Beginning of Banner Celtic? Cllrs pass motion to set up League of Ireland team in Clare
*Photograph: John Mangan A MOTION calling for the creation of a League of Ireland team in Clare has been passed by Clare County Council.
Do not swim ban lifted in Lahinch & advisory removed from White Strand Miltown
LAHINCH’s bathing prohibition and the advisory notice not to swim at White Strand, Miltown Malbay have been lifted.
Whitegate teen Sarah appointed to Youth Board of sustainable food hub
*Sarah Treacy. WHITEGATE teenager Sarah Treacy has joined the Youth Board of educational charitable trust, Airfield Estate.
‘They are atrocious & a law onto themselves’ – councillors slam Uisce Éireann over West Clare outages
UISCE ÉIREANN have been labelled as “a law onto themselves” with the ongoing failure to provide safe drinking water in West Clare slammed by elected representatives.
Advisory not to swim in White Strand Doonbeg lifted
AN ADVISORY not to swim in White Strand Doonbeg has been lifted.
Kilmurry Ibrickane claim derby bragging rights with impressive display against Miltown
*Seanie Malone and Shane Hickey square off. Photograph: James Downes KILMURRY IBRICKANE took the spoils in the West Clare derby against St Joseph’s Miltown to begin their Clare SFC campaign with a win.
Omitting Ennistymon as a stop on pilot shuttle bus ‘an own goal’
*Photograph: Eamon Ward ENNISTYMON has been left off the map by its omission as a stop for the Burren and Cliffs Explorer shuttle bus with the creation of “an outer bypass in Inagh” slammed by locals.
Lissycasey overcome Kilmihil at their leisure
*Sean Crowley in action with Lissycasey’s Michael Kelly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. LISSYCASEY join Ennistymon at the top of Group 2 in the Clare SFC after as expected they brushed off the challenge of Kilmihil.
‘Cork are favourites but it could go either way’ – Lohan says All-Ireland final is too tight to call
*Tipperary manager Liam Cahill with Clare manager Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. REIGNING All-Ireland winning manager Brian Lohan says Sunday’s final between the “traditional superpowers” Cork and Tipperary is too hard to call.
St Breckans braced for tough encounters in Group 3
*Colm O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IT’s only two years since St Breckans contested the county final but their standing as championship contenders is not as strong as recent years.