Cork defeat Clare minors by 25 points
*Clare’s Gavin Browne holds onto the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’S minor footballers were blown away by an extremely impressive Cork in their Munster Championship Phase 2 opener.
Day: 27 April 2026
Four year driving ban for Kinvara man who dipped urine sample into toilet bowl
Garda Northwest Regional HQ in Renmore. A “very foolish” Kinvara man arrested on suspicion of drink driving dipped his urine sample container into the water in a toilet at a Garda station when trying to frustrate the drink-driving prosecution, a court has heard.
Feakle & Mills still unbeaten as Kilmaley & Scariff suffer first Clare Cup losses
*Steven Conway of Feakle takes on Éire Óg’s Aaron Fitzgerald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SCARIFF and Kilmaley suffered their first losses of the year while Feakle and O’Callaghans Mills both remain unbeaten in the Clare Cup.
McKeoghs woven into fabric of Killaloe & Ballina
IF you’ve spent any time in the twin towns of Ballina and Killaloe, you’ll know that McKeoghs is a name woven into the fabric of the place.
O’Driscoll appointed CEO of Shannon Airport Group
*Ray O’Driscoll. RAY O’DRISCOLL has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Shannon Airport Group.
Clare handed home draw to Offaly in Tailteann Cup
*Brian McNamara in action against Offaly during the 2025 NFL. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior footballers have received a home draw against Offaly in the first round of the Tailteann Cup.
Cocaine addiction blamed for Ennis man sending lewd images to his counsellor
*The accused is on continuing bail. AN ENNIS man who sent lewd images of himself to an addiction counsellor and exposed himself in public “has a has a very, very serious cocaine addiction which has led him to act out in the most unusual ways”, a court has heard.
Knockanean NS become first Clare winners of Robotics Competition
KNOCKANEAN National School became the first Clare school to win the eleventh annual Analog Devices Primary Schools Robotics Competition Final.