Fine Gael select Crowe, Cooney & Pat Burke on East Clare ticket for local elections
*Cyril Crowe. Photograph: Joe Buckley FINE GAEL have finalised their East Clare ticket to contest next year’s local elections.
Day: 11 September 2023
Ennis retains Purple Flag status
ENNIS HAS retained its Purple Flag accreditation, a recognition of its commitment to creating a dynamic and secure evening and night-time economy.
Clare FM broadcast documentary to commemorate 9/11 attacks
TO COMMEMORATE the 22nd anniversary of the infamous 9/11 attacks, Clare FM have broadcast a special documentary.
Senior quarter-final pairings throw up heavyweight showdowns
*High flying Clonlara will meet Éire Óg in the quarter-finals. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ONE OF THE favourites to lift the Canon Hamilton will be eliminated at the quarter-final stage.
Éire Óg have survived their ‘vulnerable phase’
*Outnumbered but Shane O’Donnell still powers past the Clarecastle defence. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG are no longer at their ‘most vulnerable’ and will be quietly confident that their chances of success in the Clare senior hurling championship will only intensify as they reach the knockout stages.
Extra EV charging points needed for Kilkee
*Kilkee. KILKEE has six months to be equipped with electric vehicle charging points in order to be ready for the 2024 season while existing infrastructure has been abused.
The Water Break – All quarter-finalists in the Clare SHC will believe they are good enough to claim the Canon
*Seamus McCaul and Conor Cleary battle for possession. ALL QUARTER-FINAL places in the Clare senior hurling championship have been filled so there’s plenty to discuss on the latest episode of The Water Break.
Drugs worth €107.5k and firearm seized in Ennis
€107,500 worth of controlled drugs and a firearm with ammunition were seized by Gardaí in Ennis.
Bodyke continue unbeaten run as Ruan & Whitegate draw enough to push them into Clare IHC quarter-finals
*Conor Whelan finished as Whitegate’s top scorer. Photograph: Ruth Griffin BODYKE finished the group stages of the Clare IHC unbeaten while Ruan and Whitegate ended their last game of the round with a draw to ensure they all advanced to the knockout stages.