Male pedestrian (30s) dies in collision with car in Cratloe
A MAN in his thirties died in Cratloe in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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The Electoral Chair: Shannon Municipal District election debate
*Candidates in the Shannon MD with The Clare Echo’s Páraic McMahon. SHANNON MUNICIPAL DISTRICT will see new faces form part of its makeup following the local elections and the campaign to fill the seven seats in this part of the county has well and truly taken flight.
Clooney/Quin become first team to take a point off Inagh/Kilnamona & Mills beat Bridge
*David Considine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Inagh/Kilnamona remain the only unbeaten team in Division 1A of the FutureTicketing Clare Cup but they dropped their first point of the campaign on Saturday when they were held to a draw by Clooney/Quin.
Clubs question allocation of tickets in Cusack Park for championship games
*Shane O’Donnell in action for Clare. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill IN UNDER an hour, the agenda of the May meeting of Clare GAA was completed.
80 year old former Scout Leader jailed for 16 months for molesting five boys
*Jim Harmon. A JUDGE has jailed an 80-year old former Scout Leader to six years and eight months in prison for molesting five young boys, all scouts in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Inamona & Clarecastle keep unbeaten runs after five rounds of Clare Cup
*Tensions simmer over during the meeting of Clarecastle and Tubber. Photograph: Chris Copley INAGH/KILNAMONA and Clarecastle are still unbeaten following the fifth round in Division 1A and 1B of the FutureTicketing Clare Cup.
Punch joins Independent Ireland in European election campaign
CRATLOE’s Eddie Punch (II) who had previously declared as an Independent candidate for the European elections in Ireland South will now fly under the banner of Independent Ireland.
‘Crucial’ for Clare to respond to Limerick loss by beating Cork – Lohan
*Clare senior hurling manager, Brian Lohan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill BRIAN Lohan has said it was “crucial” for Clare’s senior hurlers to respond with a win over Cork following their three point loss to Limerick.
24 hour bus servicing Shannon Airport part of plans to improve 343 route
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A NEW 24 hour bus to serve Shannon Airport is included in planned enhancements to the 343 bus service.
The Electoral Chair: A new poll-topper will land in the Shannon Municipal District
*Páraic McMahon, Tony McMahon, Geraldine Lambert and Joe Melody at The Shannon Springs Hotel. THERE will be a new poll-topper in the Shannon Municipal District for the first time since 2009.