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WHITEGATE native Deirdre Collins and her veggie burger business Dee’s Eat Well Be Happy has secured a €30,000 investment from one of Ireland’s top entrepreneurs following a slot on last week’s episode of the RTÉ TV series Dragon’s Den. 

  A REPORT published by the Citizens’ Information Board has highlighted the difficulties that people are experiencing with transport and access to social services in Clare.

BUSINESSES in Ennis are willing to give Saturday pedestrianisation a go, despite having concerns about its impact on them. It has been suggested that X-Factor twins Jedward could launch it.

FOUR Ennis-based charities will share the funds raised through the Rallying Together 4 Clare Charities fundraising campaign.

AN offer by Ennis Parish to give the CYMS Community Hall to Ennis Town Council has been withdrawn.

ENNIS businesses are being encouraged to stock more Fairtrade products.

HUNDREDS of women wearing pink shirts led by well-known Munster rugby stars wives will walk across the historic bridge linking Ballina and Killaloe to raise money for breast cancer on June 19.

A former You’re A Star winner hopes her strong Clare links will help her win enough votes to represent Ireland in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.