*Cooraclare defeated Clarecastle following a dour struggle. Three teams being listed for intermediate football championship honours this season remain unbeaten but they had to battle hard in this weekend’s round two games.
*Joe Dowling was among the goalscorers for Ennistymon. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill They’re off in the race for Clare IFC honours and round one brought with it no surprises involving the main contenders but the win for Ennistymon’s second string over Kilfenora was among the main talking points.
*Cooraclare’s Micheál Garry. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ACTION KICKS off in the Clare intermediate football championship where twelve teams will be vying for honours.
LOCAL SALUTES are in operation for motorists to navigate their way through Ross Bay but this understanding is lost on visitors resulting in “a massive problem,” a West Clare representative has flagged.
ADDITION OF LAY PEOPLE to the Ministry of Pastoral Care and Ministry of Catechist are among the Killaloe Diocesan appointments announced by the Bishop.
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT of offshore energy in West Clare is the biggest economic prospect for the county.
*Pictured at the official opening of Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience in Kilbaha South were (l-r): Kitty Garvey, whose late husband Brendan was the Loop Head’s final lightkeeper before the lighthouse was automated by the Commissioner of Irish Lights (CIL) in 1991; Cllr Tony O’Brien, Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council; Leonard Cleary, Director of Rural Development, …
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*Kildysart’s Stephen Sheehan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Kildysart will face St Breckan’s in the Cusack Cup final while St Josephs Doora/Barefield booked their place in the semi-finals of the Garry Cup.
Three opening round heats of the Colin Barry Memorial Novice 350 Yards Stake at the Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night last generously sponsored by NC Paints and Moroneys Bar Ennis was one of the main attractions of last weekend’s greyhound racing.
The number of teams taking part in this season’s Clare senior football championship is back to twelve after Western Gaels decided this week not to participate in the competition.
