Teams profiled as race begins for Clare intermediate football championship
*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.
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Visitors not aware of local salutes on tight West Clare road where cow poo has damaged surface
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.
‘Steady decline’ in priests prompts appointment of lay people in Killaloe Diocese
ADDITION OF LAY PEOPLE to the Ministry of Pastoral Care and Ministry of Catechist are among the Killaloe Diocesan appointments announced by the Bishop.
‘Offshore wind energy is Clare’s biggest economic prospect’ – billions on offer per annum
POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT of offshore energy in West Clare is the biggest economic prospect for the county.
Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience back in action following €1.2m investment
*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 through to Cusack Cup final & Doora/Barefield progress to Garry Cup semi-final
*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.
Clare winners in Colin Barry memorial stake
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.
Amalgamation withdraw from Clare SFC
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.
‘We’re already on the backfoot’ – calls to develop harbours to maximise offshore investment in Clare
CO CLARE is on the backfoot for development of offshore wind energy projects, elected representatives have claimed.
Troy family give back to Regina House & Milford Care Centre in Michael’s memory
*James, Geraldine & Derek Troy outside Regina House. HAVING RAISED OVER €12,000 for Regina House and Milford Care Centre with a fundraiser, a South-West Clare family are considering making the ‘Pier to Pier’ an annual event.