One of the jewels of Irish tourism, the Adare Manor and Golf Resort, is being put up for sale tomorrow.

The irrepressibly upbeat blue creatures, invented by Belgian artist Peyo, return to the big screen in a saccharine sequel designed to keep the merchandising tills ringing for another couple of years.

THE MONTGOMERIE course at Carton House near Maynooth, Kildare is set to be confirmed today as the venue for next year’s Irish Open.

LORD Thady Dunraven, whose funeral takes place in Adare, Co Limerick tomorrow, was a man who worked to make this country totally accessible to people with disabilities, the Irish Wheelchair Association said in one of many tributes.

AN Adare-based company controlled by Irish-American businessman Tom Kane and his family incurred losses totalling over €2.77 million due to staging the Irish Open at Adare Manor in 2008 and 2007.

AS chief executive officer of the PGA European Tour, George O’Grady, enjoys a lifestyle that most of us can only dream of.

THE FUTURE of the Irish Open Championship hangs in the balance after telecommunications company 3 yesterday dropped their sponsorship of the tournament.

YOU can sense the air of optimism amongst those connected with the 3 Irish Open but nobody is insisting that all past difficulties have been resolved.

PAUL McGINLEY has confirmed his participation in The 3 Irish Open at Baltray next month.

Tommy Barker says Adare Village is proving a hit with Limerick buyers.

GIVEN these straitened times, it is hardly surprising that the future of at least nine tournaments on the European Tour schedule for 2009 are in some doubt.

THE TERRIBLE twins were not for turning.

TWENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Peter O’Keeffe from Douglas has been a professional for less than six months but through hard work and perseverance lines up alongside Europe’s elite at Adare this week.

HUGE development in private healthcare in Limerick will give a significant boost to attracting foreign investment into the region.

A COUPLE of hours after his victory in the Irish Open, Padraig Harrington was signing autographs for admirers when a lady asked him if he was going back to Dublin.

HE’S earned less than €20,000 so far this year, came into the tournament only a late invite from Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort owner Tom Kane, but keep an eye on David Higgins over the next two days.

DOUBTS about the future of the proposed €100 million private clinic at Adare Manor have been dispelled following a meeting of its management committee.

THE decision by BUPA to withdraw from the Irish market has thrown a huge question mark over a proposed €100 million private clinic in the grounds of Adare Manor.

THE Cork engineer who has appealed the decision of Limerick County Council to grant permission for a €100 million private hospital in Adare, yesterday accused the council of withholding information from him.

A NEW private hospital due to be opened in Adare at the end of next year will give free care to disadvantaged patients from home and abroad who need specialist treatment.

A 100-bed private hospital and clinic to be located in the grounds of Adare Manor will provide 380 jobs when it opens in two years time.

A 100-bed private hospital and clinic is to be built in the grounds of a luxury Co Limerick hotel, creating 380 jobs, it emerged today.

A NEW €60 million private hospital is to be built in Limerick employing 150 medical staff, it was announced yesterday.

ADARE is adding new icing to the multi-million euro business which makes it the wedding capital of the country.

WITHIN days of Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney deciding that health insurers Bupa would not have to compensate VHI for its older, costlier customer base, an application for a private hospital in the grounds of Adare Manor Hotel has been lodged with Limerick County Council.

THE number of private hospitals is set to increase by 50% with a raft of developments underway.

ADARE Golf Club has been ranked number one golf resort in Ireland and number three after Turnberry and Gleneagles in the Scotland/Ireland category by Conde Nast readership poll in the US.

THE VHI has been accused of threatening a new 100-bed private hospital planned for the grounds of Adare Manor hotel.

A HOUSE site in Adare has been sold for €900,000, a record for the Mid-West.

DESPITE all the stuff we hear about the laughing Irish, the upbeat Irish, the positive Irish, it never ceases to amaze me how little appreciation we really have in this country for ourselves, for our own, for what we have.

A TOP golf course in Co Limerick yesterday branched out and bought two gigantic 50-year-old trees for €30,000.

LEOPARDSTOWN might have lost up to €500,000 in revenue yesterday but Limerick Racecourse enjoyed one of its best meetings ever.

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