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THE presence of a defibrillator at Wolfe Tones GAA Club in Shannon may well have saved a life last weekend.

A 200-strong delegation from Clare travelled to Vatican City last week to support Scariff native Monsignor Eugene Nugent as he was ordained to the episcopacy, the general body of bishops that governs the Catholic Church, in Rome.

A LACK of cars available for hire is a serious challenge for Irish tourism, according to Mayor of Clare Tony Mulcahy.

THE window for the public to make submissions on the Draft County Development Plan is closing fast was the message from the Mayor of Clare, Councillor Tony Mulcahy this week.  The mayor was presenting prizes to the winners of a photography competition run by the council in conjunction with the Clare Champion, to mark the publication of the Draft Clare County Development Plan 2011-2017. Caelinn Crowley from Ennis was the winner in the U-18 category, while John Power of Belvoir, Sixmilebridge won the over 18 category.The photography competition was run with the aim of promoting awareness among the public of the importance of having an input into the draft plan, by making a submission. “The closing date for receipt of submissions is April 6.  I cannot stress how important it is that interested parties make a submission before the end of this ten-week consultation period. There is little point in six or 12 months time raising fundamental issues on the …

Bishop Willie Walsh has admitted that he can understand the reasons why people, particularly victims of sexual abuse conducted by Fr Brendan Smyth, are supporting calls for Primate of Ireland, Cardinal Seán Brady’s resignation.

IT is believed that a fire, which broke out at Christ Church in Drumgeely in Shannon last Tuesday evening, began accidentally.A Garda spokesman said that waste materials were being burned nearby and caused the church, which is a timber structure, to catch fire.

EBS Ennis and the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) recently teamed up to nurture the handwriting talents of Clare primary school children. And 700 kids across the county picked up their pens and took up the challenge, with the adjudicators looking for neatness, style and flair in their work.

SHANNON provided the “little piece of Ireland” that then President Bill Clinton’s daughter Chelsea took with her as a teenager and which she has to this day.