Boris Johnson ‘most welcome to visit ancestral home’ at Bunratty Castle
Boris Johnson would be “most welcome” to visit Co Clare if he wished to explore his ancestry roots to Bunratty.
Big names to the fore as Clare SHC commences
*Cathal Malone netted a hat-trick for Sixmilebridge. Photograph: John Meyler Seven games took place in the Clare senior hurling championship on Saturday marking the beginning of the 2019 campaign.
O’Leary & Devitt back in Clare side for All-Ireland quarter-final
*Carol O’Leary. Photograph: David Dillon Carol O’Leary and Orla Devitt return to the Clare intermediate ladies football side for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final.
End of year opening for six-screen Shannon cinema
Shannon’s much-anticipated cinema is to open by the end of 2019.
Whole of West Clare behind Kilrush RNLI
Undoubtedly wonderful memories are made on days by the sea but such is the power of the water that scenes of heartbreak are also part and parcel of life by the Atlantic as the Kilrush RNLI are well aware of.
VIDEO: ‘Lunacy’ at Kilkee as youngsters jump from 80ft cliff-edge
Parents and guardians are being urged to take cognisance of their children’s activity in Kilkee after youngsters were filmed jumping off a cliff edge believed to be eighty feet high.
New Bealtaine art commission announced
*Photograph: Anthony Griffin Artists and communities across the county are being invited by Clare County Council’s Arts Office to participate in a new initiative celebrating the Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival – Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age.
Limited resources hindering young Irish tennis players, says Ennis starlet Róisín Moore
*Roisin Moore. Photograph: John Mangan One of the county’s most promising sports stars may see her progress impeded by the finances required to compete at the highest level of tennis.
Teamwork needed to see Clare tourism offering rival best in Ireland
*Scattery Island. Photograph: Fáilte Ireland West Clare’s tourism offering can easily rival the best in Ireland once proper collaboration is carried out in the region.
Let the games begin – Clare SHC & IHC ready for throw-in
*Ballyea captain, Tony Kelly. Photograph: Martin Connolly Ballyea’s attempt to win back to retain the Canon Hamilton for the first time in their history kicks off this weekend with the start of the Clare senior hurling championship.