Lissycasey goes all the way in honouring PJK
*Members of PJ Kelly’s family gather beside the new memorial in his honour. Photograph: John Sheridan. LISSYCASEY honoured the late PJ Kelly with the unveiling of a statue in his memory.
Clarecastle clip Tubber’s wings as Magpies make last four
*Tubber’s Ronan Monahan is tackled by Clarecastle defender Cian Galvin. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARECASTLE produced a long-overdue proper championship display to thump Tubber by nine points in the quarter-finals of the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Russell’s late rally helps Éire Óg edge Kilmaley in tight tussle to qualify for Clare SHC final
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG emerged two point winners over Kilmaley to seal their place in the TUS Clare SHC final for the first time since 2022.
Punch lands knockout blow for Ruan to overcome Tulla
*Ruan players celebrate following the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. SHANE PUNCH struck for goal in the final puck of the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (PIHC) quarter-final to send Ruan through to the semi-finals for the second year running.
Anticipation builds for hurling semi-finals
*Conor Cleary and David Reidy will be facing off this weekend. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FINALISTS in the TUS Clare SHC will be known by Sunday evening with both semi-finals down for decision this weekend.
‘It is pain’ – Helga taking energy from heartache in efforts to improve North Clare road safety
*Helga Himmelsbach at the location in Ballyvaughan where her husband Jerry O’Connor was killed on his motorbike. Photograph: John Mangan OVER TWO YEARS on from the death of her husband, a North Clare widow has walked from Kilrush to Kinvara to highlight the lack of road safety in the area and has committed to continue …
West Clare’s wind opportunities won’t begin to blow until 2027
*Junior Minister, Timmy Dooley speaking in The Armada Hotel. Photograph: Nicholas Higgins. OFFSHORE WIND OPPORTUNITIES for West Clare will not begin to blow until early 2027 at the earliest but its coastline has “a bright future” for development in the sector.
Éire Óg revved up for ‘fascinating’ semi-final showdown with Kilmaley
*Éire Óg defender, Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A “FASCINATING GAME” is on the horizon with Éire Óg facing Kilmaley in an eagerly awaited TUS Clare SHC semi-final.
Shannon councillors voice opposition to O’Brien’s plans to lift Dublin Airport passenger cap
*Councillors in the Shannon MD. Photograph: Eamon Ward. PLANS by Transport Minister, Darragh O’Brien (FF) to lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is “very bad news” and “very damaging” for Shannon Airport and Cork Airport, the Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District has said.
Truagh/Clonlara shade Scariff/Ogonnelloe in a thriller
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill VENUE CHANGES aplenty caused plenty of disruption in the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship but it didn’t stop the county’s two dominant sides from sticking to winning ways.