Anticipation high in Clare with start of soccer season
Sunday marks the start of the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL) season with anticipation high among competing clubs as action resumes following a missed season due to COVID-19.
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Securing soccer squads a struggle for some Clare clubs
*Tomás Hehir has made the step up from the Avenue Utd B side to the club’s A team. Photograph: Oliver Fitzpatrick With the Maloney Hardware Premier Division set to get underway this weekend, clubs have been busy finalising arrangements over the past couple of weeks.
Farid left in fear for family’s safety in Afghanistan
A former Afghanistan news anchor who had to flee his native country over attempts on his life by the Taliban has warned that terrorism will spread to other countries if the escalating situation is not put under control.
Trauma for Ennis worker in knife incident at Cloughleigh store
Staff at an Ennis shop had to contend with a traumatic incident after one worker was threatened with a knife.
Daly laments lack of commitment to Edenvale upgrade
An upgrade of the road in front of a cluster of six houses in Ennis is at risk of not being done “for years,” a county councillor has lamented.
Ennis remembers outstanding golfer Donal Kenny
Donal Kenny, Hermitage, Ennis who died recently was one of the finest golfers the town has produced.
O’Mara family give back to neonatal unit & hope to inspire other families
A Belvoir family have donated €5,500 to the neonatal unit of St Munchin’s Hospital in Limerick, a place which is very close to their hearts.
‘Public need to contact Gardaí over speeding not local councillors’
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Gardaí should be called instead of local politicians for instances of speeding across the county, an Ennis councillor has said.
ED ‘a warzone’ for Corofin’s Dermot while hospital admit social distancing compliance dropped
A Corofin native has shared details of what he described as “a nightmare” stint at University Hospital Limerick this weekend.
Noel’s love for the bike continues
An Ultra Cyclist from Ennis recently completed his fourth annual Joe Barr 800km cycle in 31 hours and has championed the mental health benefits of “disconnecting from technology during training”.