Ryder Cup captain Donald destined for Doonbeg
RYDER CUP captain Luke Donald is the latest confirmed golfer for this year’s Amgen Irish Open in Doonbeg.
Day: 10 June 2026
Shannon Flyers to be represented in All-Ireland games of Special Olympics
Cormac Ross, Therese Ross and Colm McCarthy. THREE ATHLETES from the Shannon Flyers Special Olympics sports club will represent Team Munster in the All-Ireland games.
WRC dismisses gay man’s discrimination claim against McDonald’s Clare franchise operator
A State workplace watchdog has dismissed a discrimination claim by a gay man against the franchise operator of McDonald’s in Clare after finding that a McDonald’s security guard did not refer to a man as ‘queer’. In his discrimination complaint, McDonald’s customer, Paul Cronin alleged that a McDonald’s security guard had referred to him as …
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Councillors concerned on the lack of Garda presence in West and North Clare
“THE level of crime was never as high”, in West Clare one cllr has claimed, due to a lack of Garda presence and Gardaí being pulled from their stations to cover at Shannon Airport. Cllr. Dinny Gould (IND) was speaking at Monday’s meeting of Clare County Council where cllrs from across the county stressed the …
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Conroy forced to cancel Uganda humanitarian mission
A NEW QUAY native who staged the first ever GAA Cúl Camp in Africa in April has been forced to cancel a scheduled 10-person strong humanitarian mission to Uganda next month due to the current Ebola outbreak.
West Clare school pupils clinch Munster silver and gold
*Pictured: Séan Cummins, Oran Hehir, and Daithi Óg Canny A RURAL West Clare school is on a high following a double Munster footballing success. Annagh National School (NS), located in Kilmurry Ibrickane and home to just 81 pupils, is celebrating an extraordinary run at the highest levels of primary school Gaelic football. Following their coronation …
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Creative Places Tuam begins new chapter
Margaret Moggan and Helen Gillard of Tuam Tidy Town and Tuam Historical Society. Photo credit Jennifer Cunningham. Creative Places Tuam has secured Arts Council funding for 2026 and 2027, paving the way for a new phase of the community‑led arts programme under local leadership.
Ennis President’s prize for Monica & Colman
Ennis golf club president, Philip Brigdale presenting his prizes to Colman O’Connor and Monica Finnerty. Photograph: Bernard Dilger. MONICA Finnerty and Colman O’Connor were the winners of the President’s (Philip Brigdale) prizes at Ennis last week.