Doughiska Stakepark shortlisted for construction award
NEWLY UPGRADED Doughiska Skatepark has been shortlisted for an Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Award in the Leisure or Tourism category.
Home fortresses & fitness a big focus for Foudy & Clare in camogie league
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin HOME VENUES have been made “a fortress” by Clare’s senior camogie side who line out in their final group game of the National Camogie League this Saturday.
GALLERY: ‘Pipe down Dublin’ the message from Killaloe parade over water piping plans
*Photograph: Robert Fairfield / Buffalo Studios Ireland PLANS TO pipe water from Clare and Tipperary to Dublin provided plenty of inspiration for floats in the Killaloe/Ballina St Patrick’s Day parade.
Clare hurlers jet off on warm-weather training camp
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE’s senior hurlers have jetted off to Portugal for a warm-weather training camp.
Health Minister accepts invitation to visit Clare
Minister Carroll MacNeill is pictured here with John Moran, Mayor of Limerick, and Bernard Gloster CEO HSE. Photograph: Don Moloney MINISTER FOR Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG) has agreed to meet a Clare-based health campaign group following the decision not to build a new hospital in the county.
GALLERY: Old and new unite in Gort for St Patrick’s Day parade
OLD AND NEW was the theme of the St Patrick’s Day parade in Gort but as ever there was an abundance of colour for the occasion.
First half scoring flurry gave Clare U20s momentum to take down Tipp
*Diarmuid Boyle and Daire Culligan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ABILITY TO win primary possession was the cornerstone to Clare starting off their Munster U20 football championship with a win.
GALLERY: Wicked celebrations in Ennis for St Patrick’s Day parade
*Mick O’Dea with his family at the Ennis St Patrick’s Day parade. Photograph: John O’Neill. ‘WICKED for Good’ was the theme of the St Patrick’s Day parade in Ennis where award-winning artist Mick O’Dea was the Grand Marshal.
Hayes included in Munster Regions Cup squad
*Eoin Hayes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS’ Eoin Hayes has been included in the Munster Regions squad for the FAI amateur inter-provincial tournament.
Mid-West Hospital campaign initiate judicial review over plans for Raheen hospital
*Marie McMahon. Photograph: Martin Molloy A LOCAL health group is to initiate a judicial review into the Government’s decision to reconfigure hospital services in the Mid-West.