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Diocese of Killaloe launch year-long initiative encouraging men to join the priesthood

*Pictured at St. Flannan’s College is Diocese of Vocations Director Fr. Ignatius McCormack and Mark Nestor of Ennis, County Clare, who entered the seminary at Maynooth during September 2023. Mark is a former student of St. Flannan’s College where Fr. Iggy currently is Principal. Photograph: Eamon Ward A NEW DRIVE to encourage men to consider …

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Bid to ban daytrip buses from Cliffs of Moher fails to get backing of North & West Clare councillors

*FILE PIC: Bobby Kerr, Chairman of the Board, Cliffs of Moher Ltd, Leonard Cleary, Director of Tourism with Clare County Council and Geraldine Enright, Cliffs of Moher. Photograph by Eamon Ward.  ELECTED representatives in West and North Clare refused to back a motion from a Green Party councillor banning day trip buses from visiting the …

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Clonlara down Townies to seal semi-final berth

*John Conlon takes on Ciaran Russell. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill An exceedingly tense concluding last eight tie was eventually won by Clonlara who clung on to overcome last year’s finalists and seal a first senior hurling semi-final in six seasons.