Increasing extra-curricular costs prompt Rice College to hit the fairways
Photograph: Joe Buckley INCREASING COSTS ASSOCIATED with extra curricular activities is the motivation for a golf classic for one Ennis secondary school.
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O’Neill hoping to shake off injuries ahead of ‘massive four games’ for footballers
*Darren O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill QUALIFYING FOR THE MUNSTER FINAL AND ALL-IRELAND series guarantees Clare’s footballers “four massive games”, midfielder Darren O’Neill has said.
Council give green light to €25m community hospital on St Flannan’s College green space
*An aerial view of St Flannan’s College. CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL has given the green light to contentious HSE plans for a new €25m community hospital on green space at St Flannan’s College in Ennis.
Reaching holy grail everything David McCarthy & Newmarket Celtic could dream of
*David McCarthy and his brother Martin with the FAI Junior Cup. Photograph: Joe Buckley TO REACH THE holy grail of junior soccer and win the FAI Junior Cup represented the stuff of dreams for David McCarthy and Newmarket Celtic.
‘To get a cancer diagnosis at 39 was so bizarre, an awful shock to me’
*Lorraine White. CANCER SURVIVOR Lorraine White is preparing for her daily ritual, a swim in Ballyalla Lake, as she speaks to The Clare Echo about her story of survival.
Clare Cup semi-final pairings confirmed
*Avenue Utd are favourites to retain their title as Clare Cup champions. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWNS in the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup are to take place next weekend.
League glory for Inch & Fair Green Celtic
INCH CRUSADERS and Fairgreen Celtic are celebrating league success.
Hayes takes to the road for readings & discussions
*Dermot Hayes, AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST Dermot Hayes is taking to the road for a series of readings and discussion from his no-holds-barred memoir at venues across the county throughout the month of May.
Visiting restrictions eased at Ennis Hospital following COVID-19
VISITING restrictions at Ennis Hospital have been eased as the hospital continues to manage an outbreak of COVID-19 on both wards.
‘The game is for everyone’ – Clare footballer condemns racial abuse on the field
*Ikem Ugwueru. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill ENNIS’ IKEM UGWUEURU has said skin colour should not be used to hold people back from playing sports.