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.
Newmarket Celtic crowned FAI Junior Cup champions in their greatest day
*Eoin Hayes raises the FAI Junior Cup aloft. NEWMARKET CELTIC have created history, becoming the first Clare club to ever win the FAI Junior Cup.
Hayes takes to the road for readings & discussions
*Dermot Hayes, AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST Dermot Hayes is taking to the road for a series of readings and discussion from his no-holds-barred memoir at venues across the county throughout the month of May.
Long-finger approach to offshore renewable energy off West Clare ‘baffling’
*Minister Eamon Ryan in Clare last November. PACE at which offshore renewable energy is developing in Clare has been labelled as “baffling” by Ennis Chamber.
Newmarket Celtic vs Michaels is also the battle of the communication gurus
*Young Newmarket Celtic supporters. Photograph: Joe Buckley IT’S NEWMARKET CELTIC vs St Michael’s AFC, Clare versus Tipperary or another way of putting it Ryan Corry versus Jackie Cahill.
Fluid Newmarket Celtic management hope to stay on winning formula
Paddy Purcell, Owen McCarthy, Eoin O’Brien and Stephen Austin. Photograph: Joe Buckley THEY SOLDIERED alongside each other on the field for seven years, they are in constant communication and their ability to finish each other’s sentences could see Paddy Purcell and Eoin O’Brien labelled as the unofficial married couple of Newmarket Celtic.
Odd socks cycle to raise vital funds for Down Syndrome Clare
*Martin Sheppard and Peter Duggan. Photograph: Joe Buckley CYCLISTS will take to the road this Sunday to raise much needed funds for Down Syndrome Ireland’s Clare branch.
Bustling Bank Holiday for Shannon Airport with forecast for 45k passengers
SHANNON AIRPORT expects to have 45,000 passengers across the May Bank Holiday weekend.