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  THE Clare branch of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland is holding a tea party this Saturday in St Anthony’s Hall, Ennis.Up to 70 volunteers and staff of the local branch of the society are making cakes and treats for the event and all involved are encouraging people in the town on Saturday to come and have their break there.“Our fundraising is more important than ever before, as our funding from the HSE has been reduced, so we really need to make as much money as we can to ensure that we can continue to provide vital services for people living with alzheimers,” Ann Bedder, secretary of the local branch of the society said.She added that the tea party would not be possible without the help of their network of volunteers, who are pulling out all the stops in their own kitchens, baking for the event. “There will be a great selection of cakes and treats for people to have …

THE Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) published its financial results for 2009 this week and in his review of the year, chief executive Declan Collier said a deal couldn’t have been done with Ryanair to maintain services at Shannon.

Opening the new €9.8 million Ennis water treatment plant at Drumcliffe last Friday, Minister for the Environment and Local Government, John Gormley, said that the plant would meet the needs of the town in terms of water quantity and water quality for the next 10 years.

A SMALL group of people, lead by concerned parents, protested against the continuing operation of headshops, in Ennis last Saturday.

THE provision of more informal drop-in centres providing free and confidential private support services for young people in the Mid-West to reduce the incidence of suicide and self-harm has been proposed by a North Clare mental health specialist.

A GROUP of Clare pupils, who recently returned from a prolonged science trip to Italy, have been shortlisted for a major award for their work comparing a river close to Venice with the Inagh River in the north of the county, it was revealed on Tuesday.

MEMBERS of Clarecastle GAA Club and the West Clare Currach Club have joined forces in a bid to form a new Ennis/Clarecastle Rowing Club.

THE average household throws out the weight of a small car every year in waste. And most households also bin €700 worth of food every year, with larger households binning up to €1,000 worth.