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AN Ennis couple were left reeling on Tuesday when their flight from Shannon to Palma, Majorca was diverted to Dublin.
Read More »Fear of further bed cuts at St Joseph’s Hospital
STAFF at St Joseph’s Geriatric Hospital, Ennis are questioning the planned reconfiguration of long-stay residential elderly care facilities amid fears of further substantial cuts in overall bed numbers.
Read More »No U-turn on Teagasc offices closure, says director
WHILE the imminent closure of Teagasc offices in Ennistymon and Scariff have been described as “a backward step “for Clare farmers, the farming advisory body has insisted that there will be no going back on their decision.
Read More »Sixmilebridge to get its first hotel
AN existing guesthouse and commercial buildings will be demolished to make way for the development of the first hotel in Sixmilebridge.
Read More »Former colleague’s sadness over RTÉ star’s death
THERE was shock all over the country last Friday afternoon as word spread that radio personality Gerry Ryan had been found dead at his Dublin home.
Read More »No party knows what to do about the crisis
COMMENT ANOTHER bad week for Fianna Fáil. But bad weeks and Fianna Fáil go hand in hand and have been joined together for the past three years.
Read More »A turbulent year for airport authority
DUBLIN Airport Authority chief executive Declan Collier has acknowledged that it has been a challenging year following the publication of the authority’s annual report for 2009 last week.
Read More »Snooker loopy and football mad
ON the train from Edinburgh to Sheffield, I was feeling the kind of excitement usually associated with young children on the day of a long-awaited excursion to a theme park or school tour.
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