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HIGH King of Ireland Brian Boru, who ruled from Killaloe, could be the central theme of a major international festival next year.

AS confirmed in last week’s Clare Champion, the official handover of the new Ennis National School has taken place. On Monday, the new state-of-the-art building at Ashline was handed over to the board of management of the school.

AN internationally-known reverend returns to North Clare later this month to hold the Irish launch of his new book, which was partially written in the area.

THIRTY-NINE years after sitting their Leaving Certificate at the Convent of Mercy in Kilrush, the class of 1974 will reunite on Saturday night in Tubridy’s, Doonbeg.

SECURING payment of a €145,258 bond from Bank of Ireland could be key to putting a permanent lid on sewerage overflows in an Ardnacrusha housing estate.

The Junction Youth and Community Centre is running a variety of programmes for young people from 14 to 18 years from September.

THE Killimer 49ers are not members of an American football team, as the group’s name suggests. In fact, they are those who started attending Burrane, Killimer and Knockerra National Schools in 1949.

PARTEEN residents took matters into their own hands this week and blocked a local road, in a bid to halt earthworks for road widening planned by Clare County Council.