Knockout draws made for intermediate & junior hurling championships
Draws for the concluding stages of a number of hurling championships were made at a meeting of the CCC at Clareabbey on Monday evening.
Day: 20 September 2021
Judge lashes out at father over ‘Love Honey’ ‘fiddlydyedoe’ spend while falling behind in maintenance payments for young son
A judge has lashed out at a father for spending over €400 on ‘fiddlydyedoes’ and ‘diddlydodas’ from online sex shop ‘Love Honey’ while falling behind in maintenance payments for his young son.
Absence of landing location for air ambulance in Kilkee criticised
A dedicated air ambulance landing location in Kilkee is needed to compensate ambulance wait times in West Clare, a county councillor has said.
‘Messy green areas posing problems in Shannon’
*Untidy boundary walls in Gort na Rí. Photograph: Joe Buckley Local representatives have warned that a serious injury is likely to occur at a ‘messy’ green area in Shannon.
Goals from Danny Russell see Éire Óg make quarter-finals
*Danny Russell celebrates his goal. Photograph: Joe Buckley In a game in which the lead changed hands on a number of occasions, Éire Óg finished strongly to book a place in the quarter finals of the senior hurling championship by defeating Feakle at Shannon on Saturday.
Clondegad in need of big improvement to maintain senior status
*Shane Brennan of Clondegad. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Missed chances proved costly for Clondegad as their chance to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Clare SFC slipped through their fingers and the 2017 finalists now find themselves in a relegation battle.
Joy in East Clare as Scariff Bay resumes FM transmission
*Scariff Bay’s Jim Collins organises an interview with Scariff senior hurling manager, Mark McKenna. Photograph: Ruth Griffin Scariff Bay Community Radio has resumed FM transmissions.
Dramatic victory at death not enough for Magpies
*Stephen O’Halloran celebrates after hitting the back of the net. Photograph: Joe Buckley A last gasp rally secured a first championship victory for Clarecastle but wouldn’t be sufficient to get them out of relegation danger as score difference ironically elevated Wolfe Tones into the quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon.
Sláinte An Chlair mark World Gynaelogical Oncology day
*Photograph: Paschal Brooks On September 20, Clare Cancer support Sláinte an Chláir are uniting with doctors and to raise awareness about gynaecological cancers.