads. In previous years, up to four units were utilised.

THE idyllic image of Thailand was recently scarred after anti-government protests by the Red Shirt opposition movement ended in violence.

DUBLIN control over Shannon Airport has been tightened under a recently introduced management reporting structure, which the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) explained is in the interests of efficiency.

THE long-awaited West Clare Economic Task Force report is due to be unveiled on Scattery Island on Wednesday, June 23, when Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Mary Hanafin may attend.

THE amount of money being received by Clare County Council from development contributions has dipped hugely in the last few years.

ENNIS Chamber is running an awards scheme to showcase the best of what businesses have to offer in County Clare.

TWO Clare mayors will formally hand over official smoke-free signage to 12 playground committees next Monday.