**Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) walks towards Gardaí in Sixmilebridge. Photograph: John Mangan ILLEGAL ENCAMPMENTS and speeding are two of the biggest issues facing the Superintendent now responsible for East Clare, according to the county’s first citizen.
*Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne (IND). Photograph: John Mangan CLARE TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND) has criticised a Junior Minister in the Dáil for the ‘O’Donnell Directive’ which has seen sweeping changes made to the Clare County Development Plan.
*Podge Collins landed the winning penalty for Cratloe. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CRATLOE HAVE ENDED Éire Óg’s reign as Clare SFC champions, winning on a penalty shootout.
Corofin’s Luke Neylon, Cillian McGoary and Marc O’Loughlin. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography COROFIN have consolidated their senior status and ended Clondegad’s twelve year stint as a top tier club.
*Ray Fean. Photograph: Joe Buckley SHANNON had a night to remember while honouring three musicians for Culture Night.
*The pedestrian crossing in Spanish Point was one of the final Active Travel projects in Clare. ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES in West and North Clare have slammed the manner in which Active Travel has been pulled from rural areas as “utterly discriminatory”.
*Gavin Murray holds off James Curran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ÉIRE ÓG will bid to reach a third Clare SFC final in as many years when they face off with Cratloe in Sunday’s semi-final.
HUNDREDS OF mourners travelled to Kilnamona on Friday packing St Joseph’s Church and filling the streets for the funeral of fourteen year old Sarah Mescall.
*Alan Sweeney. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ST BRECKAN’S have advanced to the Clare SFC final for the third time in their history after overcoming St Joseph’s Miltown following extra time.
AN ACADEMIC residing in Quin has been announced as the new Chairperson of the Inclusive National Higher Education Forum (INHEF).
