Duddy joins Galway U20 management & Lynch departs
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SHANNON teacher Padraic Duddy has joined the management of the Galway U20 hurling team while Clooney/Quin’s Fergal Lynch will not be involved with the side next year.
East Clare reps ‘far from happy’ as meeting with Council’s HR department on resources is rebuffed
*Photograph: Eamon Ward ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES in East Clare have criticised senior management of Clare County Council for rejecting their request to hold a meeting with the HR department of the local authority.
Newmarket Celtic & Kilrush Rangers progress in Munster Junior Cup
*Harvey Cullinan puts the ball in the back of the net for Newmarket Celtic. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC and Kilrush Rangers advanced to the second round of the Munster Junior Cup while Avenue Utd recorded a thumping 14-0 win at the expense of Coole FC.
‘To say we’ve been left on the hind tit is a fact’ – North Clare reps fume over six month wait to fill senior post
*Photograph: John Mangan FRUSTRATION IS close to boiling point for North Clare councillors over the six month wait to fill the post of senior executive officer for the local authority in Ennistymon.
O’Callaghan return poses headache for Breckan’s management
*Tristan O’Callaghan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ST BRECKAN’S have received a boost ahead of their first Clare SFC final appearance since 1996 with the return of ex Clare goalkeeper Tristan O’Callaghan.
Sammon appointed Roscommon manager
*Kevin Sammon. CLARE’S connections with Roscommon hurling have been re-established following the appointment of Bodyke native Kevin Sammon as the Rossies’ new manager.
Need for policing to protect East Clare’s tourism reputation flagged
*Killaloe. ATTEMPTS to increase the amount of Gardaí patrolling busy tourist spots in East Clare will be examined.
Kilkee’s Marina Keane appointed partner of MHP Sellors
Marina Keane, Caroline Meaney and Stephen Keogh. KILKEE’s Marina Keane has been appointed as a new partner to MHP Sellors.
Second ‘big dig’ in Ennis with works to commence in Harvey’s Quay
*Harvey’s Quay. A SECOND ‘big dig’ is to commence in the county town as part of excavation works for the Ennis 2040 strategy.
‘Clare should not be waiting on pilot in another county’ – wait for pyrite scheme for social houses criticised
*Seamus & Mary Hanley show the extent of the pyrite damage to their home. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE should not be waiting on a pilot scheme to be completed in another county before its social housing stock has access to a defective concrete block scheme, a Shannon representative has said.