*Éire Óg’s Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CHASING THAT winning feeling has Ikem Ugwueru primed for battle as Éire Óg look to win a fourth Clare SFC in five seasons.
*St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield captain, Darragh O’Shea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. BELIEF has been building within St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield having taken down two of Clare’s strongest sides, now they must overcome the best in the county to secure the ultimate honour.
The Lasta Young Curators Festival 2025 opened on Tuesday, October 7, at glór in Ennis, with the unveiling of ‘Where Nature Reclaims’, a new exhibition by local artist Sarah Reynolds. The official launch event will take place on Friday, October 10, at 5.30pm, kicking off a programme of youth-led arts events that will continue throughout …
*Cllr Tony O’Brien & Mike Enright. Photograph: Joe Buckley A SENIOR FIGURE in Fianna Fáil in Clare has called on the party’s TDs ‘to push Taoiseach Micheál Martin (FF) aside’ following Jim Gavin’s (FF) controversial withdrawal from the Presidential election.
*Conor Hillery. A GRAND-NEPHEW of Miltown Malbay born former President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery has been named as the new co-CEO of the largest bank in the United States of America.
*Feakle/Killanena’s Zi Yan Spillane accepts her prize from Damien Browne, Lending Manager of St. Francis Credit Union. SUCCESSIVE semi-final appearances have been secured by Feakle/Killanena with Zi Yan Spillane playing a leading role which sees her named the Clare Credit Unions/The Clare Echo player of the week.
After a sold-out debut at Dublin’s Project Arts Centre in June 2024, Boyfriends, a modern queer romance starring and written by Ultan Pringle will come to glór, Ennis on Wednesday, October 30, as part of a national Irish tour. Developed throughout 2023, the play is a sharp, funny, and emotionally charged look at love and connection …
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*Shane O’Donnell watches on as David Reidy lifts the Canon Hamilton. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. INJURIES made the 2025 hurling year a “challenging” one for Shane O’Donnell but to claim a coveted Clare senior hurling championship Éire Óg is a “phenomenal” feeling.
*Lissycasey’s Daire Culligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. Championship draws dominated the October meeting of Clare GAA at Clareabbey on Tuesday night.
Clarinbridge Tidy Towns members pictured with Pride of Place judges Tom Dowling and Alison Dowling;Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Cllr. David Collins; Liam Hanrahan, Chief Executive, Galway County Council; Michael Owens, Director of Services; Community Staff of Galway County Council; Cllr. Martina Cunnane, and SCCUL staff. CLARINBRIDGE’s community and the Marconi Men’s Shed in Clifden …