West Clare not adequately resourced in Garda numbers for summer influx
*Photograph: John Mangan WEST CLARE’s shortage of Garda resources continues to be a concern.
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Roving criminals hit parts of Clare in theft sprees for successive weeks
*Scariff was among the areas hit. CRIMINALS targeted areas of the county for successive weeks in travelling theft sprees.
‘This year was the first time I wasn’t approached to buy drugs in New York City’ – admits Clare’s second longest serving Cllr
*Cllr Pat McMahon. Photograph: Eamon Ward A LONG-SERVING COUNTY councillor has revealed this was the first year he was not offered drugs when visiting the United States of America.
Clare Youth Service showcased at European Social Fund Plus launch
Pat McMullin and Adrionna Meere of Clare Youth Service at the launch of the European Social Fund Plus Clare was at the centre of the launch of the €1 billion European Social Fund Plus on Tuesday where the local Youth Diversion Projects operated by Clare Youth Service and Clare Gardai were showcased as examples of …
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Objections of senior Garda ignored as Burren farmer wins gun licence battle
*Judge Larkin made the ruling at Ennis District Court. A BURREN farmer in dispute with a neighbour has won a battle to get his gun back despite objections by a senior Garda.
Marty Morrissey identified mother’s remains to Gardaí less than one hour after speaking to her by phone
*Peggy Morrissey (RIP) & Marty Morrissey. Ninety-four year old Peggy Morrissey died after her car crashed into a field “on a very bad night storm-wise” while she was en route to the safety of her son, RTE broadcaster, Marty Morrissey, an inquest has heard.
Conscious effort to start strong fails to materialise for Lissycasey
*Thomas Collins produces a finger-tip save to stop Kevin Keane from scoring. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SLOW STARTS have come back to bite Lissycasey.
Corofin qualify for second ever senior semi-final with win over Lissycasey
*Corofin’s Diarmuid Cahill gets away from Niall McCarthy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill COROFIN are through to the semi-finals of the Clare SFC for the second time in their history.
Cratloe hit Lissycasey for six
*Podge Collins. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Cratloe’s perfect senior championship start was extended to six matches after edging out Lissycasey to clinch Group 2 in Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday afternoon.
Lissycasey back in the quarter-finals
*Connor Meaney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Lissycasey cemented their passage to the quarter-finals with a game to spare after holding off St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in Cusack Park on Sunday afternoon.