The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737-Max aircraft will cost the region served by Shannon Airport €58m this year.

‘Sisters were doing it for themselves’ in Clare as three new female councillors were elected to the council tripling female representation in the authority.

There were dramatic scenes at the Clare Count centre today, where Fianna Fail’s Claire Colleran Molloy pipped Fine Gael rival Ger O’Halloran by three votes to grab the final seat.