Bricks come out best over Breckans with Dermot Coughlan to the fore for winners
*Dermot Coughlan stood out for the winners. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILMURRY IBRICKANE are among the opening round winners in the Clare senior football championship.
Doora/Barefield determined to bring right attitude to kick off championship
*St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s Tom McDonald. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO UNSUCCESSFUL outings in the Clare senior hurling championship has strengthened the determination within the ranks of St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield to kick their football campaign off on a winning note.
East Clare reps to meet senior Council management in battle for more staffing resources
*Cllr Tony O’Brien. ELECTED MEMBERS IN EAST Clare are to seek a meeting with Clare County Council’s HR department over ‘staffing deficits impacting on service delivery’.
Twelve teams vying for glory in Clare IFC profiled as race for success begins
*Clare goalkeeper Stephen Ryan will be lining out for Kilrush Shamrocks. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SUCH is the competitive nature of the Clare intermediate football championship that all clubs that have made the jump up in recent seasons have held their own in the top tier.
Éire Óg’s engine ready to hit full throttle in defence of championship title
*Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. HISTORY MAY beckon for Éire Óg but for now everyone involved with their senior footballs is paying little credence to the annals of time.
Griffin & Hartigan the young guns seeking Fianna Fáil backing in Shannon MD
*David Griffin. Photograph: Joe Buckley FIANNA FÁIL have been unable to secure a candidate in Shannon Town for the fourth local election in a row but they have been boosted by the nomination of two young candidates within the Shannon Municipal District.
St Breckan’s strive for consistency to avoid replicating championship pitfalls
*Denis O’Callaghan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill AN ELEMENT of continuity exists despite a change of management for St Breckan’s but they will hope that their status as contenders transpires to reality.
Shannon unit won’t come into use until 2024 for asylum seekers
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A UNIT in the Shannon Free Zone will not come into use for housing international protection applicants until 2024 if the building is still used, a Department spokesperson has told The Clare Echo.
Cyril Crowe trying to spread his political wings by bidding to secure Fine Gael nomination
*Cyril Crowe at Crowe’s Store in the Minister’s Cross. Photograph: Joe Buckley CYRIL CROWE is entering the political arena and is putting himself forward as a prospective Fine Gael candidate for next year’s local elections.
Ennistymon eager to move forward & build on progress of last season
*Ennistymon’s Liam Cotter. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNISTYMON built strong foundations with their journey to the county final last season but with the dawning of a new campaign they must now begin the process brick by brick of assembling their journey back there.
