Renewed hunger makes Éire Óg a very dangerous beast
*Éire Óg’s Ronan Lanigan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill REMARKABLY Éire Óg last lost a game in the Clare SFC in 2021 but they are not the holders of the Jack Daly.
Edna O’Brien to be buried on Holy Island
*A mural of Edna O’Brien at Wood Quay in Ennis. Photograph: John Mangan EDNA O’Brien’s funeral is to take place in her native Co Clare in the coming weeks.
Viking Age comes to Craggaunowen
*Photograph: Eamon Ward CRAGGAUNOWEN will be transformed into a Viking village this August Bank Holiday weekend.
Kilmurry Ibrickane to deliver on expectation
*Kilmurry Ibrickane captain, Dermot Coughlan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill EXPECTATION is always high in Kilmurry Ibrickane and after a quarter-final exit last season, the Bricks are in place to rectify this.
Planning permission approved for Ennistymon public realm works but concerns flagged on parking scarcity & ‘choked town’
*Ennistymon. 45 new car parking spaces are to be delivered in Ennistymon by the end of 2025 but concerns that traffic will be “choked” in the North Clare town prior to then have been voiced.
TK’s moment of magic was champagne hurling
*Tony Kelly on his way to scoring Clare’s third goal. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TONY KELLY produced a moment of magic in Sunday’s All-Ireland final when scoring a goal for the ages.
Miltown look to hit the high notes
*Eoin O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ‘LOVELY OLD MILTOWN’ is the ballad and while St Joseph’s Miltown have age on their side, that brings with it experience and for their cause a winning know-how.
Water quality on the agenda in East Clare
EAST CLARE residents are being invited to share their views on the health of local rivers.
Bunratty to get top billing on TV screens in Australia
A jaunting car takes visitors on a trip through Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. Photo Paul Corey MORE than 300,000 television viewers across Australia will be introduced to Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this autumn.
‘Our hearts have swelled in Clare’ with success of county’s hurlers
*Clare players celebrate at the homecoming at the Fair Green. Photograph: Tom Micks HEARTS have swelled in Co Clare following the success of the county’s hurlers in winning the All-Ireland senior championship for the fifth time.