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CONTINENTAL Airlines’ decision to expand its services in Shannon during the summer is surely not based on sentiment. Such decisions are taken in a cold, calculated fashion and only if there is the prospect of profit.

I’M afraid I was not too impressed by Enda Kenny on The Late Late Show last Friday night. This was an excellent opportunity for the Fine Gael leader to show that he has what it takes to lead the country. And he blew it.

It’s Monday morning and I am sitting at the computer ruminating on what to write for this week’s column. Generally, at a time like this, the blood will be high and my opinions and thoughts clear and organised.

The construction of a €200 million wind farm in West Clare could generate an additional €100 million spin-off from a major multinational company specialising in data storage and information technology.

IN a show of support to Finance Minister Brian Lenihan as he battles with pancreatic cancer, Clare Minister of State, Tony Killeen, has spoken with the minister regarding his own treatment for bowel cancer.

THE adoption of draft regional planning guidelines would deliver a hammer blow to economic development in Clare, a local councillor has warned.

Developer Bernard McNamara has indicated his intention to resign from Michael McNamara and Company “in the interest of all the staff that work there”.