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THE future of a multi-million euro energy development in North Clare will be decided early next month.

IT was fair day in Spancilhill on Wednesday where, as the song goes, ‘Ireland’s sons and daughters and friends assembled there; the young, the old, the brave and the bold came their duty to fulfill’.

THE family of Quin man James Cassley, who died tragically in a plane crash in the Congo, has travelled to the region this week to bring his body home. He was due to celebrate his 31st birthday on Tuesday next.

THE Ombudsman has requested the Health Service Executive to apologise to a retired East Clare nurse over its failure to properly investigate her reports of alleged abuse of patients in the Clare Mental Health Service in 2003 and 2004.

THE regional organiser of Fine Gael is investigating how and why Ennis town councillor, Mary Coote Ryan voted against her party colleague, Mary Howard for the position of deputy mayor of Ennis.

CLARE County Council may take action in relation to water wastage if the current dry spell continues.

AN inventory of houses owned by developers who are being taken over by the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) should be undertaken in Clare to assess their suitability as social housing.

Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey has told The Clare Champion that he expects to talk to party leader Enda Kenny in the coming week, with a view to possibly being appointed to a front-bench position.