*CEO of St Francis Credit Union, Louis Fay with Inagh/Kilnamona’s Andrea O’Keeffe. LEADING the way for champions Inagh/Kilnamona to start off a successful defence of the McMahon Cup was Andrea O’Keeffe to pick up the Clare Credit Unions / The Clare Echo player of the week.
Photograph: Quilty Village by Ann O’Connell || Inset: Cathaoirleach for the West Clare MD Cllr Michael Shannon (FF) WEST Clare councillors have called for new national rural housing guidelines to be brought into effect as quickly as possible, amid concerns that current planning rules are contributing to the decline of rural communities.
Tiermana Dream winner of the BarOne national Irish sprint trained by Colm Fitzgerald and owned by the Zero Zero syndicate which consists of Nicholas O’Dwyer, Joe Kelly and Fitzgerald family members. YOUNG trainer, Colm Fitzgerald of Tullabrack, Kilrish landed the Bar 1 Sprint Sweepstake with Tiermana Dream Ireland claiming the €20,000 winner’s prize at Dundalk …
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Loyal customers, dedicated staff and a strong work ethic passed down through generations are the key ingredients in making O’Connor’s Bakery a sweet success, says Ann Marie O’Connor, daughter of the original founders Pat and Mary, as the Clare institution celebrates 65 years in business. Established in 1961 at its original Parnell Street location in …
Kilrush Town Hall || Inset: Cllr Ian Lynch YOUNG people in Kilrush could be given a greater say in shaping the future of their town under a new proposal supported by Clare County Council.
*Éire Óg’s Shane O’Donnell takes on Scariff’s Shane Kavanagh. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s senior hurlers were challenged more than they had been in the last two years when surviving a second round scare with Scariff, manager Gerry O’Connor has said.
DROIM RIASC offers an exciting new housing development in the heart of Tulla, offering a mix of high-quality two, three and four bedroom terrace, semi-detached and detached homes. The development offers a selection of spacious, energy-efficient homes featuring generous rear gardens, private parking, landscaped open spaces and high-quality finishes throughout. Each home has been carefully designed …
*Photograph: John Mangan A CLARE politician has come under fire for labelling the teenage boys who died in the fatal M9 collision as “thugs”. Clare Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe criticised some of the online reaction to a fatal collision on the M9 in County Kildare, saying he is concerned about the “glamourising” of dangerous …
*Caoimhe Lally of Newmarket-on-Fergus tackles Clarecastle/Ballyea’s Molly Potter. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. REIGNING champions Inagh/Kilnamona began their Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie championship with a victory, as did Truagh/Clonlara, Scariff/Ogonnelloe and Newmarket-on-Fergus.
ENNIS’ Ben Lyne has turned down England and has nailed his colours to the mast in wanting to line out for the Republic of Ireland.