LONG-STANDING ISSUES of personal assistant legislation that have been promised in the Dáil but not delivered were among the criticisms at a rally held by the Clare Leader Forum last week.
*Clare goalkeeper, Stephen Ryan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN CLARE’S two championship games of this year, Stephen Ryan has managed to keep a clean sheet but he’s well aware Sunday’s Munster final will be his stiffest test to date.
*Michael Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S MINOR hurlers will be heading to Semple Stadium for the Munster hurling final on Tuesday.
*John Conlon catches the sliotar as it breaks from David McInerney and Gearoid Hegarty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill RTÉ have come under fire for failing to show the Munster hurling epic between Clare and Limerick over the weekend.
*Abbey Street car park. POLITICIANS WHO FAILED to attend a public meeting over plans to redevelop Abbey Street car park as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy, have come under fire.
*Jamie Malone continues at centre back. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S senior football side to take on Kerry in the Munster Final shows one change from the team which defeated Limerick.
*Clare’s Keelan Sexton. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ON MULTIPLE SPORTING FRONTS, Keelan Sexton has achieved a lot but Sunday will be his first time lining out in the Clare colours in a Munster final.
*Manus Doherty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill DEFENDERS CILLIAN BRENNAN and Manus Doherty are expected to be passed fit to line out for Clare’s senior footballers in Sunday’s Munster football final.
*Paddy Purcell and Stephen Kelly celebrate. Photograph: Joe Buckley COMETH THE HOUR, cometh the man or so said Stephen Kelly as he stepped up with the winning penalty to see Newmarket Celtic crowned FAI Junior Cup champions for the first time in their history.
*Photograph: John Mangan PLANS TO DEMOLISH the Francis Street cottages as part of the Ennis 2040 Strategy have been paused while a public meeting will be held in Ennis tonight (Thursday) to discuss aspects of the strategy.
