Hat-trick for Gavin’s Ballyea buck
ONE of the main events at Limerick Track last Saturday night were the semi-finals of the Wheeler Auctioneers A2 525 Stake.
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82 year old man died from hypothermia after outside fall in Cree
*Bernard Kennedy died in November 2023. AN 82-year old man died of hypothermia when unable to get up from a fall outside his remote West Clare home on a Winter’s night after his 78 year old wife collapsed unconscious while trying to ring for help, an inquest has heard.
Trap to line success for Snuggie Bobby
THERE were ten races on offer at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on Saturday night last and the highlight was a trap-to-line performance from Snuggie Bobby in the Con Murphy Bookmakers AAO/AO 525.
Wins for Tulla & Cree in McKenna semi-finals
Friday night’s Galway card featured the semi-finals of the Paul McKenna Memorial A5 525 yards stake which commemorates one of the great gentlemen of the game who raced his dogs at the track for many years and who won most of the leading competitions at the track throughout this career.
Cooraclare ‘taking forward steps’ in attempts to get back to top tier
*Brian McNamara prepares to back heel the ball to the net despite being surrounded by a sea of Kilrush bodies. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. “SILLY MISTAKES” by Cooraclare were punished by Kilrush Shamrocks to see them eliminated from the Clare IFC but the Milesians can be optimistic for the future.
Tulla’s Kitty kicks off new series of Clare Oral History Podcast
Kitty Leyden. Photograph: Anthony O’Connor. TULLA woman, Kitty Leyden features as the first guest in a new series of the Clare Oral History Podcast which will be released this Friday.
Burst watermain in Kilrush leads to West Clare water outage
A BURST watermain in Kilrush has impacted water supply for thousands of households and businesses in West Clare.
Five goals help Kilrush come out on top against Cooraclare to make intermediate semi-finals
*Ross Phelan celebrates scoring a goal for Kilrush Shamrocks. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill KILRUSH SHAMROKS struck for five goals to overcome Cooraclare in a keenly contested clash to advance to the final four of the TUS Clare IFC.
Way clear for Construction Mans final
FRIDAY’s card at Galway featured the two semi-finals of The Construction Mans A3 525 Yards Stake sponsored by Noel Gavin and Finbar Ryan of O’Sullivan & Hansberry Main Citroen Dealers Kilrush Road Ennis.
Intermediate championship heats up with seven quarter-final places filled
*Cillian Gavin claims the ball in the air for Clondegad. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN of the eight quarter final places in the TUS Clare intermediate football championship have been filled with the remaining spot resting between O’Currys and Coolmeen who will meet on September 14/15.