*Mark McInerney lines up a shot. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE holding their place in the race to win the Sam Maguire is “massive”, corner forward Mark McInerney has said.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis QUESTIONS around the impact on a tiny 2mm protected snail, the Vertigo Angustior is stalling plans by Donald Trump’s Doonbeg resort in West Clare for new pickle ball courts and other resort improvements.
*Joey Rouine charges out of defence for Ennistymon. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography AFTER three rounds in the FutureTicketing Cusack Cup, Ennistymon and St Joseph’s Miltown remain unbeaten.
*An artist’s impression of the playground in Doonbeg. EFFORTS to develop a state of the art playground in Doonbeg will see a Volkswagen Tiguan raffled off in a draw to take place next month in West Clare.
*Ennistymon’s Tiernan Hogan. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill REIGNING CUSACK Cup champions Ennistymon have moved to the top of the table after recording a second win.
*Peter O’Connell, Madeline Taylor-Quinn, Patrick Keane and Páraic McMahon. EIGHT CANDIDATES have declared for the elections in the Kilrush local electoral area, they along with the key issues for voters in West Clare are the focus for the second episode of our political podcast.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. DONALD TRUMP’s Doonbeg hotel is set to host a special meeting of Clare County Council in the next two months in what has been described as a show of solidarity with the plans of the former US President and his family to further develop their West Clare hotel.
*Seanie Malone scored a penalty for St Joseph’s Miltown. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill The race for the Cusack and Garry Cups got underway at the weekend when there were wins for Lissycasey, Ennistymon, St Joseph’s Miltown, Clondegad, Doonbeg, Cooraclare and Éire Óg.
*The Auburn Lodge is among the hotels full to capacity with refugees. FÁILTE IRELAND’s accommodation audit for Co Clare has highlighted “a real problem area” in the scarcity of options for visitors to the county.
ADDITIONAL MONIES need to be sourced from Government to improve the road infrastructure of West Clare.