Pubs & hotel bars instructed to close
All pubs and hotel bars are to close from this evening (Sunday) until at least March 29th following instruction from the Government.
Day: 15 March 2020
Some Clare pubs closing to flatten curve of coronavirus spreading
Pubs in Clare have announced their temporary closures in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Buttsys Bengal the pride of Ballycasey
*Ryan Hodge, Eoin Collins, David Ryan & Ciaran Connolly accept the prize for Buttsys Bengal. Owned by a Shannon syndicate, Buttsys Bengal was the pride of Ballycasey after claiming the Seachtain na Gaeilge Novice 350 Stake Final in Galway at the weekend.
‘These lads are competitors whether it’s the egg & spoon or hurling’ – Bugler
*Oisin O’Donnell holds off his marker. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Last Saturday’s victory by St. Flannan’s over St. Kieran’s was “as good a win as Flannans have ever had” according to team coach Brendan Bugler.
Crowe takes aim at antics within Fianna Fáil in Clare
*Cathal Crowe. Photograph: Eamon Ward Newly elected TD, Cathal Crowe (FF) has declared his days as a county councillor are over and he won’t be contesting local elections in the future while also hitting out at ‘underhand tactics’ within Fianna Fáil in Clare.