South Clare

A REBRANDING of Lough Derg to avoid confusion with the other place of worship in Donegal would help it reach its tourism potential, according to North Tipperary county manager, Joe MacGrath.

UP to 15 parents will have to drive their children an additional 10 miles round trip to attend a local pre-school, if a Bridgetown playschool doesn’t reopen next September.

THE Ballina outdoor swimming pool was the only outdoor pool to receive significant funding for energy conservation under the Capital Sports Programme this year.

GROWING dissatisfaction with the high number of prefabricated buildings at Parteen National School eased this week after Education Minister Ruairi Quinn approved new permanent classrooms for the school.

THE creation of 50 new jobs at a software development solutions company has been described by its Clonlara co-founder as an exciting phase in the expansion of his company.Action Point Technology Group CEO David Jeffreys has unveiled plans to generate 50 new high-grade technology jobs in his software development specialist company based at Plassey Technological Park, Limerick.“This is a pivotal moment for Action Point as it marks an exciting phase of expansion of our company. Thanks to our unique proposition encompassing all aspects of technology and software development, we have achieved steady growth since we established Action Point in 2005.“We are now setting ourselves more ambitious targets based on the very real opportunity we believe there is for a specialist operation like ours. We believe that as a business, Action Point very much mirrors a wider opportunity for the Irish economy in the years ahead. That is delivering highly advanced services and products for the export market,” he said.Finance Minister …

A MEELICK pupil has scooped third prize in the inaugural University of Limerick Regional Writing Centre Essay-Writing Competition.Lee Dillon beat off stiff competition from pupils in over 87 secondary schools throughout the Mid-West to finish in the top three. The son of John and Liz, Lee, who attends Ardscoil Rís in Limerick, has three sisters Hayley, Kacie and Tara.Senior-cycle pupils from schools across Limerick, Tipperary, and Clare were invited to respond to the statement made by Kate Green, MP that “Lowering the voting age to 16 could help reconnect young people with their communities”.UL president Professor Don Barry and associate vice-president, Professor Sarah Moore presented awards to the winners of the competition, which was developed to highlight UL’s commitment to supporting the educational advancement of prospective students.Speaking at the event, Prof Barry commended the work of all the pupils and reiterated to them the importance of developing attributes required by employers.“Almost any employer will tell you that in these recessionary …

WORK has started on a €1.2 million sports and recreational development in Killaloe, spearheaded by former Lions and Ireland rugby caption Keith Wood.

OGONNELLOE has been split into three fictitious tribes who will battle it out during various fun events as part of a new festival next month.