Éire Óg not as bad as scoreline suggests – Daniels
*Éire Óg’s Darren O’Brien. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE ÓG are not as bad as the scoreline of the Munster semi-final suggests while the amount of games caught up with their footballers.
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Walsh & Keane selected on Golf Ireland’s high performance panels
*Jonathan Keane. Photograph: John Sheridan LAHINCH Golf Club members Aideen Walsh and Jonathan Keane have been selected on to Golf Ireland’s Women’s and Men’s High Performance panels for 2026.
Shane finding it ‘surreal’ to be preparing for Munster final with Éire Óg
*Éire Óg’s Shane O’Donnell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. GOING from winning a first Clare SHC title with Éire Óg to preparing for a Munster club final has been a “surreal” experience for Shane O’Donnell.
No new hospital for Ennis
*Packed corridors at UHL. NO NEW hospital will be built in Ennis and instead a new site in close proximity to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) will be constructed, as per new plans unveiled by the Minister for Health.
50 plus parking spaces to be provided over Christmas at old Boys NS site in Ennis
OVER 50 parking spaces are to be provided on a temporary basis at the Old Boys National School in Ennis for the Christmas shopping period.
60 seconds with Frank Holly
Ahead of the Clare Business Excellence Awards 2025, The Clare Echo spoke to Frank Holly, owner of Holly’s Haven Pharmacy.
Proposal for one-way system on Mill Rd scrapped & Gort Rd roundabout alterations removed from Ennis transport plan
*The proposal to make the Mill Rd has been scrapped. PLANS to introduce a one-way traffic system to the Mill Road and to alter the Gort Rd roundabout by Ennis Hospital, McDonald’s and Lynch’s Centra have been scrapped.
Spike in motorway crashes in Clare prompts TII review
*The M18. 25 road collisions have occurred on the M18 and N18 over the past two months.
Brilliant Barrs eliminate Éire Óg footballers to end Munster double dream
*A disappointed Mark McInerney at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ÉIRE Óg’s dreams of contesting the Munster senior club football final is over and with it the chance of a rare provincial double.
Tánaiste says another hospital is needed in Mid-West & that Ennis has been ‘under-utilised’
*Tánaiste Simon Harris is welcomed to Kilkishen by Clare TD, Joe Cooney (FG) along with Cllr Pat Burke (FG) and Cllr Conor Ryan (FG). Photograph: Kevin Donovan. TÁNAISTE, Simon Harris (FG) has said an additional hospital facility is needed in the Mid-West region, weeks before the Health Minister is to issue recommendations on actions to …