Football semi-final draw throws up repeat county final pairings
*David McNamara is tackled by Joey Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO REPEAT county finals are on the horizon for the semi-finals of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
Laneways in Shannon becoming ‘trip hazards’
*Tradaree Court. Photograph: Joe Buckley LANEWAYS in Shannon have become “trip hazards” and impassable according to an elected representative from the town.
Cleaning of the Corrovorrin River hindered by ‘seasonal constraints’
*Photograph: Gary Collins “SEASONAL constraints” mean it will take twelve months before cleaning of the Corrovorrin River can take place.
Aoife Johnston’s death ‘needs to be watershed moment’ for UHL
*University Hospital Limerick. AOIFE JOHNSTON’s death must be “a watershed moment” for University Hospital Limerick and health services in the Mid-West region.
Huge interest as more candidates emerge in bid to become next Clare football manager
*Work is ongoing to appoint Mark Fitzgerald’s successor as Clare senior football manager. CLARE is one of four counties without a senior inter-county football manager for 2025 with interest in the vacancy growing.
Ennistymon emerge victorious in North Clare derby to take last semi-final spot
*Brendy Rouine catches the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON claimed the last of the semi-final places in the TUS Clare SFC with a gritty win over North Clare rivals St Breckan’s.
Glory for Kilmihil in relegation decider against Corofin
*Kilmihil players celebrate at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMIHIL will be playing senior football for a successive season after seeing off the challenge of Corofin in the Clare SFC relegation final.
Age Expo returns to Ennis
CLARE Older People’s Council, part of Clare County Council’s Age Friendly County Programme, will again host this year’s Health and Wellbeing Age Expo on Thursday, 3 October at Treacy’s West County Hotel, Ennis from 11am to 4pm.
Five goals help Kilrush come out on top against Cooraclare to make intermediate semi-finals
*Ross Phelan celebrates scoring a goal for Kilrush Shamrocks. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILRUSH SHAMROKS struck for five goals to overcome Cooraclare in a keenly contested clash to advance to the final four of the TUS Clare IFC.
An Bord Pleanála delays on Newmarket-on-Fergus wastewater treatment plant ‘not acceptable’
*Photograph: John Mangan DELAYS from An Bord Pleanála in announcing the outcome of an appeal to the building of a wastewater treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus is “not acceptable”.