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Raidió Corca Baiscinn is to broadcast a series entitled The Locals, which incorporates 20 programmes that focuses on “the sonic beauty of the landscape of South West Clare and the creatures that inhabit it”.

THE bandstand in Shannon Town Park is a disgrace and its current condition is unacceptable, this week’s meeting of the town council heard.

ORGANISERS announced details this week of a particularly unusual adventure event taking place next month to raise awareness for muscular dystrophy.

THE announcement of 35 new jobs in South Galway last week sends a message to other companies and to the IDA, according to one public representative.

THREE members from Quin Tae Kwon Do Club, Stephen Ryan, Laura Cullen and Nicole Moriarty, have been selected to represent Ireland at the European Championships in Slovakia next month.

THE number of dropped and blocked calls along the Ennis to Limerick dual carriageway near Cratloe will increase if ESB is forced to remove a communications structure.

MARTIAL arts instructor Kevin Copeland has been chosen as one of just two in the country to represent Ireland in an international tournament in Canada later this month.

WITH just days to go before the announcement of who will host the 2012 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and reap the benefits of a multi-million euro boost to the local economy, the group championing Ennis’ bid has yet again impressed Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann.