Epic finish from Clare’s footballers sees them overcome Cork in Munster quarter-final
*Keelan Sexton and Eoin Cleary celebrate. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE defeated Cork in the Munster SFC for the first time since 1997.
Fresh calls for installation of solar bins in Shannon
RENEWED CALLS FOR the installation of solar bins in Shannon have been made.
Record equalling Clona Duke lights up second round Kirby Stake
SECOND ROUND heats of the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial took centre stage at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night last and it was a night to remember as Clona Duke equalled the track record, as well as making history in recording the quickest time ever in the Kirby Classic.
Cleary confident Clare will perform with backs to the wall for Cork clash
*Eoin Cleary. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE WILL EMBRACE the extra pressure that comes with Sunday’s Munster senior football quarter-final, captain Eoin Cleary has said.
Carey appointed Oireachtas Chair on Transport & Communications committee
*Joe Carey (FG). Photograph: Chris Copley CLARE TD, Joe Carey (FG) has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications.
Murt Moloney’s centenary anniversary to be marked in Inagh
MURT MOLONEY’s centenary anniversary will be marked on Easter Sunday.
‘Complete jigsaw’ over infill sites posing risk to future housing plans
*Cllr PJ Kelly led the debate at a sitting of Clare County Council. ASPECTS OF PLANNING legislation are creating a “complete jigsaw” to efforts to try secure permission to build a home, an elected representative has stated.
Ennis Hospital’s MAU to remain open seven days a week as UL Group receive €5.2m funding package
OPERATIONAL HOURS of Ennis Hospital’s medical assessment unit (MAU) will remain extended into the future following the confirmation of a multi-million euro funding package for UL Hospitals Group.
‘A folk hero in North Clare who worked tirelessly for the common man’ – tributes paid to late Martin Lafferty
FORMER COUNTY COUNCILLOR, Martin Lafferty has been remembered as an individual who put humanity, empathy and what he believed in at the centre of his life.
‘We don’t care where it’s on, we’re delighted to be there’ – Purcell primed for shot at FAI glory
*Newmarket Celtic’s Darragh Leahy, Paddy Purcell and Ethan Fitzgerald. Photograph: Joe Buckley NEWMARKET CELTIC boss, Paddy Purcell was understandably “over the moon” as the club reached the FAI Junior Cup final for the first time.