*Darragh McAllister is one of the four candidates. FOUR FIANNA FÁIL CANDIDATES have been shortlisted for convention to determine who will be co-opted to Clare County Council to fill the vacancy left by Mark Nestor.
*Clooney/Quin’s Eoghan O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUARTER-FINAL pairings have been made for the U21A, B and C hurling championships.
*Clarecastle’s James Doherty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The last two quarter final places in this season’s under 21 A hurling championship were filled this Saturday afternoon with Inagh/Kilnamona and Clarecastle coming through to join Corofin/Ruan, Scariff-Ogonnelloe, Clooney-Quin, St. Josephs, Clonlara, and Sixmilebridge.
SWIFT ALTERATIONS by the local authority along the River Fergus Greenway have been commended.
*Killian O’Connor (right) was in flying form for Corofin/Ruan. Photograph: Chris Copley THE RACE for the under 21 A hurling championship got underway on Saturday when three games were played.
*Patrick Crotty will be a key part of the Scariff/Ogonnelloe attack. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Twenty six teams will set out this weekend in search of under 21 hurling championship honours.
*An artist’s sketch of the Supermac’s Plaza in Clare. A SUPERMAC’S PLAZA on the outskirts of Ennis has been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála.
*Clare GAA’s HQ in Clareabbey. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Clare County Council has rebuffed a bid by Clare GAA to have “a large area of land” at Clarecastle near Ennis rezoned for housing.
*Mark Rodgers will be one of the top players in action in the U21 championship. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE’S famed knockout U21 championship is no more with County Board officers opting to introduce a ‘second chance’ format for 2022.
*Safe Routes to Schools are among the eligible criteria for Active Travel funding. €4.5M OF A €5.9M of an allocation for Active Travel will be spent in Clare by the end of this year, local authority officials have insisted.