EAMON de Valera’s famed black Dodge is to be returned to Clare as a tourist attraction.

A CHIEF fire officer yesterday appealed for people to exercise caution in wild land after a record year of fires.

VISITORS to historic buildings in Co Clare can now use a mobile phoneapplication to browse information on the location which had previously only been available in booklet form.

THE mayor of Clare Cllr Christy Curtin is financing his own costs of representing the county for a week-long St Patrick’s Day trip to New York.

A COUNTY manager has warned of further job reductions at the local authority in response to looming cuts across the public sector.

PAYMENTS of €48,000 to councillors for attending three conferences were in accordance with departmental rates and agreed with the Environment Minister, a county manager has stated.

THE 32 members of Clare County Council claimed payments approaching €1 million in expenses and salaries last year, new figures published online show.

A €1.75 million cable suspension footbridge to link the historic Bishop’s Island to the Co Clare mainland “could be the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Ireland’s tourism.

THE story of the immigrant ballad Spancil Hill is as pertinent today as it was when Robbie McMahon first sang the song over 60 years ago.

TROUBLED Shannon Airport was delivered another hammer blow yesterday with Ryanair dropping more flights, reducing its destinations by 21% to six from a high of 35 two years ago.

Ryanair is to cut its Shannon airport flights by a fifth, it was announced today.

Over 1,800 cyclists took part in Ireland’s first ever closed-road mass participation cycling event in Co Clare today.

THE Bishop of Killaloe, Dr Willie Walsh said last night that he has been saddened by the deep hurt caused by the Church to homosexuals.

A MAN described as a leading organised crime figure who wounded a young girl out playing when he shot at rival gang members has been jailed for seven years.