*Clare TD, Joe Cooney (FG). Photograph: Ruth Griffin. A PROPOSAL originally presented to the Oireachtas by Clare TD Joe Cooney (FG) to install modular wastewater systems in rural towns and villages has now been adopted by the Government.
*Gearoid Barry secured a draw for Ennistymon to send them into the semi-finals. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography ALL FOUR semi-final places in the Berwick Callinan Murphy Solicitors under 21 A football championship have been confirmed following the final round of games this weekend with both of last year’s finalists now out of the race.
Carmel Naughton, Paul Reidy principal of St Joseph’s Secondary School Spanish Point, Aaron Townsend, Minister Jack Chambers TD and Martin Naughton at the 2025 Naughton Foundation Scholarship awards held at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. Photograph: Kieran Harnett COORACLARE’s Aaron Townsend has been awarded with a Naughton Foundation Scholarship worth €25,000.
*Clondegad’s Seán McAllister. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. KILMURRY IBRICKANE, Cooraclare, Ennistymon and Clondegad kicked off their U21A football campaigns with impressive victories.
*Tom Curran will be part of the St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ACTION begins in the U21 A, B and C football championships this weekend with a total of twenty three teams chasing honours, all but one of which will see action in the opening round.
*Photograph: Ruth Griffin ÉIRE ÓG painted Ennis red when winning a first senior championship double in the county town since 1929.
*Cooraclare goalkeeper Harry O’Gorman. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GETTING TO experience an intermediate county final will stand to a youthful Cooraclare side, manager Martin Daly maintained.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. COROFIN will return to the top flight of the Clare football next season after winning the intermediate championship final against Cooraclare.
*Cooraclare manager, Martin Daly. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. MANAGING is “ten times more stressful” than playing according to one of Clare’s greatest forwards Martin Daly.
*Brian McNamara reacts to a breaking ball. Photograph: James Downes. COORACLARE want to be ready for senior football when they earn their promotion and Brian McNamara is hopeful that time will arrive this weekend.