Clare records poor voter turnout for Presidential election
*Photograph: Joe Buckley LOW TURNOUTS have been recorded in polling booths across Clare for the Presidential election.
Day: 24 October 2025
1970s Lahinch house sells for €986k
A four bedroomed house built in the early 1970s on an elevated site in Lahinch has sold for almost €1m.
Éire Óg winners meet future stars at final academy session
*Mark McInerney and Manus Doherty with members of the Academy. Photograph: Natasha Barton. Éire Óg’s history-makers joined future stars of the club for the Academy’s final session of 2025.
Inamona will take inspiration from previous Clare champions in Munster – O’Keeffe
*Andrea and Teresa O’Keeffe. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. ANDREA O’Keeffe’s contributions from midfield throughout the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship was a key factor in Inagh/Kilnamona winning the title for the fifth time.
9% increase in October Bank Holiday passengers at Shannon Airport
46,000 passengers are to travel through Shannon Airport this October Bank Holiday weekend.
60 seconds with… Michael Henchy
Ahead of the Clare Business Excellence Awards 2025, The Clare Echo’s editor, Stuart Holly, speaks to Michael Henchy from Campion Insurance. Name and position: General Manager.Age: 53.Lives: Sixmilebridge.Family: Married to Olivia. Three children; Ella (19), Heather (17) and James (14)Pets: Labradoodle, name: Peggy.Favourite thing about Clare: The coast.Least favourite thing about Clare: The rain.One thing you …
Christy Ring player of the year award for Killanena’s Glynn
*Seán Glynn with Damian Lawlor. KILLANENA’s Seán Glynn has been named as the Christy Ring Cup hurler of the year.
Grow Mental Health fundraiser in Kilmaley
ENNIS’ branch of Grow Mental Health will hold a social dancing fundraiser this weekend.
Pilot Burren/Cliffs Explorer review ongoing with addition of Ennistymon stop ‘a no brainer’
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. REVIEWS on the pilot season of the Burren and Cliffs Explorer must realise that the inclusion of an Ennistymon spur for 2026 is “a no brainer,” one county councillor has stressed while another has said there was a “positive pile-on” for the shuttle service.