Dean Ryan’s return a further boost for Éire Óg
*Dean Ryan kicking a point for Clare. Photograph: Martin Connolly ÉIRE ÓG’s bid to win three Clare SFC titles in a row has been strengthened by the return of Dean Ryan to the club.
Ennis
Ennis hit & run leaves cyclist shaken
GARDAÍ ARE APPEALING for information into a hit and run that occurred in Ennis last week.
Éire Óg & Miltown begin Garry Cup bids with impressive wins
*Éire Óg’s Philip Talty. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Relegated from the Cusack Cup last season, St Joseph’s Miltown and Éire Óg began their campaigns to return to the top division with impressive wins over Cooraclare and Cratloe.
Bouncer who carried out unprovoked head-butt assault escapes jail
A LICENSED bouncer who carried out a ‘vicious’ and ‘unprovoked’ assault on a night-club patron celebrating his birthday has escaped jail.
Clarke named in Irish U18’s squad
Munster’s Lyndsay Clarke. Photograph: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo DOORA/BAREFIELD’S Lyndsey Clarke has been named on the Irish U18 rugby squad for the upcoming Women’s Six Nations festival in England.
‘This is not our plan’ – councillors criticise outside influence behind County Development Plan
OUTSIDE INFLUENCE has dictated the County Development Plan, elected representatives have said with Clare’s longest serving politician declaring “it is not our plan”.
Captains celebrate drive-in at Woodstock
Captain Aidan Mulcahy. Senior Captain John O’Donovan, Junior Captain Harry McEnery, Lady Captain Niamh O’Regan and President Oliver McNamara. A combination of snow and heavy rain resulted in the cancellation of many golf competitions across the county on Saturday last when most courses remained closed.
Murphy ‘gobsmacked’ with data gathering practices in UL Hospitals Group
*Cllr Ian Lynch, Cllr Cillian Murphy and Michael Harty. Photograph: John Mangan A WEST CLARE representative has admitted he is “gobsmacked” that the HSE do not have a geographic breakdown on where in the Mid-West patients are admitted to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) from.
Process begins to rename Ennis bridge after world-champion boxer Mike McTigue
Michael McTigue, Mayor Clare Colleran Molloy, Nicholas Rynne, Kevin Rynne, Pat and Antoniette McCormack and Kevin Keane. Photograph: Natasha Barton A WORLD CHAMPION boxer from Kilnamona deserves to have a bridge in Ennis renamed after him.
Bernárd Lynch to be honoured with civic reception
ENNIS’ Bernárd Lynch is to be honoured with a civic reception by Clare County Council.