Regional

Businesses and residents in Tulla are looking to form a committee aimed at addressing water shortage issues in the village in light of the ongoing problems with the local supply.

Unemployment in East Clare is currently two and a half times greater than it was in January 2008, according to statistics recorded at the Tulla Social Welfare office, and two-thirds of those out of work are men.

Kilrush residents who dump rubbish at the recycling bottle bank in Place de Plouzané (Brew’s car park) were described as lazy and irresponsible at last Thursday’s monthly meeting of Kilrush Town Council.

The Lissycasey Community Playground Committee, who are in the process of designing and building a playground for the residents of Lissycasey and West Clare, will hold a fundraising fashion show in the West County Hotel, Ennis on Thursday, March 11.

Spring is nearly here and one South Galway group is urging people to “dump the gym membership and get into the garden”. Kinvara Sustainable Living, a non-profit organisation, is offering a range of classes and courses for budding gardeners, allotment holders and backyard farmers.

Well-known singer songwriter Julie Feeney and sean nós dancer Emma O’Sullivan are some of the headline acts that will perform in this year’s Coole Park Spring programme.

AS many New Year’s resolutions begin to fall by the wayside, one Burren-based organisation is urging people to make a new one and volunteer to help repair the local landscape.