*Andrea O’Keeffe. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. With league honours safely secured Clare camogie’s focus is now very much on the All-Ireland championship which gets under way on this Saturday at Zimmer Biomet Pairc Chiósog where their opponents will be Dublin, the team they defeated in the league final which was played at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.
INTIMIDATION, anti-social behaviour in Ennistymon plus a lack of Garda resources across North Clare have been brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice.
*Fr Michael Casey blesses the new post office in Carrigaholt. Photograph: Tom Micks CARRIGAHOLT have shown the way for how rural communities can stand up and successfully fight to retain local services.
*Diarmuid Stritch is congratulated by Tommy Galvin. Photograph: Ruth Griffin AS FAR as starting championship debuts go, Diarmuid Stritch had as close to a dream showing for Clare’s senior hurlers.
The Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Cllr David Collins pictured at the launch of the 2026 Cathaoirleach’s Ball with (L-R) Patrick Casey of National Breast Cancer Research Institute and Cian Dikker of Epilepsy Ireland. Credit Murtography. PROCEEDS from this year’s Cathaoirleach’s Ball will go towards the National Breast Cancer Research Institute and Epilepsy Ireland.
Peadar-Tom Mercier, a musician and composer from An Cheathrú Rua. Photo Michael Kelly. €33,860 has been awarded to artists working across literature, music, theatre, traditional arts and visual arts in Galway.
LAHINCH has lost its status as a Blue Flag beach due to a reported drop in water quality.
TRANSATLANTIC travel from Shannon Airport has been boosted this week with the return of seasonal daily routes to Chicago and New York.
JUST short of one hundred teams played in the team of four classic at Woodstock last week in aid of the Haematology Oncology Day Unit.
Pictured at the Cathaoirleach’s Awards 2026 are Jarlath McDonagh; Anne Casey Donohue (Club Pop Up Gaeltacht); Peter Martin (Portumna Tidy Towns); Melissa Hogan (Eyrecourt and District Community Development Co. Ltd.), John Tarpey; Mary O’Neill (Tuam Women’s Shed), Trisha Delaney; Marie Ruane (Belmont N.S.); Paula Gallagher (St Colman’s Camogie Club), Blessing Oguekwe (Make a Difference Youth …
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