Clare greyhounds in the hunt for Connacht Derby Title
Friday night’s Galway card was dominated by the opening round heats of the Kilcolgan Castle Connacht Derby which carries a €9000 winners prize.
Ennis
Limerick man appears in court following alleged stabbing in Cloughleigh
*Pearse Avenue. GARDAÍ found a 42 year old Ennis woman outside her home on Tuesday morning with blood soaking the pants of her pyjamas and dripping onto the roadway after she was allegedly stabbed in her right upper thigh by her ex-partner, a court has heard.
Daily college commute taking its toll on Clare students
*Cian Pyne at home in Ennis. Photograph: Tom Micks ADDITIONAL COSTS, unreliable public transport and being left out of the social experience are some of the feelings experienced by Clare third-level students forced to travel hours each day to college due to shortage of accommodation.
Friends of Ennis Hospital meet with HIQA review team
*Ennis Hospital was on the agenda during the meeting. MEMBERS of Friends of Ennis Hospital on Wednesday morning met with representatives from the HIQA review team where they said the provision of a model four hospital in Ennis should also include a maternity wing.
Council seek further information on plans for Clare’s first padel facility at old abattoir
*The old Ennis abattoir. Photograph: Páraic McMahon PLANS TO turn the Ennis abattoir into Clare’s first padel facility are on hold.
Colaiste Muire hoping to make it third time lucky in Munster final
*Eabha O’Driscoll is a key player for Colaiste. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography COLAISTE MUIRE’S senior ladies football side are hoping it will be third time lucky this Thursday when they take on St. Mary’s Macroom in the Munster C football final at Mallow at 11am.
Ennis teenager Quinn charged with affray over machete attack
*Trevor Quinn. AN Ennis teenager charged in connection with an alleged broad daylight machete attack that left a man “3mm from death” was charged with affray in relation to the incident.
Ferns family reflect on ‘amazing memories’ following third place finish in Ireland’s Fittest Family
*James, Kaitlyn, Jaime and Bobby Ferns. ENNIS’ Ferns family finished as third place finalists in the twelfth series of Ireland’s Fittest Family.
‘Willie was a radical in the true sense of the word’ – mourners come out in their thousands for Bishop Willie
ENNIS CATHEDRAL was at full capacity as the people of Clare and further afield came out in their droves to celebrate the life of their beloved Bishop Willie Walsh.
Legal aid secured by man arrested at Gardaí when attending family funeral charged with alleged indecent assault
*The case was before the District and Circuit Courts in Ennis. A 55-year old working man in debt from a very expensive divorce has secured legal aid to face six charges connected to the alleged indecent assault of a sister 40 years ago.