Murray flying high as he collects second Clare SFC medal with Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Gavin Murray. Photograph: Ruth Griffin. WINNING BACK to back Clare senior football championships was ‘something special’ for adopted Éire Óg man Gavin Murray.
Minister says option from HIQA review will be decided before Christmas
Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, pictured with the Mayor of Limerick John Moran and (right) Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport. Picture: Don Moloney A DECISION will be made before Christmas on whether a new hospital will be built in Ennis, the Minister for Health has confirmed.
Cleary swaps World Trade Center for Cusack Park in Mills bid for promotion
*Colm Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HAVING SPENT the first eight months of the year working in The World Trade Center in Amsterdam, Colm Cleary has regained his place on the O’Callaghans Mills team but it is much stronger than the side he left behind.
Planning system ‘abused’ as Uisce Éireann pause works on Supermac’s Plaza over judicial review
SUPERMAC’s Banner Plaza has been met with a further delay ahead of its scheduled opening later this month with the owner of the fast-food giant claiming the planning system has been “abused”.
Stone benches unveiled in Eyre Square in memory of O’Gorman & O’Flynn
Cutting of the ribbon on CI O’Flynn’s bench – left to right – Niall O’Flynn, son of CI O’Flynn; Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard; Uachtarain na hEireann, Michael D. Higgins; and Leonard Cleary, Chief Executive of Galway City Council. Photo: Andrew Downes, Xposure PRESIDENT of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins and Mayor …
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Stig hitting top gear as Magpies make final push for promotion
CLARECASTLE captain Colin Brigdale has been leading by example to help the Magpies fly into the Clare PIHC final.
Power outage in Ennistymon after transformer catches fire
*Photograph: John Sheridan A FIRE on an electricity pole in Ennistymon left over 700 people without power in North Clare.
Old Killaloe Ballina bridge to be pedestrianised permanently
*Photograph: Páraic McMahon. PERMANENT pedestrianisation of the Old Killaloe Ballina Bridge is to come into effect this Friday evening.
‘No better feeling that meeting the lads three times a week & going to the trenches’ – Corofin captain Cahill
*Corofin captain Gearoid Cahill leads the celebrations. Photograph: Ruth Griffin MEETING, training and going to the trenches with the guys you have grown up alongside in Corofin makes playing GAA with the club ‘one of the best feelings’ for Gearoid Cahill.
€1m for Killaloe/Ballina enhancement plan but Crusheen rail stop misses out on funding
€1M has been allocated for the delivery of public realm and enhancement projects in Killaloe and Ballina but the wheels are not moving in Crusheen with no money set aside for the reopening of the rail stop in the village.