Football semi-final draw throws up repeat county final pairings
*David McNamara is tackled by Joey Rouine. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO REPEAT county finals are on the horizon for the semi-finals of the TUS Clare senior football championship.
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Naomh Eoin navigate their way to successive intermediate semi-finals for the first time
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill NAOMH EOIN qualified for successive semi-final appearances in the Clare IFC for the first time after edging out the Banner.
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.
‘I wouldn’t put a tricycle out on it’ – West Clare reps share sympathy with cyclists on condition of parts of EuroVelo route
*Loop Head. PART of a European cycling route in West Clare is not fit for a tricycle never mind a bike, a county councillor has quipped.
20 Clare projects to share €1.7m from Community Recognition Fund
*Lahinch playground. TWENTY community projects in Clare will share in the €1.7m worth of funding announced in the Community Recognition Fund.
Clare IFC: Tones & Kilrush win as expected, Naomh Eoin stun Clondegad, Cooraclare & Coolmeen prevail while Gaels draw with Ennistymon
*Dean Devanney. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography IT has long been claimed that the intermediate football championship in Clare is one of the most difficult to win.
Opportunity beckons as race for promotion begins in Clare IFC – teams profiled
*Darragh Bolton of Kilrush gets away from Wolfe Tones’ Dean Devanney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill FRIDAY evening will see the first ball kicked in the TUS Clare intermediate football championship as the door to secure promotion to the top tier swings ajar.
‘We’ve been called environmental bandits’ – balance needed between protecting biodiversity & cutting of hedges and grass
*Hedge cutting. A “BALANCING ACT” needs to be found in protecting biodiversity while managing hedge and grass cutting in West Clare.
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.
New facilities get go-ahead for Loop Head Lighthouse
PLANNING APPROVAL has been granted to Clare County Council by An Bord Pleanála for the development of new visitor experience facilities at Loop Head Lighthouse Visitor Experience.