Manager Mary Burke, optician Sinead Chambers, proprietor and optometrist Linda Brannigan (Kochhur), optician Michelle Manning and Kamila Chandler. Photograph: Tom Micks EYE CANDY Opticians is celebrating 20 years of caring for the eyes of the people of Clare.
*Colum Flynn. THOUSANDS of lives across Ireland were enhanced and made all the better because of Ennis’ Colum Flynn.
Cian O’Boyle, Niamh Markham, Neasa Ní Áiniféin and Mark Hanrahan. Photograph; Wink & Snap On Sunday, Niamh Markham and Ennis Track AC will realise a long‑held ambition when they compete at the European Club Cross Country Championships in Albufeira, Portugal.
*Friends of Ennis Hospital Chairperson, Angela Coll. ANY POTENTIAL new hospital in Co Clare must be located in the environs of the Ennis Municipal District, a public meeting on healthcare in the region has heard.
*Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. FRESH from the disappointment of losing a successive Dr Harty Cup decider, St Flannan’s College are already eyeing up a shot at national glory and a trip to Croke Park.
*Colum Flynn in Cusack Park in October after watching his beloved Éire Óg win the Clare SHC. Photograph: Joe Buckley A GENTLEMAN who left people feeling better in mind and body after each encounter, Colum Flynn was exactly the type of man you wanted in your corner.
*Bradley Higgins and Hocine Bensadok chase Aaron Rudd in the club’s last outing at adult level. Photograph: Joe Buckley CLARE’S oldest soccer club, Lifford AFC has withdrawn from the Clare District Soccer League (CDSL)’s Premier Division.
*A dejected Darragh McNamara at the final whistle. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. ST FLANNAN’S COLLEGE have been defeated by St Joseph’s CBS Nenagh in the final of the Dr Harty Cup.
*Ríona Hely performing at the 2026 Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada Competition. Photograph: Darragh Kane CONCERTINA player Ríona Hely from Ennis won the Seán Ó Riada Bonn Óir 2026 competition on Friday. The event took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork and was broadcast live on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta on the programme Cuireadh …
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*James Browne TD (FF). Photograph: Andrew Downes OVER €150,000 has been announced for the protection of historic buildings in Clare. The Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) supports the repair, restoration and protection of historic structures from traditional homes to landmark public buildings across Ireland, in our cities, towns and villages and across the wider countryside. …