The announcement last week of a consultation process for a strategic planning and development framework for Ireland between now and 2040 is a key moment in, at last, trying to redress the dramatic economic imbalance between the Dublin commuter belt and the rest of the country, including, of course, Clare.
Shannon based diamond manufacturer, Element Six, has announced the creation of a further 100 jobs at its Clare facility as part of a €7million investment at the plant this year.
Ireland’s generosity in the farming community and wider public towards Rwandan women widowed by the horrific genocide of the mid 1990s hit a milestone today as Bóthar despatched its 1,000th cow to the African nation.
A major leap in developing the lucrative China market for Irish bloodstock has been made with a record airlift of seventy six Irish thoroughbreds from Shannon Airport.