Canon O’Donoghue passes on to eternal reward
*Canon Brendan O’Donoghue. Photograph: Joe Buckley LONG-SERVING SHANNON priest, Canon Brendan O’Donoghue was laid to his eternal rest over the weekend.
O’Dea & Lillis make championship debuts for New York
*Cian O’Dea. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO FORMER Clare footballers made their debuts in the Connacht senior football championship over the weekend.
Odds go in favour of Lisdoonvarna students for statistical poster competition
*Nicole Bujnowska and Hannah Vaughan. FOUR LISDOONVARNA students were among the winners in the John Hooper statistical poster competition.
Action needed on ‘ridiculous’ Ennistymon traffic bottleneck Blake’s Corner
URGENT remedial works are required at Blake’s Corner in the interests of road safety and the reputation of Ennistymon.
An ‘economic push’ can help Shannon Airport relieve pressure from Dublin
*Photograph: Joe Buckley AN “economic push” needs to be given to Shannon Airport by new Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) and his Cabinet colleagues to relive ongoing pressure on Dublin Airport.
Support for Mikey Hynes memorial ‘a testament to the man he was’
*Jim McInerney, Ger Rodgers and Noel Moloney. Photograph: Ruth Griffin HUGE CROWDS travelled to Whitegate for a fundraiser in memory of the late Michael Hynes on Sunday which has so far raised over €15,000.
Away semi-final for Clare senior footballers
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’s senior footballers will be on the road for the Munster semi-final after a surprise result over the weekend.
‘We’re happy to be talked up as the best team & who everyone wants to beat’ – Freeman
Photograph: Ben McShane/Sportsfile SUCCESS and becoming the ‘team that everyone wants to beat’ has always been the aspiration for Wayne Freeman since he was appointed manager of the Clare intermediate ladies footballers.
Council chiefs ‘prohibited from discussing’ Francis St demolition which remains subject to court proceedings
*Photograph: John Mangan SENIOR OFFICIALS in Clare County Council refused to be drawn on who carried out the demolition works on Francis Street for the county’s first affordable housing scheme.
An Bord Pleanála delay decision on Newmarket-on-Fergus wastewater treatment plant
*Photograph: John Mangan AN BORD PLEANÁLA’s decision on additional wastewater treatment in the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus will not be announced until June.
