Music foundation launched in honour of prodigy Sean Shannon
*The late Sean Shannon. THE SEAN SHANNON music foundation is launching this June with concerts at the Royal Irish Academy of Music on the 20th and in glór on the 27th.
Ennis
Doora/Barefield, Lissycasey & Éire Óg sit top of Cusack Cup
*Lissycasey’s Cian Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST JOSEPH’s Doora/Barefield, Lissycasey and Éire Óg lead the way for honours in the Cusack Cup with Kilrush Shamrocks and Clondegad both managed by Kilmurry Ibrickane men pushing for promotion from the Garry Cup alongside St Breckan’s and Doonbeg.
McInerney hoping to get some company in history books as Munster winning Clare captain
*Francis McInerney. FRANCIS McInerney is the only living Clare man to have captained the county to glory in the Munster senior football championship and he’d only love to have that title taken away from him this weekend.
MEPs to speak at Europe Day conference in Ennis
A FREE event designed to educate young people on the importance of the EU takes place at The Old Ground Hotel this morning. Hosted by Mayor of Ennis, Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF), South Ireland Fianna Fáil MEPs Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Billy Kelleher will be guest speakers at Europe Day Event, with the aim …
Setback for West Clare Greenway as Ennistymon to Moyasta section misses out on funding
“GRAVE CONCERN” has been expressed by a Clare TD for the future of the West Clare Railway Greenway.
Ennis teen pleads guilty to ‘extraordinarily damaging’ machete assault
*Trevor Quinn. AN ENNIS teenager pleaded guilty to two charges in connection with a broad daylight machete attack that left his victim ‘3mm from death’ in the town.
Ennis garden centre burglar who left of trail of compost to his door jailed for six months
*The burglary took place at Vaughan’s Garden Centre in February. A BURGLAR who fled an Ennis garden centre with a trolley full of stolen shrubs and flowers and left a trail of compost behind him to lead Gardaí to the man’s home nearby has been jailed for six months.
Moving taxi rank from Harvey’s Quay can free up prime parking spaces in Ennis
*The taxi rank in Harvey’s Quay. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. MOVING THE location of the taxi rank in Ennis can free up parking spaces, a long-serving county councillor has argued.
Ennis RFC ‘bursting with pride’ as Aoife Corey makes Ireland debut in 6 Nations
ENNIS RFC are ‘bursting with pride’ as Aoife Corey is set to make her international debut today against Scotland in the Womens 6 Nations opener. Ennis women Aoife Corey makes her debut for Ireland while Kilmihil native Edel McMahon is named as captain for the meeting at HIVE Stadium, Edinburgh at 2:30pm today, April 26. …
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Clare Cup reaches semi-final stage with Bridge, Fair Green, Newmarket & Tulla bidding for honours
Tulla Utd’s Ayoub Aguerran. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINAL action in the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup takes place this weekend with Bridge Utd, Fair Green Celtic, Newmarket Celtic and Tulla Utd all vying to qualify for the final.