Forty jobs are set to be created by an indigenous food firm after it secured planning permission for a commercial development in the tourist village of Bunratty.

One of the country’s best known pubs, Durty Nellys at Bunratty, is opposing plans for a commercial development in the village.

A Paris-based Cajun star and Devon folkies are among the attractions at Shannonside Winter Music Weekend, writes Nicki ffrench Davis

A PRE-TAX loss of €128,055 incurred by a subsidiary of Blarney Woollen Mills contributed to the group making an overall loss last year.

THERE is no point separating the three state airports “only to see one or two of them going bust in a short period” according to Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar.

SHANNON Development, the agency responsible for tourism promotion in the Mid-West, were yesterday called on to acknowledge that King John’s Castle has been a failure in drawing visitors to Limerick.

ST PATRICK may have banished snakes from Ireland – but they are set to return to Bunratty Folk Park his national feast day.

BLARNEY Woollen Mills is investing €2 million in a venture which has been hailed as Ireland’s answer to Abercrombie & Fitch.

THE 150 competitors taking part in the Wold Down Syndrome Swimming Championships took a break from the pool yesterday to dive into the Ireland of the past.

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid West Correspondent

PRICELESS antique furnishings and tapestries in Bunratty Castle are being assessed to ensure they do not contain works stolen by the Nazis.