Luxury cottage at Trump Doonbeg sells for €895k
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. ONE cottage at the Trump owned Doonbeg resort has sold for €895,000 against the background of record numbers signing up to join the luxury resort.
Day: 28 March 2026
€1.3m development of Lees Rd track to begin in April
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL will commence a €1.3m upgrade of track and field facilities at Lees Rd next month.
Clare U20s pay perfect tribute to late coach with gritty away win
*Clare’s U20 football panel. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. IT WAS an emotional return for the Clare Under 20 footballers who ultimately paid the perfect tribute to the late Jack Boddy with a strong finish to advance to the last four of the Munster Minor Football Championship with a game to spare.
O’Neill named at midfield on rising stars team of the year
*UL’s Jack O’Neill. CLOONEY/QUIN’s Jack O’Neill has been named on the 2026 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education rising stars hurling team of the year.
Avenue & Bridge claim last of the Clare Cup quarter-final places
*Avenue Utd’s Cullen McCabe battles with Cathal Fitzgerald of Connolly Celtic. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AVENUE UTD and Bridge Utd claimed the last of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup quarter-final places when eliminating Connolly Celtic and Rhine Rovers as expected.
One change for Clare U20s as championship campaign resumes
*Wing back Michael Kelly is one of five Lissycasey players on the starting team. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S U20 footballers have made one change to their starting team as they bid to record successive wins in the Munster championship.
€424k in grant funding approved for 342 projects in Galway
*Gort Arts received an allocation of €1,000. Photograph: Tom Micks ELECTED MEMBERS of Galway County Council have approved €424,182 in grant funding for 342 projects under its Community Support Schemes, aimed at supporting tourism, community and cultural development across the county.