Conlon named at centre-back for Clare’s league opener
*John Conlon. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare’s senior hurlers will be the county’s first side in competitive action this year when they make the trip to Antrim over the weekend.
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Discussion on levy for extraction of Lough Derg water to Dublin raises tempers among Clare councillors
Local councillors clashed over calls to set up a financial levy “if and when” water from Lough Derg is abstracted to Dublin.
Clare to face Waterford in Munster hurling quarter-final
*Shane Bennett and Jack Browne in action. Photograph: Martin Connolly Clare will renew acquaintances with Waterford’s senior hurlers in the Munster senior hurling championship.
‘Clare GAA are going backwards’ – Dalo calls for change on County Board
*Anthony Daly & Marty Morrissey on commentary duty in Cusack Park. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Two-time All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Daly has led the call for a major shake-up in the personnel sitting on the Clare County Board.
Feast on a high-cal diet with Callinan’s autobiography
*Johnny Callinan. Photograph: Joe Buckley Depending on your vintage, the release of John Callinan’s autobiography ‘To Play, To Live’ is either a welcome lockdown leap down memory lane to an era in which Clare were a match for anyone in the land or a timely introductory insight into one of the county’s greatest ever hurlers.
Surface dressing of ‘smooth roads in Clare painful to see’
A proposed spend of close to €130,000 on surface dressing by Clare County Council has been labelled “painful” by one elected member of the local authority.
Lohan ‘overwhelmed’ by Club Clare membership uptake
*Clare selector Ken Ralph and manager Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The backing of just shy of 1,000 membership subscriptions to Club Clare in its first week has been described as the ‘perfect boost’ for all the county’s hurling and camogie squads according to the senior managers in both codes.
Limerick’s All-Ireland success may encourage ‘urgent’ works at Clonlara footbridge
Limerick’s title as All-Ireland senior hurling champions may result in a more positive approach from Limerick City and County Council to upgrade a footbridge on the border, a Clare councillor has quipped.
Clonlara’s Niamh criticises Government over access to fertility treatments
*Niamh Cummins. Photograph: John Mangan For many women looking to conceive and start a family in their late thirties, fertility treatments are often the last line when faced with a ticking biological clock.
Friends & Supporters of Clare GAA distance themselves from letter sent to clubs
Clarification has been issued by the Friends and Supporters of Clare GAA that a letter sent to GAA clubs in the county had no connection to their group.
