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A designated history trail, with a project budget of €145,000, is to be developed in Ennis and will concentrate on the interpretation of the town’s heritage.Ennis is one of 30 towns in the country involved in the Historic Towns Initiative and the concept is to develop facilitates for visitors to the town through a range of tourist signage, including orientation, interpretative and information boards, along a designated historic route. Launching the initiative, Mayor Of Ennis, Councillor Frankie Neylon, said Ennis boasts a long and varied history that is excellently profiled in this new initiative. “I have no doubt that this initiative will further enhance the attractiveness of the town as a visitor location and improve the overall tourism product on offer. Furthermore, the history trail will act as a useful educational outlet for schools throughout County Clare,” added the mayor. Established in the 13th century when the O’Brien’s of Thomond built an Abbey on the banks of the River Fergus, …

History was made in Shannon Airport on Tuesday afternoon when British Airways’ inaugural all-business service from London City to John F Kennedy Airport, New York, stopped off for the first customs and immigration pre-clearance and technical transit stop in Europe.

The Clare branch of TLC4CF will be launched in the Queens Hotel, Ennis on Friday at 8 pm.

BUSINESS gurus from across the spectrum will gather at Westpark Business Campus in Shannon next week to hammer home the point that doing business in the Mid-West is still a very viable option.

SEMINARS, workshops, networking events and courses addressing relevant business topics will underpin next week’s inaugural Mid-West Regional Business Week.

MEASURES must be put in place to prevent the flooding of homes in Clare, as well as the provision of an emergency service to give relief when flooding takes place, a meeting of Clare County Council heard.

A KILDYSART kidney transplant recipient has urged Clare people to carry a donor card to help reduce the waiting times for patients suffering from renal failure.Lisa Moloney issued her appeal before the European Day for Organ Donor Awareness this Sunday.

FRUSTRATION is growing among at least 30 Clare prospective adoptive parents, who are in an agonising limbo about adopting a child from Vietnam, following the unexpected suspension of an adoption bilateral agreement last May.A number of couples are also facing a dramatic race against time as clearance, following a lengthy assessment process over a number of years, only lasts for six months. As previously advised by the Vietnamese authorities, no new applications have been accepted by that country since April 1 last.In an exclusive interview with The Clare Champion, a North Clare mother has revealed the heartbreak being experienced by Clare couples trying to adopt a first or second child from Vietnam.Noreen Forde and her husband, Joseph, who are waiting to adopt a second child from Vietnam, have appealed to the Minister for Children, Barry Andrews, for a clear definitive statement about whether or not the previous bilateral agreement will be extended.Like 350 other couples nationwide, the couple have been …