Connection charge stopping communities from installing water stations
*Photograph: Eamon Ward A CLARE SENATOR is among those calling for the abolition of public water charges to enable access for all to free water drinking points.
Council give green light to €25m community hospital on St Flannan’s College green space
*An aerial view of St Flannan’s College. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL has given the green light to contentious HSE plans for a new €25m community hospital on green space at St Flannan’s College in Ennis.
Reaching holy grail everything David McCarthy & Newmarket Celtic could dream of
*David McCarthy and his brother Martin with the FAI Junior Cup. Photograph: Joe Buckley TO REACH THE holy grail of junior soccer and win the FAI Junior Cup represented the stuff of dreams for David McCarthy and Newmarket Celtic.
Clare Cup semi-final pairings confirmed
*Avenue Utd are favourites to retain their title as Clare Cup champions. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWNS in the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup are to take place next weekend.
Addition of new tourism sites stresses need to better leverage county’s offering
*Pat Dowling & Cllr Cillian Murphy, the Kilkee councillor said the Council is now one of the biggest international tourism operators. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL is now one of the biggest international tourism operators and must flex its muscles to compete with leading Irish destinations such as Killarney, Galway and Dublin.
Cusack celebrates reaching ‘the pinnacle’ with Newmarket Celtic
*Shane Cusack is congratulated by Alan Reidy and Flan Sheedy. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLAIMING THE FAI Junior Cup “is the pinnacle” for Newmarket Celtic, goalkeeper Shane Cusack has said.
League glory for Inch & Fair Green Celtic
INCH CRUSADERS and Fairgreen Celtic are celebrating league success.
Sudden death of John Walsh leaves ‘dark cloud’ over Sixmilebridge
SIXMILEBRIDGE is covered in “a dark cloud” after one resident died while attending the Munster senior hurling championship clash between Clare and Limerick on Saturday evening.
Burren Wellness Month bids to improve health & experience stunning landscape
A MONTH-LONG schedule of wellness events will be held in the Burren next month.
Producer turned author Gaye Maguire hopeful of setting novel in Clare following release of first crime thriller
A FORMER RTÉ senior promotions producer with strong ties to Kilkee has released her first crime thriller.