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Clare is in the top five in the country when it comes to the number of prefabs in use in its primary school education system.
Read More »‘Ennis is awash with drugs’ – mayor
MAYOR of Ennis Councillor Frankie Neylon has claimed that Ennis is awash with drugs and that he has personally seen things on the streets that indicate drug activity.
Read More »Councillors hit out at agriculture office closure
MINISTER Tony Killeen has rejected claims he turned his back on Clare in his failure to prevent the closure of the Department of Agriculture Office in Ennis on April 16 next.
Read More »Fire training centre for county town
THE Department of the Environment will shortly sanction Clare County Council’s proposal to accept a tender for the construction of a new training centre for Clare County Fire and Rescue Service in Ennis.
Read More »Winslet handbag up for grabs
A handbag owned by Kate Winslet, along with a poster signed by the Hollywood beauty and A-list actor Leonardo DiCaprio, will be the major attractions at a fashion show to be held in Ennis next Thursday.
Read More »Cooney representing both sides of conflict
A conflict in representation arose for an East Clare councillor this week when it was discovered he was in contact with two sides of a planning application.
Read More »Hotelier claims ocean race sucks tourists out of Clare
The Volvo Ocean Race, which helped generate €55 million for the regional economy when it visited Galway last year, “sucked business out of county Clare” according to the Clare representative of the Irish Hotel Federation.
Read More »Breen urges marketing of Shannon to Air India
REPORTS suggest that Air India is seriously considering making Dublin Airport its European hub, but Deputy Pat Breen has said the airline must be shown the advantages Shannon Airport has to offer, before it makes any decision.
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