*Niamh O’Dea. Photograph: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile Clare’s Intermediate ladies football side begin their provincial championship bid on Saturday, as ever Niamh O’Dea will be a pivotal member of their lineup.
Security measures have been ramped up ahead of the June visit of U.S. President Donald Trump with workers at the Shannon Industrial Estate having to pass Garda clearance en route to their place of employment on Wednesday morning.
Shannon Town Utd will kick off their fiftieth anniversary celebrations over the weekend as some ex Irish internationals take on past and present players from the club in what is expected to be a game to remember.
*Newmarket Celtic’s Shane Cusack. Photograph: Mark Hayes “Patience” was key for Newmarket Celtic A according to Shane Cusack as they overcame Newmarket Celtic B to win the Clare Cup for the eighteenth time on Friday evening.