Extra funding granted for Clare roads but LIS backlog still won’t be cleared
CLARE has received a supplementary allocation of €788,498 under the local improvement scheme (LIS) for rural roads and laneways.
Galvin goes extra distance to win player of the week
Ian Galvin with David Noble, Lending & Business Development Officer with St Francis Credit Union. IAN GALVIN led by example for Clonlara to secure the nod as the St Francis Credit Union/The Clare Echo player of the week.
Roller coaster tie between Ennistymon & Lissycasey ends level as both advance to quarter-finals
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography DRAMA APLENTY in a pulsating tie between Lissycasey and Ennistymon finished all square to ensure both sides progress to the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SFC.
Breckans battle from five down to rescue draw & quarter-final spot at Miltown’s expense
Jamie Stack finds a teammate as Darragh McDonagh closes in. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography TRAILING by five points entering the final five minutes of the contest, St Breckans managed to salvage a draw with St Joseph’s Miltown to ensure they pipped their West Clare opponents via scoring difference to qualify for the Clare SFC quarter-finals.
Ennis traders Dunnes with barrier dispute
*Photograph: Barry Sutton A GROUP of Ennis traders took on the might of Dunnes Stores and managed to secure a resolution.
Group 2 of Clare SFC ‘wide open’ with Lissycasey, Ennistymon, Kilmihil & Doonbeg in contention for quarter-finals
*Doonbeg’s Darragh Burns gets away from Conor Finucane of Kilmihil. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GOING INTO the final round of games in Group 2 of the TUS Clare SFC, Lissycasey, Ennistymon, Kilmihil and Doonbeg can all qualify for the knockout stages.
Miltown & Breckans braced for ‘huge game’ to decide who advances to quarter-finals
*Jack Sheedy under pressure from Oisin Looney. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ST JOSEPH’S Miltown and St Breckans clash in “a huge game” this Sunday where the winner secures a quarter-final place in the TUS Clare SFC.
Shannon Region Conference & Sports Bureau appoint Caoimhe as CEO
CAOIMHE MOLONEY has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Shannon Region Conference & Sports Bureau.
Consecutive Cratloe wins seals quarter-final place & scoring difference sends Doora/Barefield through
*Liam Markham and Cian McDonagh compete for possession. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ENDA BOYCE’s fifty ninth minute kick saw Cratloe record consecutive victories booking their place in the quarter-finals of the TUS Clare SFC while despite successive losses scoring difference also sends St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield through to the last eight.
Flagmount public meeting to focus on protection of East Clare’s natural heritage
*Ruth Bennett Coady (Waters of LIFE) and Peter Slattery (Clare Local Development Company) at Lough Graney shore. PROTECTING East Clare’s natural heritage is the focus of a public meeting in Flagmount on Wednesday (August 20th).