*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. INVESTMENT will be needed in West Clare to give the country a strong international impression when The Irish Open takes place in Doonbeg next September, the Minister for Sport has said.
*Brian Shanahan. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography SEVEN-TIME Clare SFC winner Brian Shanahan will return for a second season as manager of the Doonbeg senior footballers. BRIAN SHANAHAN will return for a second season as manager of the Doonbeg senior footballers.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. PLANS to construct a new permanent ballroom at the Trump owned resort in Doonbeg will have no impact on the tiny protected 2mm snail, the Vertigo Angustior.
*Morgan Garry has linked up with the Clare squad after representing New York. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE senior football manager, Paul Madden has drafted the largest ever panel with over fifty footballers vying to keep their place on the county squad.
*Ciaran Downes. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEVEN members of the 2025 Clare senior football panel have opted out of representing the county next season.
*Corofin village. OBSTACLES delaying the installation of electric vehicle charging points “in the middle of a climate crisis” has been slammed by councillors in North Clare.
*Éire Óg’s Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A PERSONAL best of 0-16 in one game from Mark McInerney has Éire Óg preparing for a fourth Munster SFC club semi-final in five years.
*Trump Doonbeg. Photograph: Arthur Ellis. OFFICIALS from Clare County Council are due to meet with staff from the Department of Transport as they put forward the case for improving the infrastructure of West Clare in advance of the Irish Open and Walker Cup.
*Caragh, James, Mary ‘Baby’, Andrew, Cathal and Áine Killeen. A DAIRY farming family from Doonbeg have been lauded for their high standards to scoop a national award.
*Alan Cunningham. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. CLARE COACHES have returned to the roles with the Limerick senior hurlers and footballers for 2026.