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THE 16-year tenure of ­outgoing Bishop of Killaloe, Willie Walsh will officially end in August when the new Bishop Elect, Fr Kieran O’Reilly will be formally ordained.

A barrier erected at a beach in North Clare recently is still generating waves among surfers. Clare County Council installed the barrier at the entrance to Fanore car park last month with a view to curtailing anti-social behaviour at the location.

Kilkee-based architect and diving enthusiast Tom Byrne has expressed shock at Clare County Council’s decision to remove two privately funded diving boards from Newfoundout in the West End, Kilkee on Wednesday morning. The decision to remove the diving boards was revealed at Tuesday’s meeting of Kilkee Town Council.

TWO national schools in East Clare will be included in a pilot study being conducted by the National Roads Authority (NRA) to establish road safety improvements in the vicinity of the educational facilities.

NEGOTIATIONS are continuing between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and a number of consultants to secure extra day procedures at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis, the new hospital manager, Frank Keane has revealed.

A senior Tipperary camogie player and Killaloe Garda due to line out for her county in the Gala All-Ireland Senior Championship against Cork on Saturday has been ruled out of action after she sustained injuries in the line of duty on Monday night.

An Ennis-based racing pigeon, owned by Georgie Guilfoyle and Michael McMahon, is believed to be the only one from 2,000 birds to make it home from Penzance in Cornwall last weekend. The steadfast pigeon, which was bred in the owners’ loft in Marian Avenue, won the Penzance Open, which is called a “smash race.”

IT is the oldest Irish political party but Labour, despite some occasional qualified successes, generally hasn’t been a serious contender for power, unlike its left-leaning equivalents in most European countries.