Last eight awaits for cool Cratloe
Cratloe welcomingly cemented a senior hurling quarter-final spot with a game to spare after maintaining their composure to hold off a relentless Broadford in Shannon on Saturday afternoon.
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Tulla, Kilmaley and Clooney-Quin return to the winner’s enclosure
*Tulla’s U15B Shield winners. Tulla produced an emphatic final display to cement the last Under 15 silverware of the season when overcoming Broadford by 2-25 to 2-09 on their way to the Under 15B Hurling Shield on Tuesday evening.
‘A legend among us’ – hundreds gather for funeral of Niall O’Brien
Hundreds of mourners gathered in silence on Monday for the funeral of Broadford hurler Niall O’Brien hearing powerful tributes for the popular Limerick native.
Recent housing development heighten safety concerns in Castlecrine
A footpath extension with lighting in Sixmilebridge has been requested to make the area safer following recent housing developments.
Broadford’s long wait for sewerage scheme almost over
A fifty year wait for a sewerage scheme in Broadford is to end this October with the infrastructure to be approved in the coming months.
Irish male arrested as Greek police investigate O’Brien’s death
Police in Greece have arrested a twenty year old man in connection with the death of Niall O’Brien who maintains strong family connections to Broadford.
Tragedy as youngster with strong links to Broadford dies in Greece
*Niall O’Brien. Photograph: Martin Cooper A twenty year old with strong links to Broadford has died tragically in Greece.
National Development Plan review can help solve Broadford’s water woes
A dedicated funding mechanism needs to be put in place to ensure villages in Clare have adequate, up-to-date sewerage systems, one of the county’s Oireachtas members have said.
Broadford’s bid to return to quarter-finals will be no easy task
*Stiofan McMahon will be a chief scoring threat for Broadford. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill In their first season back in the senior ranks, Broadford advanced to a quarter-final stage, paired off with Ballyea, Cratloe and Crusheen the task of returning to the knockout stages is made more difficult this time round.
PREVIEW: Early signs will be telling in Clare SHC
*Tony Kelly and Ballyea are viewed as the main side capable of stopping Sixmilebridge’s three in a row bid. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill At long last, it’s the return of the Clare SHC and Eoin Brennan previews the hotly anticipated action.
