Nugent & Collins sign new contracts with Galway Utd
*Maurice Nugent. Clare duo Maurice Nugent and Joe Collins have both extended their time with Galway Utd.
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Two Clare defenders join Brian Coffey’s minor management
*Sixmilebridge’s Dylan Downes will be eligible for the minor grade in 2020. Photograph: Martin Connolly Two Clare corner backs are part of Brian Coffey’s county minor hurling management for 2020.
‘Shannon Airport so quiet at times you could play a hurling match there’
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis Shannon Airport’s economic importance to the Mid-West region was stressed on Friday last as a special meeting focused on jobs within Clare was held.
‘Wakey wakey’ Sweeney has done a book on Clare FM’s foundation
*Ger Sweeney. As the first voice to ever be heard on Clare FM, it is fitting that Ger Sweeney is the one to pen a book thirty years on from the radio’s foundation about those early days.
Nothing done on Moneypoint despite years of warning laments Lynch
*Moneypoint. Photograph: Páraic McMahon A just transition fund for Moneypoint is an action that is too little and far too late, Cllr Ian Lynch said when launching a strong criticism of Clare’s Oireachtas members.
Keating inspired by Nelson Mandela with ‘novel’ proposal to tackle housing crisis
An adopt a family scheme may be trialled to help tackle the housing crisis affecting the entire country.
‘Booming days’ of Ennis Market can return
Ennis’ booming days as a market town could return in the future, an optimistic Cllr Pat Daly has told The Clare Echo.
2 For Joy, an enjoyable shopping trip
*Photos by John Mangan “I Have Nothing to wear!” – where have you heard that before? The spontaneous pleasure and anticipation of a special social event can often be dampened by anxiety when deciding what to wear. Of course not everyone experiences this dilemma but many people do. Before you make haste in search of …
Frawley joins Westmeath senior set-up
*Mike Frawley & Darren Siggins following Wexford’s Leinster SHC win this summer. Mullagh’s Mike Frawley has been appointed as the lead strength and conditioning coach of the Westmeath senior hurlers.
Áine Donegan signs with Indiana Women’s Golf
*Áine Donegan. Photograph: Golffile Clare golfer Áine Donegan has been signed by Indiana’s Hoosiers.
